I painted a pair of sneakers several years ago, back in 2010.
I loved wearing them around! I always got lots of comment and questions about them. However, those shoes died of old age long ago and so I decided it was time to create some new ones. I came across these black high tops ($15 at Kmart)…
…and decided they were the perfect blank canvas!
I used Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint and went to town with some doodles!
I used the Tulip paint because it's meant for fabric (the shoes are canvas). The bottle says that after it cures (72 hours), painted surfaces can be washed, so I figured that the paint would be permanent and waterproof on my sneakers! I will say that my hand nearly fell off from squeezing the bottle for so long, so I would recommend working in bursts of time rather than all at once.
And here I am wearing my fabulous new sneakers!
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. Just a reminder that I'm coming to Texas this month!
In the lovely image above they managed to butcher the name of my class, which should be, "Easy Art Journal Lettering" and they left out my middle name. But the rest of it is accurate. :)
Should be fun! I hope you'll join us!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Love them and I can’t imagine squeezing that bottle for that long!
Off and running. I love the black and white.
Off and running. I love the black and white.
Off and running. I love the black and white.
Off and running. I love the black and white.
Off and running. I love the black and white.
Off and running. I love the black and white.
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
You just get cuter every day…and younger looking, too!!! And I still love your art, also!
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
So great! Sticking with just white on black makes these look classy, and they’d totally match with anything 🙂
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
They are kick a$$ !!! Love them !
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
These are totally cute!! Look forward to seeing you soon 🙂
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Love what you did with the shoes – they are great.
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
Very cool Julie!! Love those shoes!
love the sneaks!
love the sneaks!
love the sneaks!
love the sneaks!
love the sneaks!
love the sneaks!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
The black and white is a great idea – so impactful! I have a feeling you could pack a room with ladies wanting to learn and decorate-along with you to make their own doodle sneakers!
Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wonderful! So glad you decided to do them in black and white! You do the best doodles!
Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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Wow! Julie
That is really cute & creative, what you done with the sneakers.
Thanks for sharing.
Happy June days 😉
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I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
I love what you did with the sneakers. I, personally, don’t have the flair to pull it off, but you look mahvelous. Beautiful doodles.
Such a great idea and so very chic!
Such a great idea and so very chic!
Such a great idea and so very chic!
Such a great idea and so very chic!
Such a great idea and so very chic!
Such a great idea and so very chic!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
They are fabulous and you look great wearing them!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Fabulous shoes, Julie!
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Love both pairs!!!! The new ones are so striking with the high contrast. I would like to get enough courage to decorate a pair of shoes.
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, please protect your hands! If you hurt them it will really hamper your art work.
Always fun to check in on what you’re up to!
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
Julie, You should try and promote yourself to some of the large shoe companies to design a collection. Look what Ed Hardy did. You certainly have the vision and talent. I used the same kind of paint years ago, when Tulip first came out with the squeeze bottles. It is a tricky paint to use, but the results are distictive and fabulous… Lynne Sward
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
I love those! I used that paint to put flowers and sunbeams on a plain black suitcase a few years ago, and while the structure of the suitcase collapsed (it wasn’t a very expensive bag) the paint survived several trips as checked luggage, and everywhere I went when I was picking it up from the carousel people asked me where I got that distinctive bag. I started taking a few colours with me to tech conferences so when I got the same backpack as everyone else I could snazz it up with my initials and some flowers.
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
Beautiful custom! You’re so talented
So your skills are improved, a lot!
So your skills are improved, a lot!
So your skills are improved, a lot!
So your skills are improved, a lot!
So your skills are improved, a lot!
So your skills are improved, a lot!
Wonderful shoes, i like it
Wonderful shoes, i like it
Wonderful shoes, i like it
Wonderful shoes, i like it
Wonderful shoes, i like it
Wonderful shoes, i like it