DIY Ombre Trainers

This is my fave DIY so far! It's a bit messy as it involves dye but the effects are really awesome. This DIY cost me a total of £5.50, the plimsolls were £3.50 from Primark and the dye was £2 delivered off Ebay.The rest I already had. You will need:

-White trainers

-Fabric dye

-Vaseline

-An old cloth

-Bleach(optional)

 1.

Take the laces out of the shoe, i think this makes the ombre pop a bit more when the laces are put back in, but it is up to you.

2.

Stop the sole being dyed with vaseline.

3.

DO NOT USE THE SINK IF YOURS HAS A CRACK OR DAMAGE!!!! As it will stain your sink, probably better to use a plastic washing up bowl. I use my sink all the time for dying and it is fine but i do not want other people to ruin their bathrooms!

4.

Dip your shoes in a third of the way and hold them there, wait about 3-5mins for the dye to soak up.

5.

6.

Use a wet (old) cloth to bring the dye further down the shoe, keep doing this until it is totally blended.

7.

If you have made any mistakes you can take some diluted bleach and rub over the mistake. This is optional as I know a lot of people hate bleach and if you are sensitive wear rubber gloves as bleach is a skin irritant.

8.

Leave to dry and re-lace your shoes.

Wear with pride!

Kitten Cap Trainers

Here's another easy DIY. Using plimsolls that you can get cheap and surprisingly high quality from the high street. I got this pair from New Look for £4.50. For this DIY you will need:

-Plimsolls

-Contrasting paint colours.

-Paintbrushes.

-Masking tape.

1.

Place tape all the way round the toe of the shoe about an inch front the front.

2.

Paint completely white.

3.

Remove the tape and make sure it's a fairly straight line.

4.

paint two triangles on top of the straight line. Try to make them fairly symmetrical.

5.

Take a thin brush and paint the kitty's face. I found it easier to start with the nose in the middle and then do the whiskers and then move onto the eyes.

I went a bit too far with this! i just wiped it off with a cotton bud and painted over with more white paint.

6.

The white paint looked a bit messy so I just used black paint to neaten all the edges.

All Done! You could try different animals too!