What can be done from old shoes

Surely everyone has a pair of boots, sneakers or shoes in the closet that are torn, worn out, unfashionable or just tired. In most cases, such shoes are sent without regret to the trash bin or simply gather dust in the closet, taking up space and interfering while putting things in order. However, there is another option for continuing the life of old shoes – remaking it into something necessary and beautiful. What can be done from old shoes, how to “breathe" life into it again?

In fact, remaking old things into something new, useful and beautiful is a very exciting and contagious activity. Once having turned an unnecessary thing into a beautiful and useful piece of furniture or household items, you will no longer be able to stop and will continue to create.

So, tired, unfashionable, small or just old shoes can play a new, unusual and unusual role, for example:

• old rubber boots or shoes can become an unusual flower pot, you just need to make a few holes for ventilation and drainage of excess water, fill the “shoe pot” with earth and plant a plant in it;
• small children’s shoes can be used to store various necessary little things (hairpins, hairpins, buttons, etc.). To give a more decorative appearance, you can decorate them with appliqué, beads, etc.;
• if you have experience in sewing various products, you can safely use old leather boots for sewing a bag or wallet;
• the tops of worn boots can be used to make insoles for shoes or soles for slippers, various gaskets and seals.

If the shoes are still strong, but somewhat out of fashion or have lost their color and shine, you can do the restoration of shoes with your own hands. Most often, children’s shoes fail, as young children look anywhere but under their feet. As a result, knocked down scratched socks and spoiled mood.

Decoupage technique will help to make new and fashionable shoes out of the system. The basic idea of ​​this technique is to carefully cut and paste a thin printed paper napkin. The pattern you like is glued to the surface with glue. After the glue has completely dried, for greater practicality, it must be coated with a special vitreous varnish, which will provide the product with protection from external influences and mechanical damage.