Minnetonka DIY: Painted Fringe Booties by HoldenOnBaby

With the sunshine of spring finally here, we love this bright and colorful DIY created by Isobel of HoldenOnBaby for her little one. Since neon is a big trend this season, Isobel decided to add the colorful hue to Holden’s Fringe Booties to create a pair of fun and brightly-colored footwear for spring!  Plus stop by HoldenOnBaby this week and enter to win a pair of Fringe Booties for your little one to sport this spring!

Supplies:

• Minnetonka Fringe Bootie
• Non-toxic, washable fabric paint
• A paint brush
• Scotch tape
• A star-shaped hole punch

Instructions:

1.  Pick out two paint colors, one color for the fringe and toe stamps and a different color for the laces.

2.  Using a piece of scotch tape, cover the area underneath the fringe so you can easily paint each piece of fringe without worrying about getting paint in other places.

3.  Paint the fringe until you reach the desired color.

4.  Take the hole punch and punch out a star shape in the middle of a piece of tape.

5.  Stick the tape onto the toe of the shoe making sure that all edges are firmly pressed down so that no paint leaks underneath the tape.

6.  Paint inside the shape and let dry before removing the tape.

7.  Repeat step 6 until you have painted stars all over the toe of the shoe.

8.  Lay the moccasin on it’s side and paint the laces a bright color.

9.  And there you have it, bright mocs for spring!

Holden ready for spring in his painted Fringe Booties!

Minnetonka DIY: Embellished Mocs created by Coxal Collaborative

We can’t wait to try this adorable DIY project this weekend created by Coxal Collaborative! Check out the tutorial below on how to embellish your mocs and visit Coxal Collaborative for more cute and creative DIY ideas.

Supplies:

- Moccasins
- Ribbon/ Trim of your choice
- Fabric & leather adhesive
- Scissors

Instructions:

1. Take ribbon and place it around the area you want to attach it to in order to measure out how much you’ll need – allow about 1 inch extra in order to fold ends in to keep them from fraying, and cut the amount of ribbon you need. Do this on both shoes.

2. Place ribbon on area you’re attaching it to once more, and mark where you will be able to fold each end in – it is easier to fold each end & glue it down prior to attaching it to the shoes.

3. Once you’ve marked both sides of each piece of ribbon/ trim, place a line of glue along the “wrong side” of each end of the ribbons (the shorter end, where you cut) and fold it along the mark you made, press down to make sure it bonds.

4. On the “wrong side” of each piece, draw a line of glue along the middle, down the length of the ribbon.

5. Match this line of glue to the top edge of the moccasin, in small increments to ensure you are placing the ribbon correctly (this glue dries fairly quickly and is very strong, so mistakes are a little tougher to correct).

6. Once you have the ribbon attached along the top of the moccasin, begin securing the outside and the inside lengths of ribbon by flipping them up to show the “wrong side”, dabbing with glue, and pressing them down to bond them with the moccasin.

7. Once you’ve done this to both shoes, you’re done!

Today we are excited to feature another adorable DIY project for your Classic Fringe Boots created by Liz of Cotton & Curls. Check out Liz’s tutorial below on how to make a cute pair of Fabric Covered Attachments and be sure to stop by Cotton & Curls today and enter to win a pair of Minnetonka Classic Fringe Boots of your own to DIY!

DIY: Fabric Covered Attachments

Liz of Cotton & Curls in her adorable Fabric Covered Attachments for her Classic Fringe Boots

Supplies:
A couple squares of fabric
Needle and thread and/or sewing machine
Scissors
Measuring tape
Paper and pencil

Instructions:
1. Take some paper and a pencil and make a pattern of the top of your shoe.  Do this by laying the paper on the top part of your shoe and tracing it with a pencil, outlining where the thread hits or where the pieces of the shoe join together.

2. Measure the top part of the shoe, and write down the measurements on the pattern piece you made, checking it for accuracy.

3. Cut out the paper pattern piece with an added 1/2″ around it for the added seam allowance. It is ok if it isn’t perfect.

4. Cut fabric pieces from the paper piece. Cut 4 full pieces out, two stay the full piece, and the two pieces are cut in half (into 2 pieces), cut it right where the tongue of the shoe will begin. So you will then be left with 6 pieces all together. 2 full pieces and 4 half pieces.

5. Take the 4 pieces (2 will be sewn to the back of one non-cut piece), and hem the straight parts, where they were cut. Do this by folding the end under an eighth to a quarter inch twice and sew a straight stitch across it to secure it in place.

6. Take the top and bottom back pieces you just hemmed, and sew it to the full front piece around just the outside. Make sure when you sew them together, the front sides of the fabric (the outside part with the pattern) are touching.

7. Turn the fabric piece right side out and iron down flat.

8. Slide the tongue part opening of the fabric piece over the tongue of the shoe.

9. With a needle and thread (I used embroidery thread for a thicker look), attach the fabric piece around the threading of the front part of the shoe. The tongue of the shoe should stay in place.

We are excited to introduce our very first Minnetonka DIY Project! To kick off this new feature on the Minnetonka blog we are happy to spotlight DIY blogger Liz Bryson, of Cotton & Curls. Check out Liz’s creative and fun tutorial below on how to make Reversible Fringe Attachments for your Classic Fringe Boots!

Liz of Cotton & Curls in her Reversible Fringe Attachments

Supplies:

Leather or a thicker non-fraying fabric or material
Optional – glitter and gold spray paint
Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
Heavy string

Instructions:
1. Measure the fringe of your shoe and cut out a piece in the same dimensions, unless you want the attachable fringe to be shorter or longer, then alter it according to your preferences. Measure the width of each individual fringe piece and use that measurement to turn that solid attachment piece into fringe with a rotary cutter or scissors.

2. Cut the ends into little triangles if that mimics your shoe’s fringe. If not, then you can skip this step.

3. This is what the piece will look like when done with the cutting.

4. Poke a hole on each end near the top corner and tie a heavy string through each hole. This will be the string that ties the fringe to the shoe.

To make this reversible is the fun part! You can keep the material as is, or you can leave it the same on one side and doll it up on the other. Making that 1 set of attachments, 2 sets of attachments. Some ideas could be mod podging fabric, stenciling, painting, glittering, etc.

What I did:
*optional 5&6
5. Mod podge one side of the piece.

6. Sprinkle glitter, let dry, shake the glitter off and lightly cover with a varnish to hold the glitter in place. Spray the other side with a metallic gold spray paint and let dry.

7. Done!