Bring on Summer! Creative DIY Fun in the Sun

Memorial Day weekend is just a couple of days away!  Can you say long weekend!!!  Gloray!!!!   Here are some Crafty Kreations DIY Creative Fun in the Sun Projects to get you ready to kick off summer!

DIY WRAP SANDALS

I grabbed some flip flops and 2 scarves from Dollar Store to make some easy wrap sandals in less than 5 minutes.  The great thing about this craft is you can interchange the scarves for a variety of looks, wear the scarves and flip flops separately; and even better, it will only cost you $3 tops for a comfortable and fashionable pair of sandals.  I decided to be festive and use red, white and blue to celebrate Memorial Day. 

2 Scarves and Flip Flops from the Dollar Store

Wrap the scarf around the top of the flip flop.  

Twist the scarf around both sides the flip flop by just wrapping it around.

Twist tight enough for your toes to be able to comfortably slip through.  

 Voila!  Put your flip flops - turned strappy sandals on and wrap the scarf around your ankles and tie.  

CRAFTY CANVAS SHOES

Carrying on with our theme of steppin in style this summer, I DIY'd some canvas shoes, taking them from boring and bleak, to sparkly and chic.  

 Purchased some basic canvas shoes from Dollar General for $6 and fabric markers from the Dollar Store for $1.

Using the pink fabric marker, I simply colored over the original stitching on the shoes.  

I have a mild obsession with gold glitter, so I painted the tip of the shoe with mod podge and covered it with gold glitter.  

 

I followed the same steps for the back of the shoes as well.  As the glitter was drying, I used the black fabric marker and stripped the shoelaces for an additional pop of creativity.  Another idea is to color the entire shoelace or dye them.  

PERSONALIZED WATER BOTTLE

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Not just T-shirts!  Kharismatic Kreations also prints customized water bottles.  During the summer months it is important to stay hydrated.  Why not make it a personal goal with a personalized water bottle?  I took a plain mason jar style water bottle and made it my own with permanent adhesive vinyl.  Added my own polka dots too!  

#DIYFly: Cut Off...You Still Cute Though!

After a frigid winter, I am so anxious for spring and summer – longer, warmer days, fairs and festivals, and all types of carefree fun.  But you don’t have to wait until summer to start donning your cutoff shorts.  In my excitement for warmer weather, I got #DIYFly using a pair of heavy-weight tweed trousers to make some cutoff shorts and a matching clutch ("cause you gotta coordinate"…in my John Witherspoon voice). 

Cutoff shorts are classic and easy to make.  Since it’s not quite spring-like weather, I opted to cut mine slightly above the knee.  I used painters tape to mark where I would cut and liquid stitch to secure my cuff. 

Easy DIY Clutch
I made a simple, 5-minute, matching clutch using the cut off legs from my trousers.   I applied liquid stitch to close the bottom of the leg.  To add some foundation to the clutch, I cut an old cardboard box and covered it with fabric from the other pant leg and glued it to the inside of the clutch.  Finally, I just folded the top of the pant leg down.  I hot glued magnets from my fridge to keep the clutch closed and applied a broach for a cute sparkly effect.  

Click here to see how I made the sunglasses featured in this photo.