Button Embellished Flip-Flops

By Stefanie Girard on June 15, 2018 in Kids Crafts, Summer, Uncategorized

Every summer I like to get a fresh new pair of flip-flops…or two, and decorate them to give them a personal touch. What better way to adorn than with buttons!

The buttons I used to decorate the straps are from the

Button Basics Bright Mix and Button Bonanza Fiesta ,

the fish buttons are from the Fun in the Sun 3D Collection.

Start with color coordinated pipe cleaners to wrap around the strap of the flip-flop and attach the buttons.

Wrap the pipe cleaner around the center point of the strap of the flip-flop and then thread a large button onto the pipe cleaner. Choose your focal shank button. For my flip-flops I used fish buttons.

Thread the pipe cleaner through the shank and then back through the large round button.

Wrap the pipe cleaner back around itself and if you want it to be extra secure twist it back down to the strap of the flip-flop and the buttons on the strap.

Be sure to bend the ends of the pipe cleaners safely between the buttons and straps.

I can’t tell you how fun these are to walk in! I guarantee they will put a smile on your face.

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Stefanie Girard

Stefanie Girard is a crafter with a re-purpose. She has been cutting stuff up since she was old enough to hold a pair of scissors in her tiny hands. She earned her degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and move to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry first as a Set Decorator and Prop Master then onto TV Producer specializing in How-To TV shows for HGTV and the DIY Networks. After writing 5 craft books for the Quarto Publishing Group she now spreads the crafty word online through original projects and designs with a focus on recycled elements.