Southern Scraps

  Summer is definitely time for sandals! Do you have some old ones that need some new life? Don't toss them- refashion them. Here are seven great ideas for doing so. 1. Make some fabric pom pom shoe clips . Southern Scraps   2. Paint your wedge heels.     Made in a Day   3. Wrap sandals in floss .     Dream A Little Bigger   4. Add some glitter.     Leopard and Lillies   5. Add crystal embellishments.     Henry Happened   6. Make fabric flower embellishments.     Flamingo Toes via Thirty Handmade Days   7. Add some felt flowers to your flip flops.     Southern Scraps   Sharing here:   Think Pink Sundays * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Suburb’s Mama Sunday link * DIY Sunday Showcase * The DIY’ers * Masterpiece Monday * Motivate Me Monday *   Mop It Up...

I took some inspiration from A Couple of Craft Addicts  and made my own ruffled flip flops.

Do you see him? I made a new wreath for the front door. I went out and took the old one off and put up the new one, only to find myself face to face with a small frog. EEEEEWWW! I thought he would jump off while I went to get my camera, but he didn't. He just hid behind the wreath, so I took pictures with him on the door and then took one of him just for laughs. I saw a wreath at Michael's that used metal flip flops and was way out of my price range, but it inspired me to do something with real flip flops. I've also been seeing these rag wreaths or fabric strip wreaths and thought I'd combine the two ideas. I purchased some childrens size 12 flip flops from the Dollar Tree. I've decorated them with some fabric flowers I've made while trying out all the new (or new to me) tutorials for flowers on the internet. I used fabric from my stash, much of it vintage. I just tied on the strips, made flowers, hot glued them to the flip flops, and then hot glued...

Summer will soon be officially here. As far as I'm concerned, it's here. Temps have hit 100 degrees this week. Warm temperatures always have me thinking about summer shoes, and what better than cool, comfy flip flops. So for this Friday's feature, I am focusing on some of my flip flop finds at Etsy. This cute little sign is perfect for your summer decor. It's made by So Shabby and Prim and she has more colors to choose from. This adorable purse from saxbysuzan sports flip flops galore. More cute purses can be found in this shop too. And for the real thing, get your own monogrammed flip flops from katiebows. Lot's of colors to choose from, and she loves to customize.