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crafts, sewing projects, summer projects, tutorial · June 18, 2010

20-minute Flip Flop Project

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Here’s a fun project to do this Summer. My kids loved being able to pick out the fabric and embellishments so their flip flops were 100% their own creation.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAJA0ET5twQ/ShZz4CxkVWI/AAAAAAAAAa0/IEtsXuuR9_Q/s320/flip.jpg

I bought cheap flip flops from Old Navy. They have flip flops in almost any color you can imagine. Two pair = $5 and they are even $1/pair when they are on sale!


Here’s what you need:

Flip flops
Fabric scraps
Button covers (optional)
Buttons
Hot glue gun
Gorilla Glue or other heavy-duty glue
Felt

We made variations on a few flowers for our flip flops. Here are the directions for each type of flower:
Basic Flower:
1. Cut out one large circle of material and two smaller circles out of a different material. I had some t-shirt material left over from a t-shirt refashion, so I used that for some of the smaller circles. The size depends on how big the flip flops are and how big you want the flower to be.
2. Cut out a felt circle a little smaller than the largest fabric circle.
3. Take the larger circle, make a little fold in the center of the circle and hot glue that together. This makes the flower more 3-dimensional. 
4. Hot glue the two smaller circles on top of the larger one.
5. Hot glue the flower to the felt circle. {this makes the flower more stable}
6. If you want to use a button cover — make the cover. Then hot glue the fabric-covered button to the top. If you don’t have the materials for a fabric-covered button, you can add a regular button to the top. I found some sparkly buttons on sale at JoAnne Fabrics.
7.Use Gorilla Glue or some kind of strong glue to attach the flower to the flip flop straps. I put a few dots of Gorilla Glue in the center of the “v” on the flip flop straps and a few more dots going up each side. Then I pressed the flower into the glue. Then I let it dry overnight.
Rolled Flower:
1. Cut out one large circle out of scrap fabric. I cut up an old mesh bag for this material. Also cut out two felt circles a little smaller than the large circle you just cut out.
2. Now take a strip of fabric about 3 feet in length by 1 inch. I used old t-shirt material.
3. Fold the material in half.  Make one fold, then hot glue the material together. Continue folding the material and hot gluing it so it forms a circle. Twist the material one turn and hot glue it as you twist. Do this until you have formed a large circle that is a little smaller than the circle you cut out of the other fabric.
5. Hot glue the rolled circle flower to the large circle. Then attach the flower to the felt circle.
6. Gorilla Glue the flower onto the flip flops {see “Basic Flower” above for details}. 

 Gathered Flower:
1. Cut four 2-inch wide by 20 inches strips of fabric — in two different, complimenting patterns. Using your sewing machine, sew a line down each fabric strip using the widest setting available. Your fabric will automatically gather as you sew. 
2.Cut out two 3 inch circles of felt. 
3. Run a line of hot glue around the edge of the felt circle.
4. Attach one of the fabric strips to the hot glue line, keeping the edge of the felt circle in the middle of the fabric strip. You want the ruffled fabric to hang over the edge so the felt circle doesn’t show. You will have some material left over — this is approximate.
5. Run a line of hot glue in the center of the ruffled fabric circle that you just glued. Now take the alternating fabric strip and press it into the hot glue, make sure that the fabric underneath is still visible. This second circle should make a circle in the center of the felt so that no felt is visible once it is all glued down. 
6. Attach a button or fabric-covered button cover to the center of the felt circle. 

7. Attach the finished flower to the flip flop straps using Gorilla Glue or another heavy-duty glue. Allow to dry overnight.

There are so many different embellishments that you can add to flip flops to add some color to them. Have fun experimenting! Some other ideas that would be fun and easy would be:

  • Hot gluing a silk flower with a fabric-covered button in the center
  • Gluing jewels to the tops
  • Cutting up old fabric scraps into strips and tying those along with colorful ribbons onto the flip flops
  • Glittering up the tops of the flip flops

 XOXO

 

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  2. Lori says

    June 30, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    I love the flip flops! I'm featuring this at Life as Lori during my Get Your Craft on Thursday! If you would like to stop by and grab my I was featured button please do so!

  3. ★All Thingz Related★ says

    June 26, 2010 at 2:58 AM

    Great way to spruce up boring flip flops!
    Thanks for sharing @ Anything Related!

  4. handbags*n*pigtails says

    June 26, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    Oh my gosh I LOVE these! I just linked over to my blog-I hope that was OK.
    Sarah
    Handbagsnpigtails.blogspot.com

  5. Misty says

    June 25, 2010 at 9:31 PM

    Super cute!! Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!

  6. Fawnda says

    June 25, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    Jen- these are seriously too cute! I love your toe nail polish too! : )

  7. Sherrie says

    June 24, 2010 at 3:33 PM

    Simply adorable!

  8. JHill says

    June 24, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party!

    madincrafts.blogspot.com

  9. FineArtPainting says

    June 24, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    wow.
    good tute
    great execution
    fun post.

    come link it up here too, as our readers LOOOOVEEEE good TUTORIALS
    complete with photos and inspiration…

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  10. ThisKalilLife says

    June 23, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Adorable. I want to make some for me and for my daughter today! Thank you for sharing.

  11. Alison says

    June 23, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    This was just too cute! I featured it today with a roundup of fun summer ideas!

    http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/2010/06/wednesdays-wowzers-summertime-goodness.html

    Thanks so much for the inspiration!
    ~Alison

  12. hancock says

    June 23, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    $1 flipflops? That's unpossible!

    new follower from trendy treehouse 🙂

  13. Alison says

    June 23, 2010 at 4:00 AM

    O my dear, these are fabulous!!! I need to spruce up my flipflops!! You have inspired me!

    ~Alison

  14. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming says

    June 23, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    These are super cute Jen – Love them!! {and the zebra toes too! adorable!} ~ Stephanie Lynn

  15. Kim -today's creative blog says

    June 22, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    You are so cool. Those are adorable. Thanks for linking

  16. freckled laundry says

    June 22, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Those flops are soooo sweet!

  17. Chelle & Kristina says

    June 22, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    You ALWAYS have the cutiest projects on your Blog… I love the Flip Flops….

  18. Donene says

    June 22, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    These turned out so adorable!

  19. [email protected] says

    June 21, 2010 at 7:50 PM

    Those re so fun, what a great group project! Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

  20. Red Couch Recipes says

    June 21, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Those are so cute and I love the red and white toenails! Joni

  21. Austin Lovelys says

    June 21, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    I'm definitely doing this with my daughter! She would love making them! Thanks for sharing! So cute!

  22. Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says

    June 21, 2010 at 4:51 AM

    How fun!!! I'm going to do this with my girls this summer… they will LOVE it.!

  23. cookies and cups says

    June 18, 2010 at 11:39 PM

    These are so cute!!! Thanks for the fantastic idea 🙂

  24. emmy-pie lovely . . . says

    June 18, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    so cute, love it! i'm always bummed because i miss the $1 flips sale at old navy every.single.time! i seem to hear about it the day after, ugh. love what you've done with all the fips, so fun!

  25. Alison @ Stretch My Check says

    June 18, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    These are amazing! I am going to have to try these out for summer birthday gifts!

  26. Michelle Whitlow says

    June 18, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    cute, cute, CUTE!!

  27. Terrell says

    June 18, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    Oh gosh..these are seriously cute!! I went to Old Navy the day they had this sale..and apparently I was too late…all they had left were Men's size 11 – well that'll do me no good LOL! Very creative in dressing them up!! 😉
    ~Terrell @ FrouFrouDecor~

  28. The Blonde Duck says

    June 18, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    They don't come off when you walk?

  29. Life in Rehab says

    June 18, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    These are so flippin' cute I can't stand it! I generally keep my hideous toes under wraps, but I may have to make an exception here.

  30. PeaceLoveApplesauce says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    Fabulous!!

  31. Liz @ Sugarplum Creations says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    Super duper cute!

  32. redtedart says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    Wow! These look fun and a great summer project with older girls! (Or boys!).

    I do a kmonthly Get Crafty round up and would love to feature these?

    HEre is last month's Nature Theme as a reference! http://redtedart.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/get-crafty-june-2010-inspired-by-nature/

    Just drop me an email or a comment on Nature Get Crafty.

    Lovely!

    Thanks

    Maggy

  33. mmtncrfts says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:37 PM

    So cute and inspiring! I'd love to try all of them, but I think I'll start with the fabric strip flowers in red/white and blue for the 4th!

  34. Susan says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    I'm so loving this idea. I have family coming for a visit (lots of girls) and I'm going to try this. Now might I also mention….I love the red, tiger stripe pedicure. That just rocks.

  35. Denissa says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Cute Jen!! I love flip flops and even more w/ cute flowers 🙂

  36. Tammy@ Not Just Paper and Glue says

    June 18, 2010 at 2:00 PM

    Those are so darling! If you get a chance, check out the flip flops that I made: http://www.lifeonpossomtrot.com/2010/06/custom-flip-flops-and-tutorial.html

  37. Heidi Jo says

    June 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    these are fantastic!

  38. Angela (from Coupon Makeover) says

    June 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    I linked to your site – love the flip flop makeover!

    http://www.couponmakeover.com/2010/06/flip-flop-makeover.html

  39. Sarah says

    June 18, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    These are really, really cute. Thank you so much for posting the ideas and tutorials. I know exactly what I'm going to do with these. 🙂

  40. shortmama says

    June 18, 2010 at 5:43 AM

    So completely adorable!

  41. Sherrie says

    June 18, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    What a fun idea. They are so cute! Love the toe nails too 🙂

  42. Ashleigh says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:47 AM

    Love the flip flops.
    Love the toenail polish!
    I have to do this now that my kids are finally out of school. I also noticed that you feature giveaways… if you wanted to share, my sister and I are giving away some fun stuff @ beeinourbonnet.blogspot.com. 🙂

  43. Xazmin says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    So cute! I love them all!

  44. Pam says

    June 18, 2010 at 4:05 AM

    Hi Jen, This is a craft we will be doing for sure. Hope you are having a great summer.
    Pam

  45. Makalani Adolpho, PLC says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:41 AM

    They are all cute. I have a bunch of slippers from target when they had them on sale for $.74 a few months ago. Great time to break them out and get them embelished. Thanks for the inspiration!

  46. Kari @ Ucreate says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:31 AM

    Jen, every one of these are ADORABLE!!

  47. Sue (Someone's Mom) says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:17 AM

    Very cute…love the black and white ones!

  48. Infarrantly Creative says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    Stinkin cute Jen. I need to bling up mine. I love that your girls got to help. Totally personalized. Loves girl!

  49. sydney @ memorable minutes says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:07 AM

    Hi Jen, That is too cute. I will be trying that this weekend. Thanks for more tips on the flowers. I keep trying. I love love your rolled one. It's a learning process for me. Have a great weekend!

  50. Rhonda says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:06 AM

    How cute! I started making my on Switch Flops, but only got one strap sewn…still need to add a flower to it. If I am only going to get one strap done, why didn't I just by cheap flip flops instead of paying $15.00 for mine. See girl, I can't seem to finish a project. I get too many going at the same time, and have a hard time completing one! You are so good about getting it done!

  51. Laura says

    June 18, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    These are so adorable!!

  52. Mamarazzi says

    June 18, 2010 at 2:58 AM

    total cuteness!!

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