How to make a pair of shoes?

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For this post, Red Craft is going to show how to make a pair of shoes using a cardboard and other simple materials. You can make any size that you want which can be determined on how big do you cut the cardboard. (you can even make a pair of shoes of your own size). I'm using an old, paper box which is quite thick but make sure that you use something that can be cut easily by a pair of scissors. To decorate your shoes, you are free to choose anything!

What you need:
1) A piece of cardboard/ old, thick box
2) A piece of black-coloured paper (or any colour that you want)
3) A piece of gift wrapper
4) A pair of scissors
5) Glue
6) Strong adhesive/ Cellophane tape
7) Pencil
8) Ruler

Steps in making a pair of shoes



1) Draw the shape of a shoe on your piece of cardboard.



2) Cut the cardboard according to your drawing and make another one which has exactly the same shape as the first one.(you can do this by placing the first one on the cardboard)





Now you have something that looks like this.



3) Take your gift wrapper and draw exactly the same size of shoes on it using your pencil. Cut them out.



4) Apply some glue on the gift wrappers and paste them on both of your cardboard.



5) Now, take the remaining piece of your cardboard and measure 0.5cm using a ruler. We are now making the straps of the shoes. You can do as many straps as you want.



6) Cut the cardboard and there you have, the straps for the shoes!



7) Take a piece of black-coloured paper and measure 0.5cm using a ruler. Cut the paper according to the lines you have made.



8) We are now going to stick the black paper on the straps of cardboard. You have to press and bent it a little bit, just to make it easier to be handled.



9) Apply some strong adhesive or use Cellophane tape to stick the straps of cardboard at the back the shoes. Now, you can create your own design of shoes by varying the position of the straps of the shoes.



Flip it over and you will get something that looks like this.



10) Take your black-coloured paper and draw exactly the same size of the shoes you have made earlier. We're now making the soles of the shoes. Cut them out.





11) Apply some glue on the soles and paste them at the back of your shoes.



There you go, a pair of shoes!




Useful tips:
1) You might also love to use colourful papers, beads, lace, ribbons and others to decorate the straps of your shoes.
2) These are other examples of shoes that I made.