This project was inspired by two things- 4th of July (today), and a pair of converse that one of my friends painted like Lord of The Rings in honor of the Hobbit coming out. That was back in December, I know, but it's part of why I painted these. In any case, here are the shoes:
Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a picture of the original shoes, but you can imagine them: the navy-colored converse sold various stores. These I think I got from Target for a few dollars when they were on sale sometime last year. I don't wear them much, due to them not being terribly waterproof, but I might now, since they look cool. Any I might waterproof them with camping tent spray.
As you can see, I took the laces out of this shoe.
I used Acrylic paint for all of this. I don't know if that makes a huge difference, but it's really easy to clean up (just use water), and it lasts pretty well against water. If you want to know why, go look it up. It's kind of interesting. You should be able to find this stuff at pretty much any craft store.
As you can see, the stars aren't perfect. I don't think I have the same number of stars on each shoe, either. The trick, I think, is to make sure the first two rows (closest to the stripes) are the same.
