DIY Christian Louboutin glitter pumps! Tutorial

DIY Christian Louboutin glitter pumps! Tutorial

• 1.05.2010

I know what you're thinking: Uh, glitter shoes are for strippers and Wizard of Oz costumes... but actually, apparently they are back in!  And I know I don't need them, but I am very proud of how I replicated these $595 Christian Louboutin pumps with some $6 Target heels, some Mod Podge, glitter, and red spray paint (for the signature red sole!!).

Yeah, they also come in fuchsia, but I'm not that funky...

They also have an open-toed version for $745:

And Jimmy Choo has one for $595:

They also have flats for (only) $365:

So, take a look at my tutorial for these babies.

• I started with these nice (but boring) brown leather pumps I got on clearance a while ago from Target for $6.24.  I think it works best with real leather since it's softer and more pliable than vinyl.  I also used my handy vintage tray to keep all the glitter and Mod Podge in one place.
  

• I used JoAnn's almost-micro glitter in the gold, silver, and copper package.

• I stuffed the shoes with plastic bags and sprayed them with plain gold spray paint.  They actually looked pretty good with just the spray paint, too.

•  Mix your Mod Podge with some of the beautiful glitter.

• Using the sponge dauber, swipe/wipe/blot the Mod Podge mixture onto the shoes, all over.  I didn't take any pictures of this stage but I did several steps of this: blot, wait to dry, blot a second coat, etc.  Seriously, like three or four coats to get it all.  Then they looked like this:

• Then, cover the surface of the shoes in tape/plastic bags.  I cut a hole in the bottom of the plastic bag, put the shoe through it, and taped it all around with fairly weak tape. I was afraid of the tape peeling off the nicely 'Podged glitter, so I used this really cheap masking tape I had.

• With red spray paint, spray the soles of the shoes to get that special Christian Louboutin signature.  Eeee!!

All done!!!  I am so excited!  I'm sure the red will wear off as I wear them, but not on the part under the arch.  Besides the inside color (the original Christian Louboutins have a pale tan leather lining and my Isaac Mizrahi for Target pair has dark faux leather) and the shape, they are very similar!!!