How to Paint Cake & Ice Cream Shoes!

How to Paint Cake & Ice Cream Shoes! These painted cake and ice cream shoes look good enough to eat! Make a pair of cake and ice cream kicks to wear in delicious and show-stopping style! These cool shoes are the perfect upcycled accessory! Note : These take a while to paint. I let them dry between every single paint stage so I didn't accidently smudge them. It took me about a month to get them finished, but only about an hour of work time. Turn a pair of comfy wedges into the cutest dessert shoes. These shoes are the talk of the town, trust me, everyone will notice these fun shoes! Ice cream cone, melty ice cream, layered cake with sprinkles and a drip--these tasty looking kicks have it all. Supplies Needed for Cake and Ice Cream Shoes: Shoes (I love these Sketchers wedges, but not the color...so they were the perfect shoes for me to upcycle!) Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint ( Puffy , Gold , Brown Slick and Variety Pack ) Clay Sprinkles ( buy them or make your own) Step 1: Sho...

How to Make Dorodango (Japanese Shiny Mud Ball Art)

How to Make Dorodango (Japanese Shiny Mud Ball Art) Learn the art of Dorodango, Japanese shiny mud balls. This amazing polishing technique can turn a ball of dirt into a ornament worthy of the mantle, handmade gifts and a gorgeous conversation starter. Let me show you how to take mud from your own backyard and transform it into a beautiful shiny orb, worthy of adoration. Let's get started! WHAT IS DORODANGO? Dorodango is a Japanese art and meditative hobby of hand-molding and polishing soil to create a smooth, shiny mud ball. It involves layering fine dirt and water, then gradually shaping and buffing the mud ball until it achieves a lustrous, marble-like finish. This is the process that the Mythbusters used years ago to prove that you can, in fact, polish a turd. I heard of dorodango years ago and had never tried it for myself. I though it would be difficult, need the perfect balance of sand and clay, and be expensive...buying powdered clay or fine sand. Turns out, this craft is a...