A few questions for those of you that have more craft & art knowledge than me ...

[cupcake_goth]

- What paint would I use if I wanted to paint things on shoes? (Specifically leather shoes, but possibly synthetic materials, too.)

- What glue would I use if I wanted to attach rhinestones to those shoes, too?



(Now that I'm on my 100-day break from work, crafty projects are calling to me.)

Comments

[sirriamnis.livejournal.com]

How bendy is the leather? Probably an acrylic, but for expert advice I would go to the Ben Franklin in Redmond and ask their craft ladies. Seriously, I used to work there, my mom works there (she's the yarn lady) and I swear, if there is a crafty sort of thing in existence, someone at that store has done it and can talk you through it.

Same with the glue.

Their number is 425-883-2050

[princekermit.livejournal.com]

Odd, I can't imagine you wanting to make Frank N Furter shoes.

*ducks and runs, but looks over shoulder to see pouting and foot stamping*

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

I did that once. :)

[dementiana.livejournal.com]

I've had good luck with the fabric paints from Jacquard http://www.jacquardproducts.com, and you can get them from Pacific Fabrics (they have a good selection, including the metallic Lumiere line).

For the rhinestones, I would use E6000 glue (http://www.dickblick.com/zz238/02/). You can find it at craft stores like Michael's and Ben Franklin, and I think maybe Display and Costume supply. ;)

[dementiana.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the Jacquard paints are good for leather too (I'm thinking it migh tcrack if it's super thin soft seude or something).

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

I like the "Jewel Glue" at Display & Costume. Cheap and hardy stuff. I used it to put rhinestones on lace, rhinestones on leather, and sequins on clothes and shoes. I believe it says (4 to 24 hours drying time, but 24 is of course the best). Last I knew there were green & purple letters on the bottle.

[ex-fab891.livejournal.com]

You'll want an acrylic paint for your shoes. I can't advise on the glue, though; I haven't had enough experience.

from a boot black

[motorkitten.livejournal.com]

you want to use leather glue you can get it McPherson leather in a yellow tube or rubber cement the kind you buy at home depot not in paper craft stores. it's in a brown glass bottle.

make sure you wash your leather first, do not condition it, I recommend you use glycerin soap. paint on in very thin layers. it will help keep the paint from cracking. once everything is dry very condition the leather, I recommend BMD (you can buy it form me or at SM underworld), and gingerly treat your shoes with Hubbard's shoe grease, use small amounts and work it in with your hands, to seal in the paint and make them water and weather resistant.

As for non leather shoes skip the conditioner but do everything else.

[aesthete.livejournal.com]

Airbrush paint has never let me down when painting on leather.

It does not peel, crack or fade.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

painting on leather - Use Guache. I bet The Husband has some upstairs.

Gluing on leather, I am not entirely certain about. I would go with the leather glue suggestion. I mostly use Liquid Nails glues for my needs.

For other types of shoes you will need other types of treatments. Especially any patent leather, or patent like plastics. Spydrman just woke up, I will ask his professional opinion when he is more coherent for what to use on those types of things.

Speaking of SHOE projects... when do you want to get together?

[vienna-la-rouge.livejournal.com]

*ahem*
;-)
I've had great luck using acrylic paints for my burlesque shoes. Fabric paint is similar too I imagine, especially on leather. Finding a clear coat to put over the final coat of color is also a good idea.
As for the rhinestones; whatever glue you use, you have to take into consideration the hard somewhat non porous surface you are attaching them to.
E6000 would work well, but so does the rhinestone glue I use for fabric decor (Aleene's "Jewel It"). The blue sapphire shoes I made last year have done wonderfully.
I also think the smaller the rhinestone size, the less likely they are to fall off. This rule applies to decorating things like cell phone covers, especially if you plan to totally cover your shoes with crystals placed very close together.
On my sapphire shoes, I spaced them out a bit and used size 20ss/4.5mm.
As I add more to them in the future, I'll go with smaller sizes (16ss, 12ss, etc.)

XOXO!

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

Spydrman found a link for gluing (http://www.thistothat.com/) that you put in what you want to glue and onto what and it tells you what kind of glue to use.

I thought you might find this handy.