Flip-flops are the ideal footwear for summer as they are comfortable, cool and allow the foot to breathe. If you also want them to stand out from the rest and be unique, take note of these 12 DIY ideas to personalize your flip flops this summer. You’re going to want to make them all!
To go to the beach, to go for a walk, to be at home… surely there are many occasions when you wear flip-flops, if you also want yours to be different and original, then you will find several ideas to personalize them.
Customize flip flops with water balloons
A couple of summers ago my sister gave me these cheerful flip-flops that I still wear today. In the following link you will find the tutorial to know how to customize the flip flops with water balloons.
Adorn flip flops with pearls
If you are looking for something more sophisticated that can even be used for a special occasion, write down this idea:
1º.- Wrap satin ribbon around the upper rubber of the flip flop.
2º.- Once it is all covered, with the same tape form a triangle as seen in the step by step.
3º.- Sew the pearls and beads to the satin ribbon.
The end result is very elegant, right?
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Customize flip flops with sequins
This proposal is very similar to the previous one, but instead of pearls, large sequins have been sewn, giving a festive touch to simple rubber flip flops.
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Customize flip flops with thread tassels
This idea can have many versions:
– Placing all the tassels of the same color as in the step by step.
– Placing tassels of different colors.
– Combining colored threads to make the tassels.
In any case, an original and fun decoration will be obtained.
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Customize flip flops by recycling denim
Great 2×1 proposal: customize flip flops and recycle denim. For this you can use both the waist of a pair of jeans and the cuffs of a shirt. If you also dare to embroider a reason, the result will be spectacular.
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Decorate flip flops with fabric ruffles
You don’t have to be an experienced seamstress to make fabric ruffle flip flops. First you must cut a triangle on which to sew the ruffles, then join it to the strap that holds the flip-flop to the ankle.
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Renew flip flops with leather
This idea is a bit more laborious but the result is well worth it.
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3 Different Ways to Customize Crochet Flip Flops
I couldn’t say which of these three proposals to decorate flip flops with crochet I like the most. In the first you just have to combine different skeins of yarn and knit as if it were a small scarf. The next step will be to line the rubber of the flip flops with it and sew the ends.
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In the following proposal, a triangle is woven by combining several colors.
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If you have delicate feet or the rubbing of the rubber of the flip-flops between your toes bothers you, all you have to do is knit this kind of open sock for your feet. In this way you will not only protect them from chafing, but you will also give your flip flops a different look.
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Decorate flip flops with buttons
Take advantage of the buttons you have at home to decorate your flip flops. To do this, cut out a triangle of fabric, glue it to the rubber of the flip flop with hot glue and sew the buttons.
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Personalize flip flops with beads
Use the beads you have at home to create some “jewel flip flops”, if you also use sailor motifs you will get a result as beautiful as the one in the following image.
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what did you think of these 12 DIY ideas to customize flip flops? Which one did you like the most? In particular, they have seemed so accessible and original that it is difficult for me to choose. I want to do them all!
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