![]() This stuff has a nasty smell so be sure to do this outside or in a well ventilated area, please. So definitely don’t use one of your good Martha Stewart brushes like you see above.Īllow the coat to dry and continue until you no longer see cork through, or when you have a nice, solid coat of the plasti-dip on the bottoms. This stuff will gunk up your brush and it will be TRASH. This is going to help our shoes from soaking up a tremendous amount of water if it’s rainy outside or whatnot. Now take an OLD brush and apply a thin layer of Plasti-Dip onto the backside of your flip flops. Now cork isn’t smooth like other woods, chunks are going to want to tear out, so go slowly and keep a steady hand. Take your drill and drill holes in your soles. Now, cutting the template shoe apart really isn’t necessary, just place it on top and peek up and mark down below. But since that was 2 years ago, I decided to tear the straps out and use it as a template for where to place my new straps. With the way that they tether those suckers together, I just knew that someone was playing a joke on me. Somehow I got home from the store with only one purple flip flop. What?! So I instead dug this flip flop which was also being saved out of my “I can’t make myself throw it away bin”. Now at this point I had magically found my other flip flop. I only noticed after I’d done all of this in my office. Please note that this is very, very messy. I used a medium grit because it is what I had on hand and it worked really well. Now we’re going to take care of that rough edge by taking a sanding block and gently working all the way around. Here you can see them from another angle. See what a difference? Now also notice that the one on the right IS NOT PERFECT. The shoe on the right has been trimmed up. Use a sawing motion and you’ll easy whip all around.Īll righty, righty. Now I’m sure you don’t need telling, but be very, very careful on this bit. Take your razor blade and trim up the outside of your flip flops. Like those sassy hounds tooth check clips up there? Make your own. Some glue is going to squeeze out, so plan accordingly. Take your binder clips or clamps and run them all around the edge of the flip flops. No two are going to be exactly the same but match up as well as you can. Sandwich together your cork pieces, evening them up as much as possible. Slather on a TON of wood glue onto the top of two layers. Don’t drag the blades around because you’ll not get good results. Use a pair of sharp scissors and snip decisively. Go just outside of your traced line so that they are a bit bigger than your template pair. When finished, your flip flops will curl up around your feet and it makes them quite comfy!Īfter you trace them all you’ll need to cut them all. Make sure to go WITH the roll of the cork for each shoe, or so that each cut out curves kind of upward. So, I decided to mimic the shape and style of this flip flop, even though it’s not leaps and bounds different from any other pair. But I couldn’t give up on them so I saved the lone right flip flop. They are soft but they never get all compressed to where your heel feels like it’s making direct impact into the concrete. See that flip flop? It is one of the most awesome pair of flip flops I have ever owned. If you’ve got the patience and the time it can be really rewarding…įor this phase of the project you will need: It’s not a whip it out kind of a project. I quit moving stuff and started making a pair of flip flops in a huge mess of boxes and bags all strewn about. Then I was trying to make room in my crafting closet by transferring some of the less used stuff into the top part of my bedroom closet and I dropped a roll of cork left over from making these cork covered tables. I totally get why there are people who only make shoes for a living. So I’ve looked into the whole making shoes thing and it can be a lot of work. But from materials that in no way, shape or form resembled shoes to begin with. Not paint on a pair of existing shoes or Frankenstein a pair by taking parts here and there to make a new pair. I’ve wanted to actually physically make a pair of shoes for as long as I can remember. Today we re going to make a pair of cork soles for homemade flip flops!
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