These are an updated version of a post I did back in January. I encrusted the heels of a pair of pumps in rhinestone for a New Years Eve party that we went to. They were such a hit that night that I decided to cover the entire shoe with rhinestones. My husband and I were going to Indianapolis for Superbowl weekend in February and one of the events we went to while we were there was the NFL Players Party. I had a long sleeved lace mini dress that I planned on wearing which also had a high neckline so I couldn’t wear any jewelry with it. I figured the only way to accessorize was going to be my shoes so I set out to finish these before we left, which gave me a little over a month. I have to say, if I were you I would think I was a crazy person for sitting down and gluing rhinestones on one at a time to cover two entire shoes… but trust me when I say it really was not that bad. My biggest piece of advice if you’re going to attempt this craft, don’t plan on finishing them in a few days. Give yourself a long amount of time to complete them because then you only have to work on them when you feel like it. Work on it for an hour while you’re watching your evening tv or have some extra time on the weekend… You’ll be surprised at how fast they come together! When all was said and done these shoes used just under 10,000 rhinestones and just about the whole month to complete but they were worth every second!
You can get a few pictures of how to get things started by checking out the post I did while encrusted the heels, you can also get all the info about the shoes I used. You really don’t need much to make these (other than lots of patience) but the supplies you’ll absolutely need are 3mm crystal rhinestones, beeswax, a chopstick or q-tip and E600 glue.
While working on the shoes, I discovered that coating the tip of a chopstick with beeswax and then using the tip to pick up the rhinestones worked much easier than a q-tip so I would suggest doing it that way. Another word of advice, special order the rhinestones from your craft store. I did this for two reasons: 1. I knew I needed way more packs of rhinestones than they have in the store at one time and they only get one shipment in a week and 2. They were 40% off and I had another 30% coupon off sale items so I really got them for a steal.
I had already done the heels so I started with the platforms, working from the front side of the shoe to the back. After that work around the toe, that’s the trickiest area because of the curves and the fact that my shoes did have a crease where the shoe ended and the platform began.
Continue until the whole shoe is covered and repeat on the other shoe. I keep mine in the separate plastic bags that came with the shoes in their box so they don’t rub against one another. I wore these all night at the NFL party and have worn them out a few times sense and can honestly say that not a single rhinestone has budged from the shoes!
Seriously I am in loveeee with this!!!! Miss youuu ❤
Im totally not a hgh heel wearing mama, but these are pretty spicy! I bet they weighed alot?
Honestly, I thought that they would be really heavy but once all the rhinestones on it wasn’t a noticeable difference in weight from before so I was pleasantly surprised!
Omg these r awwwwesome!!! I saw a thing with pumps that were cover in broken pieces of mirrors I thought of u!!
Thanks ladies!
I love this! Awesome idea, thanks for sharing! :]
-Melanie Gordon
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You’re very welcome!
Oh my god…. these are fantastic.
Thanks… I am in love!
Seriously Danielle–those are spectacular!
Thanks Jessica!
It sounds laborious as each rhinestone needs to be glued on the pumps. So really hats off to ur patience. Share some pics of how did u actually glue these smalls babies as when i tried they keep falling form my hand.
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Make sure to use the bees wax and a chopstick… that will make it much easier to keep them from falling when you put them on!
Gorgeous finished Product Danielle, Im going to have to try doing some of these, they look amazing, thankyou for sharing x
You’ll love them if you do make them!!
beautiful job! love DIYs 🙂 just wondering how many rhinestones you needed total? what size was the shoe? i’d be bedazzling a 7.5
Thanks so much! I am not 100% sure because it was so long ago but I think I used around 50 packs of 200 rhinestones so around 10,000 total. I used the smallest rhinestones I could find though so if you used larger ones it would use less. My shoes were also a size 9 with a big platform so with your smaller size shoe you’ll need less!
Thank you for showing how easy this can be done. I want a pair of wedges for my (Vegas) wedding this coming October but I can’t seem to find the perfect amount of “bling”. Now, I know, with your helpful tips and easy instructions, I can make my own! I already bought a pair of Converse to encrust with rhinestones as well…for after the actual ceremony! Can’t be strutting around Vegas in 4″ heels! lol Good thing I have til October to get them done!
I LOVE this! And what a great idea to do a pair of converse as well… I think both will be perfect for your wedding! I’d love to see pics when they’re done!
How did you apply the glue? I know the kind you used it very thick and sticky. Did you brush it on to small spots at a time? Or each individual rhinestone? I also have a Vegas wedding coming up very soon and these will be on my feet all night! Oh! And what material was the outside of yours? Looks like suede. But I just wanna make sure I get the right kind 🙂
I just drew small lines at a time on the shoe right out of the tube! I worked in 3-4 inch increments, that was about as fast as I could work without the end drying before I could get to it. The shoes I used were suede and that worked really well for sticking to! I have worn these so much since I made them and not a single rhinestone has fallen off! Would be perfect for a Vegas wedding, good luck!!