Plain to pretty - beading shoes

This is a great mini project, using up some leftover beads you might have lying around. 

A plain pair of peep to shoes transformed with little effort. And the best thing is, it's as long term or as temporary as you want. No glue involved. 

Begin by tying and wrapping some thin cord around the shoe, preferably the same colour so it is camouflaged. And secure the cord by tying off. 

Then choose a centre piece to start your design. I chose a lucite flower with a stardust silver bead, and used flexible copper plated silver wire. The wire I used was 0.2mm so I doubled it over for some extra strength, but still keeping the flexibility. 

Secure your centre piece on the wrapped cord with the wire and wrap several times behind the flower. Now for the next step. 

Using a new length of thin wire, secure it to a strand of cord, then add your first bead. Selecting a good mix of beads in complimenting shades gives a good result. Alternate beads as you secure to the cord between each one you add. When the length of wire starts to get short, wrap it behind and around the centre a few times to secure. Then begin another, until you can see no more cord. 

Finish the design by using monofilament or thin fishing line to add smaller beads and help hide any wire that might be visible. Make sure you tie it securely and just randomly thread it through the gaps as you add more beads. When your done, just tie it off and put your shoes on. 

If you want to go back the original shoe or fancy trying a new design, simply snip the cord from the underside and your good to go. No mess, no marks and no fuss.