Savin' Maven Monday: DIY Cap Toe

Hello and Happy Monday my loves!

I hope everyone had a super weekend. Mine wasn't too special but it wasn't boring either. I spent some time with the dude on Friday, went to a pool party on Saturday, and spent time with my family on Sunday. I'm super excited that I have the next couple of days off of work because that means I get to do some much needed cleaning annddd get back on the roll with my DIY projects. 

I feel like it's been forever since I've done a project so today is the perfect day to show you all my latest creation-DIY cap toe heels.

I purchased these heels from Forever XXI as part of their Buy 1, Get 1 FREE sale. I've had them for about 7 months, as I purchased them around Christmastime. I initially loved the shiny gold color but quickly figured that not only did I have nothing to wear them with but they were also hard to style.

Since I've quickly fallen in love with cap toe heels-most of which are way too expensive for my budget-as well as the neon trend, I figured that I would create my own cap toe in hopes that it would make for easier styling of the shoe. 

Here's what you will need: 

*old shoes (or new shoes in my case)-ones that you don't mind experimenting on, of course

*acrylic paint-I used Neon Pink by Craft Smart

*painters tape 

*foam brush

*mod podge (not pictured)

That's it, you're ready to begin.

STEP 1: Decide how much of the shoe you want to paint in order to create the 'cap toe' effect. Use painter's tape to section off your desired area. 

STEP 2:  Paint the taped off section until you get the desired effect. It seriously took me upwards of 10 coats of paint to get the look that I desired. It seemed like no matter how many coats I used the gold continued to peek through. 

STEP 3: After you have acquired your desired 'cap toe' effect, coat that section with one layer of Mod Podge-this awesome crafters glue will give your cap toe a small amount of luster, thus keeping it from looking so matted and dull. 

STEP 4: Once the Mod Podge has dried, remove the painter's tape and there you have it-a cutesy cap toe shoe!

What do you think about DIY cap toes?

Would you rather splurge on the real deal or save money and make your own? 

Thanks for reading!

XOXOXOXOXO