Cute Faux-Leather Flip-Flop Project

If you haven't seen my blog posts from last week (Cactus project pt.1 and Cactus project pt.2), I'm already prepping for summer, even though it's still springtime! So, I came up with a very simple project with inspiration from Pinterest! Just a heads up! I got the flip-flops from Target! The flip flops are faux leather. I was experimenting a little because I've never done heat transfer on faux leather and I've also never done heat transfer on flip-flops! I've done two flip-flops with monograms, one was for myself and the other was a gift for a friend! So, I've put together a little project for the warmer weather and I love the result of how it turned out! So let's get started!

• Materials Needed:
• Flip-flops
• A Towel ( Just something little like a dish towel)
• Heat Transfer Vinyl
• Iron
• Parchment Paper

1. Cut-out and weed your design. Make sure you cut your design twice for each flip-flop and mirror the design. I used the Monogram KK Font for both of my flip-flops! I used black heat transfer vinyl for my flip-flops because you would be able to see it easily and I thought that the light gold flip-flops would look good with black heat transfer vinyl!                                            
   
2. Next, I prepped my work area by folding up my little towel and placing it in where the feet would normally go. I did this so the surface was flat and so it wouldn't fall in while I was transferring my vinyl.                                                                                                                   
   
3. Place your design on the flip-flop and make sure it's secured down so it won't fall off and mess up the design!                                                                                                                                
   
4. Place the parchment paper over top so the iron won't mess up the shine on the flip-flops (Which I accidentally did when I did my pair, which was the first pair I did!)                             
   
5. Start ironing your design on! Make sure your iron is on the highest setting possible and that you are putting even pressure on the design! If you are using the flip-flops that I'm using, make sure you don't iron over the knot at the top of the flip-flop. I didn't use my heat press for this project because I couldn't figure out a way to apply pressure and heat onto the flip-flops without completely ruining them.                                                                                                                
   

I absolutely love the way the flip-flops turned out! I can't wait till warmer weather to start wearing these! If you know anyone that may be interested in this project, make sure you share this with them! Hope you liked this project and make sure you check back in next Friday for a new post!