Decorative Packaging

Customized Flip Flops

This is a fun, fast, and fabulous way to customize flip flops for any occasion.   You can even make them in school colors to wear to games to show your team spirit. Great for back to school, inexpensive enough to have one in every color!

Take any plain pair of flip flops, new or worn; select the satin and grosgrain ribbon colors you want.  The picture shows 3 colors for braiding around the plastic strap, and a printed and plain grosgrain of the same color to make the bow.  Or you could order custom bows.

For braiding the straps, I would leave the 3 colors on the spool since each shoe size is different and the length will vary.  Start on one side at the back with all three ends, put a small amount of hot glue down in the hole and use a wooded Popsicle stick to poke 3 ends down in. Use a thin line of hot glue around the beginning of the strap to make sure all 3 ribbons are glued to the shoe from the start.  Then simply braid the 3 colors around the strap all the way to the other end and place a small line of glue to affix the ends, then cut off the ends long enough to add some hot glue to the hole and shove the ribbon ends down into the shoe.

The Bow is very easy to make.  You only need some thin floral wire or bread tie, 7 6inch strips of grosgrain ribbon in desired colors.  To curl the ribbon like the picture, spread sticky glue that dries clear, or fabric starch on each strip, wrap pencil’s in foil, or plastic wrap, and wind ribbon around the pencils and let dry.  When dry, remove from pencil, and foil or plastic too. Then lay the strips on wire, centered, twist the wire tight like and use wire to secure the bow to flip flops then cut the ends of the wire just long enough to bring up to the top and thread through and under the top of the braided ribbon so it wont poke your feet.   So cute!  Have fun