INSIDE : Learn how to create the coolest custom sneakers! Follow this easy DIY tutorial to add stylish green leather tassels and a gold splatter design to your Chuck Taylors.

Thank you to Famous Footwear for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.

This post has been updated since it’s original April 2017 publish date.

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Breaking the habit of wearing sweat pants

As a working stay at home mother, some days getting lunches packed, teeth brushed and everyone out the door on time seems like an accomplishment in and of it’s self. But once everyone is gone off to school, I’m often left working at home… in sweats. I have noticed that although comfortable, on sweats days things move a little slower and I’m less motivated to even leave the house.

One thing that has really helped change my attitude and encouraged me take that next step forward as a mother and even as a woman, has been embracing simple everyday items like a bold lipstick and a pair of fun shoes! It’s amazing what a difference feeling put together can do to your confidence.

Green Tassel Chuck Taylor Converse Shoes

Supplies to paint Converse shoes and add tassels

How to update old white Converse shoes

Updating canvas white tennis shoes are a fun way to give a little customized personality to your shoes! Converse shoes are a great shoe to do this one because of their fairly flat canvas structure. You can add paint, rhinestones, colorful shoelaces are more!

For my shoes, I decided to do a gold paint splatter pattern and add green leather shoe tassels. Check out below how I did that.

How to paint Chuck Taylors

To paint chuck taylors, start by taping off the bottom portion of your shoes, as you don’t want any paint on the soles of the shoes.

Next, mix in textile medium with the gold acrylic paint. Adding in textile medium helps so the paint has more bend and give to it.

Prepare an area to splatter with a plastic tablecloth or even a large piece of cardboard so that paint doesn’t get everywhere. Dip your brush into the paint mixture and flick your wrist so the paint splatters on your shoes. I found it helpful to do a few test paint splatters first to get the hang of it before splattering away.

While the paint was drying, I got to work on making some simple green leather tassels.

Leather tassels to add to shoes

I wanted nice long dramatic tassels, so I cut a piece of green leather, roughly 4″ x 12″. I added a piece of washi tape at the top, to help keep my cutting consistent.

Next, using strong sewing scissors I cut thin “tassel” strands up to the tape line.

Once all the strands were cut, I cut that long single piece into four smaller pieces to create the actual tassels. You will have two sections of leather PER tassel, see below for more details.

I cut a narrow piece of white leather (cording could be used as well) that would hold both of the tassels together and would wrap around the shoe lace.

Using a dab of E6000 glue, I secured the white leather and started rolling the green leather around it.

I added a few additional dabs of glue as I went. Make sure to keep your leather rolled tightly for a clean looking tassel.

Once one leather piece is rolled, flip your white leather piece around and add another green tassel strand to the other end. You will end up with two green rolled tassels on each section of white leather.

After both ends are done being rolled, secure them with rubber bands (or hair ties in my case) while they dry.

Paint Splatter Converse Shoes

Once the tassels were dry, it was as simple as wrapping them around my top shoe lace before tying my shoes.

Painted white shoes with paint splatters

These Converse painted shoes are fun with gold splatters and green leather tassels. I have now had these shoes for seven years and although the tassels have fallen apart, the gold paint has lived on perfectly!

No matter if you have Converse shoes hand painted or bedazzled, these shoes are sure to bring interest to any outfit you pair them with!