How to Make Your Own Jibbitz for Crocs and Other Holey Shoes

You can make your own Jibbitz for Crocs and other holey shoes.

Even if you love the look of those little decorator accents so many people wear in their Crocs and other holey shoes, you may balk at the price of the Jibbitz embellishments, as they run about $5 or more per set. You can make your own for a fraction of that cost and the designs will truly be unique and reflect your personality and interests. This craft is easy enough for children to make under adult supervision.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Flat buttons
• Decorative buttons with shanks
• Hand sewing needle
• Thread

1. Find a flat button that will squeeze through the hole on your shoes, but not easily fit. This will be your base.

2. Thread your needle and make a knot at the end using both ends of the string. Run the thread through the flat button and back to other side. Run the needle through separate pieces of thread to anchor. Be sure the knot is on the non-smooth side of button, as this is the side you want toward the shoe and not the foot.

3. Run the thread back and forth from the button with shank (decorative button) through the flat button until secure.

4. Knot the thread around the button and cut. Pop the flat button through hole. Make as many as you want per shoe.

Tips & Warnings

• If you find a flat button you love, you can just reverse the process and put your shank button on the bottom of the shoe. Be sure to use as flat as a button for the bottom as you can.

References

• Nickelodeon Parents Connect: Homemade Crocs Jibbitz