How to Make Witch Shoe Covers

A witch's shoes are an important feature of a witch costume.

One of the most popular costumes for Halloween is that of a witch. No witch costume is complete without matching shoes. Rather than spending money on costume shoes, you can make your own shoe covers that will give your shoes a "witch" makeover. These shoes covers are relatively simple to make with the use of inexpensive supplies.

Things You'll Need

• 1 pair boots, ankle boots or high-top sneakers
• Black felt
• Pencil or marker
• Scissors
• Hook and loop fasteners
• Cardboard
• Silver adhesive tape

Instructions

1. Lay a pair of shoes sideways onto a piece of black felt material. Trace the profile of each shoe, once with the toe of the shoe facing left and once with the toe facing right. It's best to use shoes that have high sides such as boots, ankle boots or high-top sneakers.

2. Cut out the tracings. Cut about 1 inch farther than the outline that you traced to allow for a little extra material, which you will need later.

3. Peel off the adhesive on a strip of a hook and loop fastener, and attach it to the front of one of the cutouts. Peel off the adhesive strip on the matching piece of fastener and attach it to the front of the other cutout.

4. Wrap the joined pieces of fastener around the front of your shoes, and fasten them together in the back using another strip of hook and loop fastener.

5. Repeat this process for the other shoe.

6. Cut out two rectangles (approximately 3 inches long by 2 inches wide) from a stiff piece of cardboard. Cut out the middle of each rectangle as well so that you are left with two rectangular frames.

7. Wrap the rectangles with silver adhesive tape and glue them to the fronts of your shoes. These will serve as the buckles.

References

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