I really love these boat shoes from Sperry. At $58, they’re pretty decently priced but I can’t help but wonder what the DIY possibilities are here. After all, the shoes are just canvas. I recently bought a pair of white canvas shoes from Urban Outfitters for $5 and while I love the idea of white slip-ons, they’re highly impractical in a grimy city like NYC. I immediately thought they would be perfect for tie dying but I was a little concerned about the logistics since you know… you can’t actually twist and tie the shoes. Enter Martha Stewart and Proenza Schouler:

I can’t wait to try this method of “tie dying” on all kinds of things!

I found an old curtain that I had from my sophomore year of college and cut off the tabs and sewed the two ends together.

Dunzo.

It was just that simple but if you want more specifics check out Chic Inspector’s tutorial. I think my scarf turned out pretty well and I love that it’s kind of gauzy – it will look great with a black t-shirt dress (my favorite!).

I’m off to make one for Melanie now!