If Christian Louboutin can do it and sell ’em for $1595, then we should definitely put googly eyes on a pair of flip-flops for less than $2! I’m a huge fan of the lowly googly eye (in fact, it ranks as one of my top 3 craft supplies), so it was only natural to bedeck a pair of dollar store flippie floppies with some googlie gogglies. My ten year-old friend Maddie ranked these as her favorite of this week’s flip flop craft projects. Read on for the instructions on how to make googly eye flip flops.

Project Materials:

• A pair of flip flops, $1
• A package of googly eyes, $1
• Amazing Goop glue or epoxy, on hand or $1 and up

Total: $2 and up

I recommend using Goop glue or epoxy on this project to make sure the googly eyes stick to the shoes really well. Hot glue will NOT work.

How to Make Googly Eye Flip-Flops:

1. Glue googly eyes onto flip-flops as desired, using Amazing Goop glue or epoxy. Allow to dry for a few minutes until eyes are set in place.

2. Glue one large googly eye to the center of each flip-flop strap.

3. Allow glue to cure for an hour or overnight before wearing them.

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Googly eyes… they’re not just for kids’ crafts anymore! Lately, the humble googly eye has seen some high fashion times. The Blonds featured a knockout googly eyed jumper in their Fall 2011 show. I will give a $50 Dollar Tree gift card to the first person who makes a googly eye jumper and sends me the photo!! Christian Louboutin designed the “Déjà Vu” heels – black slingbacks that are covered in googly eyes, and my friend Kristin over at Glitter ‘N Glue (who has been ROCKING at the DIY fashion tutorials lately), made a pair of lookalike Louboutins featuring wiggle eyes. [diy googly eye slingbacks]

Project Estimate:

• Pair of slingback pumps, on hand or $10 and up*
• 3+ packages of googly eyes, $3 and up
• E-6000 glue, on hand

Total: $3 and up

*I got the $10 price tag from New Dress a Day’s version of these shoes. She got hers for $9.99 at Ross.

This is just one of Kristin’s many recent Halloween-inspired fashion-forward projects, but I chose to feature them because I am such a fan of googly eyes! If this project doesn’t appeal to you, perhaps a pair of kids’ shoes covered with googly eyes would be more fun! Or maybe a headband covered in googly eyes, just as a nod to the fashion trend. Or maybe you will enjoy these Googly Eye Nails by Robin Moses Nail Art.

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