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How to Create Your Own Personal Vans

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A fun way to jazz up old vans

by Morgan Matias

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Step 1 of 7

Get holy vans and put medical tape inside and paint over with matching paint color.

Get holy vans and put medical tape inside and paint over with matching paint color.

Step 2 of 7

Then precisely put medical tape around edges of vans

Then precisely put medical tape around edges of vans

Step 3 of 7

Add tape to hide laces

Add tape to hide laces

Step 4 of 7

Put socks in the tips of shoes to hold place and Paint with a base coat of white and add puffy paint to fill holes

Put socks in the tips of shoes to hold place and Paint with a base coat of white and add puffy paint to fill holes

Step 5 of 7

Paint with your design (this is the fun part)

Paint with your design (this is the fun part)

Step 6 of 7

Pull tape off and wear!

Pull tape off and wear!

Step 7 of 7

Final product

Final product

You're Done!

Start over

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Morgan Matias

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I love it! Just saved two pairs of vans! They r super cute!

Katie Clay 4 months ago

Made my sister some cheatah converses. Love it.

Emma Kahlke 10 months ago

So CUTE! Thanks

Allie Sprague last year

My shoes have owls on them! :)

Cristine Pauline last year

Very artistic, better than original !! :D

Ammar Al-Qamash last year

I love it! This just rescued 2 pairs of Vans from the trash :)

Marcy Merino last year

One of my best friends used to make these for me - by far the coolest shoes I'll ever wear

Jeffrey Morris last year

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Old vans

Acrylic paint

Paintbrush

Medical tape

Socks to fill the tips of shoes

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