If you have a pair of old, slightly used or even brand new flip flops you can personalize them by decorating. It is one way to revive an old shoe so it looks new. Plus decorating flip-flops can also be a lot of fun. You can also decorate them to suit the color of a dress or make them so that they are more suitable to your personal style.
There are several ways to decorate flip flops. One of the easiest ways is with ribbons. You simply roll them around the straps of the flip flop. The ribbon makes your straps gleam. If you have a really plain pair one way to gussy it up is to simply add a big bow. A big flower or plastic butterfly also looks good on a thong. Yet another idea is to glue a great big gem on the Y shape that separates the big toe from the rest of the toe.
You can also add bling. You can buy plastic gems and the string the gems on a cord. You then glue the garland of gems on top of the strap of the flip flop. You can also glue the gems on separately but they tend to stay on longer if you do it this way.
You can also buy threads strung with sequins. These can just be glued directly on thongs as well.
It is also quite easy just to paint the flip flops. You can paint designs on them with paint or you can draw on them with marker. Metallic marker looks especially nice. Neon marker looks nice if you want to add polka-dots to some thongs.
You can paint images on thongs to match any theme. You can paint butterflies, hearts, volleyballs, hamburgers, your business or anything you like on flip flops. Brides can paint the date of their wedding on them. You can also give thongs away as party favors.\
You can also decorate your feathered flip flops with feathers. You can even make the look like birds. Paint the bird’s countenance on the upper sole and strap feathers on the tong straps.
There is a fad in California for painting portraits on Flip Flops. You paint your face on the upper soles and your name on the straps.
If you are having a party with a bunch of kids (particularly teenage girls) this is a great project to keep them busy while they are socializing.