Colorful Kicks Using Unicorn SPiT. @SPiTchallenge!
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30 Minutes
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So I was inspired by the simple, plain looking sneakers. Nothing exciting about these at first, but I was getting ready to make a big difference with Unicorn SPiT!
First thing I did, was gather all the colors that I would be using for this project. I chose Lemon Zest, Phoenix Fire, Pixie Punk Pink, Navajo Jewel, Zia Teal and Blue Thunder. I normally use a 50-50 SPiT to water mix, but for this project I used the Unicorn SPiT at full strength.
Starting with these really simple, plain shoes that I picked up for about ten bucks at Target, I took out the laces and cleaned my area for SPiTting fun
I started out by squirting some colors on to the shoes, and then smearing them around with my finger. Once I did this, I decided that I didn't actually like the pattern that I had put down and wanted to change it up to something different. This is what I love about unicorn spit, is it's so forgiving. I simply ran the shoe under some running water and wiped those colors off. They didn't come off entirely but enough of the color washed out that I could go ahead and go over it with new colors very successfully. That's one of the greatest things about Unicorn SPiT, unlike paint or stain, is that if you don't like what you've done ( because it's water-based) you can rinse a lot of the color out, and start over again.
This is the "before" of my first run at this, and my big mistake. I forgot to take a picture of the "after" , but you can see in the final pictures that you just can't tell that I made this mistake
So on the other shoe, I started out with a pattern that I think I would like a whole lot better. I laid down one color at a time and rubbed it in, in sort of a random swirly pattern. Then I would pick another color and squirt it up alongside the previous color, rubbing it in, and then so on and so on for all the colors. Even though I use my bare hands for everything I do with SPiT, I found it useful to have Q-Tips available to push the color into some of the seams and edges that I couldn't reach with my finger. It's really nice that the SPiT just washes off your hands woth soap and water (or just water, if you're not picky).
So using one color at a time I would squirt color on, rub it in, and blend it to the color next to it. I found it also helpful to have a spray bottle full of water nearby, to help if the color got too dry as it saturated into the canvas.
So I love this method of covering the shoe with Unicorn SPiT , rubbing the edges together and using water to help blend. As you can see, some of the Unicorn SPiT it did drift onto the rubber of the shoe.
Using a Q-tip and some water, I wiped along the edge where I wanted to remove the Unicorn SPiT. It worked pretty well, but I also did try some 409 cleaner, and it did help a little bit better. I'm always looking for new products so if anyone has an idea of what might take the Unicorn SPiT off of rubber better, let me know. All in all, however, I'm okay with a little bit of the color on the rubber parts, as it does add another element of rainbow to the shoes.
And voila! The finished product. I'm really happy with the way these turned out, and I don't know that I would do it any differently. I'm now looking for some great rainbow or glitter laces to put in his shoes to make them just perfect!
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What do you use one top of a finished project to seal it
Where do you pick up this unicorn spit is it available at Walmart