Cute Rag Flip Flops

Not long ago, my grand daughter, age 4, had her tonsils out. I wanted to make her something special for her hospital stay. Hence, I made the rag flip-flops and the rag boa. Mommy bought her a princess crown, which she think that she is. She was too cute in them!

I'm sorry that I didn't take pictures of the process of making the rag flip-flops. Basically, here's what I did: I bought a cheap pair of flip-flops. To "doll" them up, I used the same material that I used for the rag boa. I traced the shoes onto the back side of the fabric and cut 2 sets of them out with pinking shears. Between these 2 layers I put a some quilting batting for some "cush". Be sure that you put the 2 wrong sides of the fabric toward each other and then stitch them around the outer edges, leaving a slit where the toe thong on the flip-flop goes. Using a hot glue gun, I glued the pads onto the shoes, closing the space around the thong. Next, I cut my strips, about 6X2 inch pieces of fabric. Now, start tying them onto the Y straps of the thong, pushing them tightly together as you go. (Do not tie any on the toe thong, itself.) I, also, used strips of ribbon and yarn, much as I did with the rag boa. When it was all done, I ADDED SOME STICK-ON RHINESTONES AND FAUX PEARLS AND GEMS.