16 Do It Yourself Upcycled Shoes

Millions of shoes go into landfills every year. We have done posts on reusing computers to make shoes, Chopstick Shoes, biodegradable shoes and of course ways to reuse shoes.  According to Wiki: On an average, a female from ages 13-16 may own about 15 pair of shoes including sneakers. And older woman 16-21, who perhaps has a job: 25-40 pairs … According to Quora -

• The average woman will buy 469 pairs of shoes in her lifetime
• She’ll spend ~$25,000 overall
• This is ~$53 per pair
• The average woman has about 19 pairs of shoes at any given time

Why not save some of that $25,000 and upcycle some shoes or even make your own. Here are some ideas from the experts!

1.) Shoes Made from Jeans

2.) Liza Fredrika upcycled shoe. Heel is made with chunks of wood

3.) Shoes made from newspaper

4.) Shoes made from junk

5.) Upcycled Cardboard shoes from Mark O’Brien 

6.) Nike Air Cardboard Shoes

7.) Recycle Wine Corks and Make Shoes

8.) Bark shoes have been used for centuries

9.) Plenty of plastic bags around- Try making some shoes

10.) How to make grocery bag shoes from Instructables 

11.) Martha Davis is making shoes from reclaimed wood and other items

12.) Millions of Tires go into landfills and illegal dumping. Tires can be reused for building houses, planters, sculptures, signage and of course shoes

13.) DIY shoes made from the dollar store using dishtowels. How to from Dollar Store Crafts

14.) Shoes made with plarn (plastic yarn)

15.) Try a little Paper Mache. Don’t know how wearable this is but love the concept.. plenty of paper around to be reused. From Etsy 

 16.) Make your own shoes. How to make from Filth Wizardry 

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