Thursday, January 31, 2013

DIY No-Slip Socks

As you can probably tell, I have baby on the brain.  I am starting to think about what to pack for my hospital stay and many people suggest bringing slippers or non-slip socks.  Since I don't want to potentially mess up my beloved LLBean slippers, looks like I am going with socks.  Unfortunately, just thinking about hospital-issue socks makes my feet itch so I decided to get creative and make some on my own.


Here's what I used... white socks, puffy fabric paint, and some leftover cardboard to use as a template (roughly traced from my feet).


As you can tell, my feet aren't exactly delicate little lilies...


From here, it's pretty easy.  Using the puffy fabric paint, draw out a pattern on the bottom of your socks...


...and let dry overnight.  The next morning, I slipped them on, tried to faux-ice skate on my hardwood floors (didn't work), and sat down so Jesse could take a picture of them.  The dogs were incredibly curious as to why I was sitting on the floor and wanted to get in on the action, too:




Have a great day, don't mind my furry floors, and stay homey!

(PS - I wash these like normal in the washing machine but hang to dry)

18 comments:

  1. love! i will have to make some myself. the ick factor of hospital floors is enough for me to leave my llbean wicked good slippers at home! these i could just toss afterwards. your belly is so cute! :)

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    1. The more we chat, the more I'm sure we're meant to be friends. Of course we have matching slippers :)

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    2. awww yay! we should totally make a plan to meet up some time with our babes!

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  2. So cute and such a good idea! The bassets are not ones to miss out on anything cool you might be doing down on their level!

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  3. What a fantastic idea! These are super cute and practical

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  4. Super cute. Don't slip momma to be:) So funny how our pets want to be included in stuff! Pinned! http://www.sewsweetvintage.com/2013/01/his-and-her-pillows.html

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  5. I love love these! What a great idea!! I have a new Pinterest Power party and would love to have you share this and any other recipes you have!

    http://www.thetaylor-house.com/2013/01/31/pinterest-power-party-4.html

    Thanks!
    Chrissy

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  6. This is a great idea! I take pure barre classes and they charge $10 for a pair of grippy socks..

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  7. I love these! I just pinned them :) My 3 year old will get such a kick out of them, and my son is just learning to walk, so they will come in handy. I think we'll make a pair for all of their friends for Valentine's Day this year. Thank you so much for sharing this at my link party :)

    -Angie
    www.easylivingmom.com

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  8. Saw these on Roadkill Rescues - I HEART these!!

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  9. How cute these are, I am pinning this so I can remember to make them for stocking stuffers for my girls and grandkids. What a great idea!
    Saw you featured at Roadkill Rescue
    Debbie :)

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  10. Thank you so much for the tutorial! What a fabulous idea! I've included this in my weekly roundup of useful sites at www.doomestic.com Thanks again for the great blog!

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  11. Those are way cuter than the socks I wore when I delivered my son. They're probably also way more comfy!

    I'll keep this in mind if I ever have another hospital stay, but until then I definitely see a gift for my nieces & nephews in my near future.

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  12. These are so cute and you took some great photos!

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  13. GREAT idea! These are SO cute! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby's Hearts Craft Challenge :-) http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/43/those-tiny-toes-hearts-craft

    xo,
    Candie

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  14. this is super cute! adding this to my list of crafts to do...

    -Farrah

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  15. This is such a cute idea - love it! Pinned and featuring tonight! Thanks so much for sharing!

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