The girls and I have been on a bit of a flip flop DIY kick lately. It all started with some ribbon flip flops we made for the 4th of July holiday and then some festive water balloon flip flops that we made last week. I have a few more DIY flop flop ideas in the hopper still, but these simple fabric flops are my latest creation. Hopefully, we’ll have them all done in the next couple of weeks and I’ll put a roundup together for you.
This flip flop DIY couldn’t be any simpler and can easily be accomplished in less than 30 minutes. The best part is that there is no sewing involved. All you need is an inexpensive pair of flip flops (can easily be found this time of the year for $1 or less), some scrap fabric, and a pair of scissors.
Please excuse the sloppy nail paint in these pictures. We ran out of nail polish remover while my granddaughters were painting their nails this morning.
Fabric Flip Flops DIY {Tutorial}
Supplies:
scrap fabric (about 1/4 yard)
flip flops
scissors
1. Cut your fabric. You will need four 4½ x 24 inch strips.
2. Cut and remove the strap from your flip flops. I used my all-purpose crafting scissors for this and they worked great.
3. Use your scissors to cut a tip into the end of each fabric strip (like shown in the picture below).
4. Next, take two strips and pull two ends through the hole at the toe.
5. Tie a double knot – make it good and tight. It might take a little maneuvering, but the knot will fit in the little divet left from the original straps. Cut the ends off.
6. Turn the flop over. Holding both the straps together, you are going to tie one knot about an inch from the shoe. This is where it will go in between your toes, with the knot resting just above and between your first two toes.
7. Just above the first knot, tie a second knot. Again, make the knot good and tight.
8. Next, pull the two straps through each of the side holes. You’ll want to use your foot as a guide at this point. Put the flip flop on and tighten the strap to where it is tight on the top of your foot, then tie a knot on each side. Remove the shoe from your foot and make sure that the knots are good and tight. Snip off the ends.
Try the shoe on to check the fits. And that’s it – you’re done! Can you believe how simple these were to make?
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I bet the fabric feels better on your feet than the plastic too!
Those looks great and super easy to make.
Very Crafty girls!
I have some soft fabric that will be great for these. Thanks for the clear instructions.
You come up with the cutest ideas.
Those are adorable and really spice up a plain pair of flip flops.
Oooo — My daughter would love this! Very cute.
I love these!
I’ll have to make these with my youngest daughter.
Oh wow! I may just be making these soon!! So cute! Love the fabric you picked too!
That looks way easier than I would have imagined! &They are SO cute!
Those are cute.
Those are really cute! I love flip-flops, but I can hardly wear them since my feet sweat so much – TMI, lol? 🙂
This is such a great idea, I could make lots of great flip flops. I’ thinking of so many ways to make these to match different outfits, going to be a lot of fun 🙂
These are so easy to make, yet so cute to see. It makes a simple pair of flipflops much nicer.
Very cute! You did a nice job.
Those came out quite nice. Great for matching a difficult outfit.
I need to do this with my flip flops. They need a little makeover!
Those are super cute!
oh my gosh those look SOOOOOO comfy now. i would so try this out THanks
I seriously love this. I wear flip flops 75% of the year and this is great way to jazz up a couple of my pairs.
Now that’s a cool idea! They look very nice.
Those are adorable! Definitely going to try making myself some.
These are adorable! Way to dress up a cheap pair of flip flops!
Those look super easy to do and cute too! Thanks!
These are adorable!! I must try it!
Adorable and so easy. I love that there is no sewing involved.
These look so easy to make!
These are really cute! Do you feel the extra fabric on the bottom of the shoe?
As long as you snip the ends to points so there isn’t as much fabric in the knots, it should fit right into the holes on the bottom.
These are super cute!!!
how very crafty
During the summer I live in my flip flops. I never knew it was so easy to personalize them.
These are super cute. I love flip flops and these are so pretty.
I love that there is no sewing involved!
What a great way to take cheap flip flops and customize them to go with any outfit. I love it! Pinned!
This is a craft I really actually maybe could do! Or you could make me a pair and I’ll happily wear them. 😉
Super duper cute! Love this idea.
I personally can not stand to wear flip flops with the toe thingy. Irritates me toes to much. But my neices do and this would be something they would both enjoy doing picking out their favorite materials for their flip flop. And as you said you can buy cheap ones of different colors too . thanks for the the tutorial
You say to cut four strips, but I’m only seeing two being used. Did I miss something?
Oh, please delete my idiotic question! There are two flip flops, of course! Duh!
I love this total WoW factor! I can’t wait to make these pretty slippers thank you so much for posting.
those are really cute.thanks for the detailed tutorial.
Simply Amazing nice and simple..
I love this but I’m wondering, does the fabric fray? I would think that the unfinished edges of the woven fabric you’d use for this would gradually fray.
What a fabulous idea! I’m going to the dollar store right now. I’m glad I found your post through the Treasure Box Tuesday link party.
I have got to do this this summer!
These are really nice! You know regular flip flop bother the area between my toes but I think that fabric is softer and would be really great. I’ll have to try this
~Crystal
What a great way to dress up some flip flops. I will have to show this to my daughter – she wears flip flops year round!
I can’t wear the plastic ones because they hurt my toes, I never thought to do this. THANK YOU for sharing.
what an awesome DIY! definitely going to have to give it a go! 🙂
These are really cute. I have teenage girls and a niece with me at the beach every year. This will make a great beach project!
Thanks
Genius- LOVE these!
So cute! Love this idea! Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful flip flop tranformation:)
seen it on nifty thrifty sunday.
Thanks for sharing:)
These look sooo nice! And so easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
I use flip flops coming home after a pedicure and the plastic between the toes about kills my feet. This just might be the answer. Thanks for the instructions.
These have to be THE most classiest flippies I’ve seen in a long time, ladies! Love the whole customizing them with your favorite fabrics! So doing this! So happy you shared these fun flippies with us at the Show Stopper this week!
It looks easy to do. They are so cute!
I been seeing this idea a lot lately, and thinking about trying it out with scarf material.
I am not very crafty, but these look so easy to make and are so cute. Great idea and thanks for the info. I am sure both my nieces would love a pair of these!
I love this idea. I remember seeing someone on a morning tv show selling some like these, but never knew how to make them. It’s nice to know how it’s done.
these are cute, and make a pair of flip flops look so much nicer! Thanks for the good pics and directions!
What a great idea! One could be really creative with this for any occasion. I think the flip flops would be more comfortable with the fabric wrapped around the plastic of the flip flop
Very snazzy! I might do this with my Old Navy flip flops. 🙂
I am going to try this!! I don’t wear flip flops because the plastic or rubber always hurt my toes! Never thought of this and I have tons of fabric, a new pair a day since flip flops are so cheap!!
Thank You…My feet sweat in the summer.This absorbs all of it.
This is so creative and looks fairly easy! I absolutely love it! Great way to match flip flops to outfits for cheap!!
These are so much cuter than just plain old flip-flops! My girls will love making these. Thanks for the idea!