OMGEE I am so excited about these Arteza 24 Fabric Markers Set! The Arteza Company sent me their fabric markers for free and asked me to try them out and give my honest review of what I thought. I am really thrilled with the results I was able to get with them, and I LOVE the new personalized tennis shoes that I made of my Bandito just in time for back to school!
I bought a pair of white canvas tennis shoes from Target for $17 (actually 2 pairs – I’ll explain that in a bit) to use as my “canvas.” And then I set about practicing drawing my sweet little pup. I guessed (correctly) that the marker ink would spread and bleed a bit on the canvas so I knew I wanted to keep the drawings simple and more cartoon-like than realistic. I drew him out 3 times on paper and one time on a scrap of white fabric from one of Mr. CraftyPaws’ old button downs.
Then I took a deep breath and started drawing out Bandito on the tennis shoes. I used the following Arteza Fabric Markers to draw the puppies and color him up:
Coffee (A134); Lemon Yellow (A105); Apricot (A124); Chocolate (A102); Tomato Red (A194); and Black (A104)
I also used a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen to add highlight marks to the eyes and noses.
The first puppy drawing went off without a hitch. I was so thrilled! Unfortunately the puppy I drew on the second shoe was way too small to match the first shoe. So I went back to Target and bought a second pair of shoes. I drew the third puppy, and luckily this time it matched the first puppy I drew pretty well. Then I turned back to the second puppy as a reference and drew a matching pup on the fourth shoe. Whew! For a bit of extra fun and interest, I added hearts using more Tomato Red (A194) and dog bones with Black (A104) to the second pair of tennis shoes. I am so tickled about how they came out! I’ve worn both pairs a couple of times, and I’ve gotten several compliments each time. 🙂
CLICK the following picture if you’d like to see the whole process of how I made these custom sneakers:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
These custom tennis shoes are being entered into the following challenges:
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional No Square or Rectangle Cards Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Back to School Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Back to School Challenge – WINNER
CASology Sports Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Magic/Fantasy Challenge
Catch the Bug Anything But a Card Challenge
The Corrosive Challenge Anything Goes
MFT Color Challenge #99
Your custom tennies are adorable. What a great job. Your puppy image is so adorable. What a cute statement these will make. LOL Thanks for joining us at the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenges for our latest challenge. {Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenges}Good luck and join us again soon. Hugs, Barbara
Awww thanks so much! I do love walking with my pup with these sneakers on. 🙂 I get the best smiles and friendly comments!
These are so adorable!!
awww thanks so much Beverly! I do love them. 🙂
Oh My! I love these shoes. They are so cute. My little Bichon is all white and would not show up – otherwise I would paint her on my shoes – love them!! Thanks so much for joining us this time at the Creatalicious Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
Awww thanks so much Elizabeth! You could always try a pair of tan or pink or black shoes and try painting on them for your sweet little Bichon! 🙂
These are beyond awesome, love them and might even have to get some to try.
Thanks for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
Have a great day 🙂
Thanks so very much Tracy! Hope you give this a try. I love mine! 🙂
This is absolutely gorgeous! And your colouring is fantastic! Great colour combo and that image is super cute! Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Creatalicious Challenges . Hugs Neva
Awww thanks so much Neva! I really had fun customizing these tennis shoes with my pup. 🙂
This is really amazing! Love your tennis shoes! Well done!
Thanks for joining us at Catch the Bug’s AG challenge!
xxx Margreet DT
Thanks so much for your kind comments, Margreet! These tennis shoes were really fun to customize with my pup. 🙂
AMAZING and fun and beautiful.
Awww thanks so much Faith!
These are the most adorable shoes ever!!!!
Awww thank you so much Victoria!
your customisd tennis shoes are just amazing, thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, hugs kath xxx
Awww thanks so much Kath! They were so much fun!
You are so talented! These are adorable!!!
Thank you so much for playing along with us over at CASology! 🙂
Awww thanks so much Melissa! I love wearing these little sneakers!
That is the cutest ever!!! You are so talented! Love your shoes you created!
Awww thanks so much! I love the shoes too!
Wow, how creative. Love your drawing! Thank you for joining us at Word Art Wednesday. I would like to share with you God’s Word in John 8:12 which says, “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” God’s Word is timely and timeless. Have a blessed weekend!
JO ANN
https://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com
Thanks for your kind words! V much appreciated!
A fabulous project! Love those shoes!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional no square or rectangle card” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…
Thanks so very much Melanie!