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Add shine to old shoes with decoupage. Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian

Make old shoes look better than new.

 Craf isn't always about thrift. Of course, sometimes it is cheaper to buy the materials and knock up a dress/birthday card/cushion cover by hand, but if all you are interested in is saving a bit of cash, you'd be better off going to Primark for a jumper than trying to knit one from scratch.

No, making stuff yourself isn't necessarily about getting something for less money. It's about getting something that you absolutely, 100% want, rather than having to settle for a close approximation of that perfect bag/rug/picture frame, because it's all you could find on the high street.

I've been trawling said high street for a while now and, as I should have realised at the beginning of my search, the pair of shoes that I want just don't exist at the moment. Not in the places I shop, anyway.

The solution? To make my own, of course.......

Read more at - http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/28/make-old-shoes-new