I few months ago I created Sophia Webster Butterfly Designer Dupes to wear to my cousin’s wedding, I have linked my full blog post and youtube tutorial .

I recently purchased the Cricut (which is dangerous because I already have SO MANY projects I want to create with it)…. For my first major DIY I decided to create another pair of butterfly heels… but with a twist!!! I have another wedding to attend for my bestie Justine and figured this was the perfect excuse to do so!

What You Will Need:

• Heels with backing: Any heels with a backing to attach the butterflies to will work! The heels I purchased are from Amazon, linked 
• Cricut Explore Air 2: You’ll need basic weeding / burnishing tools
• Black Permanent vinyl: Purchased on amazon, linked here.
• Vinyl Fabric: I used the extra vinyl fabric from my original pair of butterfly heels, it was originally purchased from the Cosplay section of Joann Fabric!
• Scissors
• E6000 glue: Purchased at Michaels, linked here.
• Awl: To poke holes in the back of your shoe.
• Brads: Purchased at Joann Fabric. Purchase either large or small depending on how obvious you want the ‘studs’ to look.
• Moleskin: To protect your heels from the inside of the brads.

How to:

Step 1: Create Butterfly Templates

I’m extra so I drew out a custom butterfly design on Procreate. I sketched the general outline of the butterfly which would be the base on the Vinyl fabric as well as a more intricate design for the black overlay.

Step 2: Import Designs to the Cricut Design space

I duplicated each base butterfly and detailed butterfly design 8 times: Half facing one way and mirrored half to face the other. 16 in total.

Step 3: Cut on the Cricut and Hand Weed Each Butterfly.

The base butterflies were very easy to weed while the black outer layer took a little more time.. however I think the end result was completely worth it! For basic cricut tutorials check out youtube: I literally just bought my cricut last week and that’s how I taught myself how to use it!

Step 4: Glue the Base Butterflies Together

Of course I used my go-to e6000 craft glue and glued everything except the flaps as those will be used to attach it to the heel.

Step 5: Put Holes in the Shoe

Using your awl tool, puncture 6 holes into the back of each shoe.

Step 6: Attach Butterflies to the Shoes

Use 6 brads on each shoe to attach the flaps: the inside flaps will use the same brad.

Step 7: Apply Moleskin to the Inside of the Shoe

Don’t skip this step: it’s to prevent scratching from the brads!

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