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12 Awesome ideas for your feet and shoes

Uncomfortable shoes and achy feet can be very annoying, so having a quick solution for those everyday problems could revolutionize the way you take care of your shoes and feet. Here, we’ll share some clever tips that can become your ultimate guide to making each stride a delightful experience.

1. Protect your toes from rubbing

For this hack, you’ll need:

  • Balloons
  • Scissors

How to do it :

  • Cut off the thinner part of the balloons
  • Put the reaming part as a cap on each one of your toes

2. Transform your boring white sneakers

Whenever you find your white sneakers too boring, just stick some toy building pieces to them using hot glue. Use several colors and sizes to make them more fun.

3. Try your shoes before buying online

Print a small full body picture of yourself and then, just place it on the screen of your cellphone where the shoes are shown. That way, you’ll be sure which style fits best.

4. Protect your shoes from the rain

Cut the upper part of a balloon and use the remaining to wrap your shoes in it. That will isolate your shoes from puddles and rain.

5. Long-lasting shoes for kids

Cut off the top back part of your kids’ sneakers, to leave them looking like cool mullet shoes.

6. Foot spa at home

For this hack, you’ll need:

  • Toothpaste
  • Rubber shoes

How to do it :

  • Spread toothpaste inside the shoes
  • Put the shoes on and wait a few minutes
  • Rinse

7. Chic bow shoes

For this hack, you will just need a long ribbon of your favorite color.

  • Tie the ribbon around your big toe and cross the two ends under your foot.
  • Take the straps to the back of your heel.
  • Tie them with a bow over your heel and on the front of your leg.

8. Fast drying nail polish

Soak your feet into cold water, after you’ve applied nail polish, and they will quickly get dry.

9. Platform flip flops

For this hack, you’ll need:

  • Colorful foam mats
  • Your regular flip flops

How to make it

  • Put your flip flops on a foam mat
  • Cut the mat to the shape of the flops
  • Stick the shapes you got, to the sole of your flops
  • Add as many mat shapes as you want, for the height you need.

10. No slipping gladiators

Stop the straps of your sandals from falling down, by putting a small piece of double sided tape on your leg and then sticking the straps to it.

11. Sweet soft feet

For this hack, you’ll need:

  • Toilet paper.
  • Honey.

How to do it :

  • Wrap your feet with toilet paper.
  • Spread honey on them until fully covered.
  • Wait 5 minutes and take the paper off to unveil smooth feet.

12. Drip the water off your sneakers

For this hack, you’ll need:

  • A plastic bag with handles
  • A rope
  • Cloth pins

How to do it :

  • Hang the plastic bag on the rope
  • Hold it with a cloth pin on each end, leaving the handles hanging down.
  • Hang your sneakers from the bag handles.

Check the video for more hacks that’ll make your feet happy

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