Life Hack: Flats keep slipping off?

Hey guys! It's been a LONG while hasn't it? I will go into more about my long two month absence later on, but first I'd like to talk about a problem that some of you may or may not have encountered. As you can tell from the title, I will be talking about flats that slip off.

I can never seem to take a couple of steps without my flats slipping off sometimes, especially with my flat-forms (pictured above). Thankfully, I came up with a solution for this! All you need are some thin rubber shoe inserts for the balls of your feet and your pair of flats.
NOTE: I think this project only works for shoes that fit your feet pretty well. This may not  work as well if the gap in between the heel of your shoe and your foot is too big. Your heel should touch the heels of your shoes somewhat, or fit normally.

The clear inserts here, have a thickness of about 1mm (1/10th of a centimeter)

I purchased my shoe inserts for $1.50 from Daiso (Japanese dollar store). They were supposed to be for open toed "flip-flop" typed sandals to keep your foot from sliding around in your sandal. This type of insert is ideal for this life-hack, but it's ok if you can't find inserts exactly like these. You can cut a small slit at the top of the inserts you have or you can find, just make sure that they are thin inserts so they don't take up too much space in the back of your shoes.

Place this little corner you've create at the heel of your flats and try them out. Similarly to how some strapless dresses have a rubber strip around the neckline of the dress to keep the dress adhered to your skin to prevent it from falling down, the rubber inserts should help hold your shoe to your heels a little better and keep them from slipping off. That rubber strip that is attached to the neckline of strapless dresses is also what inspired me to come up with this idea.

Another advantage is that you can always reuse them for your other shoes. Just wash the inserts when you feel that they've become too dusty. This is a simple way to save your shoes and keep them functional. I found my flat-forms at a local thrift store in my neighborhood and the person that donated them probably did so because the shoe would just slip off with every step that you would try to take.

I would also advice that if you plan on wearing tights or socks with your flats, the rubber shoe inserts are going tug on your tights and your foot may still slip out. This works best if you go barefoot. I'm not sure if any if that made sense, so you may want to test this out on your own.

I'm not sure if I can categorize this post this a DIY project, so I'll be starting a series of short blog posts titled, "Life Hacks." The general idea of what a "life-hack" is meant to be is when you use different items or techniques in varying ways than they are meant to be used in a more efficient or effective way. I'm terrible at giving concise explanations sometimes, so I apologize if that explanation made no sense at all. With that, this is a series of short blog posts I want to start making in place of some of my usual longer DIY tutorial posts once in a while. These posts will include some of my tips, tricks, and  simple ways that I bypass some of the common problems that I find people encounter in their daily lives from time to time. 

PERSONAL UPDATE:
Before anyone says anything, I know I promised I would try my best to post at least once or twice a month, and I totally failed you guys on that. (Cue the boo-ing) It has been about two months since I last posted, and I apologize for that. I've recently taken up a part time job and I've also been struggling with school work, so I unfortunately have not had the time to write and edit any posts. Until I finish my spring semester, I may not be able to post as frequently until my summer vacation. We'll see how everything pans out.

As always I hope this post was useful to you in some shape or form and please let me know if this "life-hack" worked for you in the comments below! 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog! ♥

Until next time~

Confessions of a DIY-aholic

I think that growing up, I’ve always been an artsy/crafty person. It started from a young age when I’d watch my mom make clothes from scratch. She inspired me to make my own little toys, and I’d even go as far as trying to make little outfits for them. That was one of the first experiences I had with any do it yourself (DIY) project. I knew I loved making things, but I didn’t dive so deeply into it until much later on.

What further brought out my crazy DIY- aholic tendencies was when I randomly stumbled upon some fashion DIY projects on YouTube. Since I’ve always had a love for doing arts and crafts, I dove more deeply into researching different projects that I could do with what I had. From there, I branched out starting with fashion DIYs to DIY beauty treatments to home décor. I was so happy to learn there were DIY projects for almost anything! I had discovered the amazingly popular DIY phenomenon that had opened my eyes and further brought out my creativity. I was instantly hooked! A newly converted DIY-aholic! 

Artwork by me.

Aside from being a very fun and exciting activity, doing DIY projects can be very therapeutic. If ever I feel stressed out and time allows for it, I will concentrate my energy into doing something that I truly love, creating things. Immersing myself in DIY projects to decorate my room is very calming for me. When I’d make something new, I’d get so excited to see the resulting product that I’d temporarily forget about anything that was stressing me out. Any concerns or problems I faced at the time would seem less overwhelming and, overall, I would just feel better.

From my experience, I believe that through doing DIY projects, you encourage repurposing, reusing, and upcycling old items that you may have lying around the house. Also, by reusing old items, you would also be saving yourself a considerable amount of money. There are, surprisingly, a very large amount of projects that can be done with almost anything in your house, from old clothes to old furniture. 

Depicted below are some of the more recent projects I’ve worked on. The Totoro pot (right most project) was an example of something I had repurposed. I don’t have a picture of the original pot, but it was a sight for sore eyes just sitting on my desk! Instead of throwing it out, something as simple as giving it a new paint job was enough to bring it back to life.

 I think it’s really nice to be able to create things on your own. Who wouldn’t want to show off something beautiful that they reinvented and be able to tell people, “Oh yea! I made that!” Just the satisfaction of knowing that you can be creative and reinvent or repurpose old pre-loved items and bring them back to life again is very rewarding. That is a feeling that I would like to share with everyone.

 

With this blog, I will dedicate my time and effort into sharing my ideas, projects, and inspirations with you all. I will try to include affordable DIY projects that touch on various topics such as: home décor, beauty, fashion and design, etc. I am in no way a professional of any sort; however, I will do my very best to provide you guys with projects that are suitable for DIYers of varying skill levels. Most importantly, I hope that you guys will have fun doing these projects.  

Now let us embark on this wondrous quest for affordable awesomeness! 

Happy reading!