This is something I've wanted to try for quite awhile. I was at my friends house the other night and somehow it came up again and reminded me that I should go for it! My family had a family photo shoot last night and the colors we wore were a variety of blues and this lime green. I was wearing jean, white, and gray and "needed" some cool shoes. So, this is the outcome of about an hours worth of work. I grabbed my paint brush and glue, scissors and fabric and came up with this! I was surprised at how easy this actually was to do. Whenever I am decoupaging I always use lots of glue (mod podge, decoupage, or my secret: a mixture of elmer's glue and water! shhhh...) and get it all over my fingers. Seriously, I do recommend using a lot of glue and using the brush to apply the mixture onto both surfaces but then using your fingers to do the sticking and rub out any bubbles/ air pockets that might be there. For the shoes I pretty much saturated the fabric while I went along. I made sure there was a straight edge around the edge of the sole, but otherwise I just glued and cut as I went along. I've been asked for some sort of tutorial, but there's really nothing to it. Don't be afraid to try! That's my advice. These shoes were $1.98 two years ago at Goodwill and I enjoying them over the past 2 years, and now they're "new" again when covered with this vintage fabric I
scored at a yard sale. If you have any questions I'll try to answer them in the comments. Oh, a friend did wonder how they would hold up. I wouldn't be afraid to wear these in the rain, but I probably won't go puddle jumping in them. :) The glue dries hard and clear. They are stiff and durable feeling to me. You can apply several coats of decoupage over the outside if you want to seal them.
These fabric markers have kept my kids busy for HOURS and have become a wonderful gift idea! I recently needed a gift for a special someone who doesn't really NEED anything, but who I knew would appreciate a thoughtful gift from my kids. The outcome was 3 tea towels (purchased for CHEAP at Ikea). Each of the kids designed their own flour sack towel and we wrapped them up for the recipient. She was very pleased! Since then the kids have each made shirts for themselves (plain white t's that had a few stains on them), burp-clothes for Isaac (again- plain white ones w stains already, and now they're "decorating" my cleaning rags!) I know all the grandma's are getting this year!
This is the same concept as a lacing card. We are starting with large dots on fabric, a hoop, a large blunt needle, and embroidery floss. My mom has saved a few bits of fabric that I sewed on when I was 3! She would draw simple designs onto fabric and I would follow the outline. She'd also give me the button can and turn me loose! What a good and patient mommy I had/ have :). I've had good intention of starting before now, but at least we started. I plan on having Ella stitch the A,B,C's onto separate squares of fabric and then we'll make a little quilt together out of them. 
