I've seen a lot of pictures of My Chemical Romance shoes. Every time I saw them, I would think, "Damnit! I want those!"

So I finally got off my lazy bum to make them.

And they turned out better than I thought.

I used red, black and white fabric paint, fabric paintbrushes, fixative and white shoes.

I was going to use vans, but I realized I really did not want to risk buying $30 - $40 shoes only to mess up. ._.

So I used generic vans. Ha-ha. It was much cheaper.

These photos were taken when I first made them.

The shoes are a little worn out, but the paint and everything is fine. It didn't wash off.

Of course, the shoes would be in better shape if I hadn't gotten carried away and worn them the very first day I made them... I decided to walk around in mud that day. The results were not great. I had to fix them up, and even now, they're still not the same.

I think its a sign to buy real vans and paint them.

I also wore these shoes to an MCR concert. It would've been great to have the band sign them, but I wasn't from the area where the concert was, so I had to leave early. I could barely stay for the encore. *sigh*

It took me about three hours to make them.

If you plan on making something like this, here's my advice:

DO WHAT THE DIRECTIONS TELL YOU AND WAIT 72 HOURS BEFORE GOING OUTSIDE IN THEM. AND IF YOU DO WEAR THEM BEFORE 72 HOURS, DO NOT WEAR THEM IN MUD.

Process:

- Stuff shoes with tissue paper for support
- Sketch the drawing onto the shoes with a pencil
- Go over lines with black paint
- Color in with paint
- Add special effects (dots of blood)
- Spray fixative
- Let them sit for 72 hours before wearing

It really is easy. Even if you're not an artist, then just trace the drawing and put them on. Its a lot better than sitting around and being jealous of the other people with MCR shoes. Trust me.

Overall, I like my shoes. I don't think the girl turned out that well, though. The words are also unreadable...

Which reminds me, the words say: a story of a man. a woman. and the corpses of a thousand evil men.

Like what it says on the back of the booklet.

Now I just have to make Gerard's skeleton pajamas and my life will be complete...

Demolition Lovers (drawing) (c) Gerard Way