JUST DO IT : How to make a Paper Nike Sneaker Costume

Step 2 Preperation

Once you know what shoe you are going to be ,and you have collected your materials you are almost ready to get started...

All you need are some basic materials

Glue
Clear Tape
Scissors
A Stapler
A Ruler
A Paint Brush
and the pattern

I used Shin Tanka's PDF for a mini sneaker pattern . (if you make this costume please send him an email with a picture and a thank you for making his pattern free)

It's a good idea to print out two copies of this pattern ,one to assemble a mini shoe with, so you can have an idea of what making a big one will be like, and one to cut out to use for making the pattern.

UPDATE: 10/29/2008

Hunnyb8975 reminded me that this pattern is for a LOW TOP shoe, and I made a HI-TOP !
Wow, thanks for catching that, I forgot to mention that I modified it to make it a hi-top ! I just looked at some pictures of hi-tops and extended the back of the pattern upwards. I hope that makes sense.