I love painting shoes…I especially love shoe-painting because they make great gifts for people! This was a gift I made for someone on valentines day, hence all of the hearts. I got the creative bug from my mom. Growing up without a lot of money you get a lot of hand-me-downs, and unfortunately for me I had an older brother. This meant a lot of cutting, sewing, and painting on clothes to make them more girly, and closer to my size.
I remember my mom showing me how to sew a strip of beads to the bottom of a pair of shorts she made from an old pair of my brother’s jeans. She told me I was going to be the “coolest kid in school” because no one would have clothes like me. There was some truth to that, depending on your definition of cool. Needless to say, she went a little overboard, and pretty soon I had beaded shorts, pants, and ankle socks. (It was the beaded socks that made me lose points with the popular kids). Anyways, enough was enough. The rebel in me ripped the ornate beading right off, sparking my jewelry making years. I bought some elastic, slipped a couple of charms and recycled plastic beads onto them, and sold them for 3 dollars a piece on the playground. I was 11, and already thinking of how to put some money into the piggy bank so my neighbor Brenda and I could afford a tape recorder and a mic, for our future careers as singer/songwriters. Thankfully, that phase came to an end, However my career as a fashion designer is still up for debate….
I LOVE THE SHOES!!!!! THEY ARE REALLY COOL!!!!AND SO PRETTY!!!!<3 You are going to be the best fashion designer ever! You have so much talent!!!! I would defently buy your clothes!!!<3 I love you Nikki!<3
A 1000 kisses from your biggest fan in Denmark!<3
What a beautiful pair of shoes Nikki! love the heart all over them, it would be great for a Valentines gift
I just wanted to tell ya that you are definitely one hot mamma!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Shoes are so beautifuel. I´m from Slovakia and I saw it on page of twilight in our country. I try to gave colour to my shoes, but they aren´t so cute like yours. Great Valentine gift. Have a nice day
Those are some great ideas! I had 3 boys and then a girl. I was thinking about how I could girl up the boys pants for her. Pearls will be fun! I’m going to find some cute girly patches too! Cute Valentine shoes!
which is a nice idea I think I do with my boys and let them shoes or t-shirt paint
Thanks for the idea
Greetings Anika
You did a great job with those shoes.
ewww ur mom was a crack fiend for making u wear shoes lik dat…. who da fk puts jeans on shoes?? last time i hceckd pants belon on pants n shoes on shoes….. fkn crack fiends and ngrs des dayz ARG
Hey, have some god damn common respect. Get it together or get lost.
Wow… I really admire you’re passion and creativity. I too had a lot of 2nd hand and 3rd hand clothes growing up but never attempted to revive them. I received my neighbor’s daughter’s black/pink stripped turtle-neck and just wore it because I didn’t have a choice. And of course being a boy in the 3rd and 4th grade wearing pink didn’t get me any popular points. But I guess its those moments in our lives that help define us and who we’re going to be!
Well, if you ever run out of options you can come join me in my shoe painting glory. I work on broadway doing crafts (including all those lovely shoes) for wordrobe. I think during the run of Shrek I painted more shoes then I have owned in my entire life!
Cheers,
Victoria
nikki you are so cool and sweet.And this shose is very
nice .love you
I want those shoes!!!
I remember when I was in junior high (between 1987-1989)I had jeans I ripped myself, my grandmother was into arts/crafts, she had fabric paint even ones with glitter and the kind they called puff paint, I painted those jeans and wrote stuff on them, I even made a matching t-shirt. I took a pair of scissors and cut several holes on either side of the zipper and took a hot pink shoestring and threaded it over the zipper. I thought I looked so cool. And, yes, I took a pair of white canvas tennis shoes and painted those to match my outfit. My mom couldn’t afford to buy us new clothes, so I did what I could.
omg those shoes are awesome and i love eclipse and how rosalie and bella finaly gat a chance to talk.
That is really creative. I was thinking about buying a pair of white Vans and letting my weird artisctic friend paint them. What is your favorite music?
kalimera nikki!!!
send all our love from greece..!! well done for everything,love the pictures,love your work,love you!!:DDD
just wanted to ask what camera do you use?
and hope to see u in greece soon!!!
take care!!!
What an awsome idea nikki!
i love it! im totally trying that!
you are amazing
xoxo
Vivian
I love those sort of shoes!!! I also want them!!
I liked!!Beautiful shoes!I would like to have these shoes!!!!!!!!!
love them
Hi how are you? I really hope that I write very well just because I think what you’ve done is very important and devotion to admit that you just met on your role in Twilight, but I know eresuna great actress and anyway you and you will succeed
and now I see that you also know I proudly designer would carry a garment made porticoed so if you ever decide to take your clothing line or your fans will support you anythingcan porqe know that you’ve struggled to be where you are (: and I regret that I’m not your fan number one or number 35 sere as the number 351 but hey it’s a good number no? I’m Mexican and I leave my social network site just in case you need ablar or words of support or just some good advice please, tell me I am the advisor of my friends and I just wanted to tell you’re a great ispiracion because you can get away without having to be an heiress or have a lot of money you’re a great person (:
Sibila <3
that is so cool, painting shoes, never would have thought of that. love the designs on these pair.
Cool shoes! I can’t wait for Breaking Dawn part 1 and 2!
Cool shoes! I can’t wait to see you in Breaking Dawn part 1 and 2!
I also paint shoes!!! Not for the same reason though – its because im obsessed with Twilight!<3 I love to paint and about a week ago i finished my first pair of new moon-and-twilight shoes" On one side i paited the apple with some quotes from twilight- and on the other the new moon-flower with my fave-quotes XD
But oh my gosh those shoes are really pretty! Awsome!<3
great shoes!!!!!!wow!!!<3
It so is healthy! Nickki, I think you have found to myself employment at leisure. But don’t throw career of the actress!
Wow they are AMAZING!!
You would have thought they would of come from a shop!! I want them lol, you should definetly look into fashion designing in the future but for now I think we all love you for playing Rosalie in Twilight and your other acting roles 
l really cant wait for Breaking Dawn and also would love it if Stephenie Meyer did a book in Rosalie’s prespective before she got turned into a vampire I think it would be really intresting! hope you read this message! thanks x
hey girl i feel your pain im 14 and i stll get handmedowns from my brothers and there 23 and 26 half the time i look like a boy i try to make it girly but it dosent work.
girl i feel your pain im 14 and i still get handmedowns from my brothers and there 23 and 26…… i know. sad.HALF THE TIME I LOOK LIKE A A BOY!
I want those shoes ! :O They are… have no words to describe it. :O :O +.+
How much would you charge to do a pair for someone?
Ohh… Those shoes r great. Love’em.
Oh now I REALLY WANNA DO THAT! thanks for the cool idea nikki now im off to wreck some converse…lol!
those shoes are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I luv Converse!!!!!!;-}
oh i tried to do this on my shoes and…..well i have to by new ….!
it’s ….beutiful.. nikki just admit it you are very very very sweet creative person and talented actress…
Well , you envy bella……i envy you !!!!!!!!!
love skevi [hope you reed this!]
Oh, my god u do that too! i take sharpie and color the white part of my converse’s or i take color paint and drizzle it on some old jeans, to make it look vintage, my mom yelled at me!! haha
those shoes are awesome! i would so buy a pair! really good job!
Wow Nikki these are so cute!!! i love em:) i wish i was more artistic and a better drawer so i could do something like this!!it’s such a great idea!!!it would be cool if you sold them and gave the money to charity or something. you have one person(and im pretty positive millions more) who would want to buy them:)
xoxo,
Zoe
same
I love those shoes they’re amazing! I think you are the right one to play Rosalie in the Twilight Saga! I really like the movies and weel, everything about twilight! Wish luck for the whole cast for me! Keep you’re blog as cool! I love the pictures from africa!
i love those shoes. i love to make thinks out of my clothes 2. but i only do it with my older cloths that sill fit me that aren’t to short on me like t-shirts.
I love the design very creative
wow, I love them! have you really paint them?? youre, so amazing! youre a such a incredible actress and you seems like a such a wonderful person. ps. eh, you should paint shoes and sell them, I would buy them directly and I don’t think I’m the only one…
I LOVE your creative side, your not a leo are you? lol well I am.. anyway I love seeing you as Rosalie in twilight, I just saw Eclipse at the cinema earlier tonight and LOVED it. I thought it was great that they finally got Rosalie to have a talk with Bella (and about time) it’s almost as if Rosalie is a mute most of the time so I was glad to learn more about her character finally. want MORE Rosalie in twilight lol
luv mel from Australia
i think it is soooo kool how you can do that to clothes i get hand me downs from my friends
wow i love em! they look great! xoxo
Ahh!!! no no no Converse shoes are not ment for designs!!! original black or red high tops or low cuts. not to be haten’ but i don’t like them. but just my opinion i just like the fact that origanality was put into them.
OMG! No WAY! I used to make earings when I was younger, and I used to sell them at school for $2.
It’s funny, sometimes I thing that celebrities are so different from “us normal folk”, but in reality there are many similarities.
I’m also stunned that you had a friend named Brenda. I’m 18, and it’s a very common name for my friends parents lol. But I’ve never heard of another Brenda close to my age.
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The shoes was really nice, I also paint shoes ! it’s so much fun
Wow,man i have so much respect for you! Your beautiful (inside and out), are an AMAZING actress and a very talented fashion designer plus all of you other acheivements! You really inspire me Nikki, keep up the amazing work! Love you girl! xxx
Gosh, Nikki! Is there anything you can’t do!?! I’m am such a huge fan. You taught me to believe that people can really change, and you are living proof. You are so inspiration in your work. You are just an absolutly amazing person. Not to mention “the most beautiful person in the world”.
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Nikki, That is such a great idea. I grew up with four brothers and no sisters so I know how hard it is to have hand-me-downs from them! I can’t wait to try it! Haha. By the way, I am your HUGEST fan. You are my biggest inspiration in the whole world! <3 Aislinn (ace-lynn)
wooow thoes are really cute I love them, I want a piar!!!!!!!!!!! your amazing nikki (L)
It’s so nice to learn more about you! Love the blog, I just found it! Peter Facinelli wrote about it on twitter!
This is AMAZING! I would love to be more creative, especially when it comes to making my own clothes!
oh…it`s so beautiful and cool)))
Nikki! it’s so cute!
hahaha
You have much motor coordination! it’s perfect
Do one of that for me???
You’re a great girl, with many qualities.. more than we can imagine
I love the shoes I am guessing you made them!
some awesome shoes you got there
Hello! You should make some new designs for the converse, it is rlly cool!You could have your own fashion line! You could give them to charities around the world, that would really make them happy!
hey that is really good. you may want to look into collecting some shoes from your fans and creating a team and decorating them and giving them to charity. i kno that my priest is saying that our brothers and sisters in Haiti are still in need of basic supplies. and maybe you could even send some to the nashville flood victims. it would just be something colorfull to brighten up their day. we all know they still are having a rough time. its just an idea. hope you might like it.
You made these?? Wow me like!
Nikki you are so amazing! love you!
wow it’s cool, so i pesuade that you are talented. Greetings from lithuania
W.O.W
Nikki those sneakers look incredibly cool.
Haha, wow, you used to do that to your clothes when you were little? I STILL DO THAT !!! Haha, it’s fun giving your old clothes a makeover &= then going out in public and someone noticing them!
Hey, Nikki:)One word only to describe those Converse: AWESOME!! You hav so many amazing talents. You act Incredibly,you are Super SUPER Creative,& you are very Caring:)I love your creativity!! You should go for ur dream to be a fashion designer. I Defenitly think u would do Wonderful designing clothes and shoes and anything else……..I for sure would buy anything you designed!! You r soo freesprited:)Dont give up on ur dream or goal……just Go For It!!!:)Fav actress of all time and I love u and ur little bro:)He is soo sweet unlike mine…..Lol you’re very lucky!! Love ya,Nikki:)
Hi Nikki, I’m Trinity in Texas. Those are awesome!! I like to consider myself a crafty person, but I never thought to paint white Converse. Very cool!
wow , they’re so good
Jess
UK
Ohh my god ,Nikki that`s beautifully !! I love it ! I love you Nikki [h]
Xo,xo Bells
Those are really cute. Is that regular fabric paint?
woooh i love them! Wish i was that creative..
hey
Hahaha i wan’t them so if you ever make shoes or something please sale them around the world ;p you just got one who will sale it 
i really don’t know how you did that, i’m living in the Netherlands yeahh i know far away
my english isn’t very good :$
i tried this ones whit my shoes but my mom didn’t like it so muchs so i’m not going to do it again,
xlovefromhere
hahahaaha doei (L)
doei = bye
Hiya Nikki Reed!
Those shoes are really cool! I soooo want to wear them! I love the little cut pink hearts! They are so creative! You should really do more fashion designing like this! You do so many creative things its amazing!
I know you probably hear the same things from all your fans,but I just wanted to tell you, if you are reading this, I think you are such a multi-talented artist, and you are my favorite actress in the Twilight series. Its always been my dream of meeting you, so I could tell you this.
I LOVE CONVERSE ALL STAR!!!!!!!!!
Gorgeous! That reminds me of my freshman year where my friends and I would decorate our converse with sharpies at lunch lol =]
I have been thinking of doing this for a while now.This looks awesome!So I have to try
I`m pretty creative myself. I love to draw, paint and etc. I like to make something unique.
i admire u!!!
OMG OMG OMG!!! thats so cool! u r the most talented person ive ever known!
ya tebya lyublyu (i luv u in russian)
Woh.. so cool !
You ar so talanted nikki !! (:
Ha en bra dag! It means : Have a nice day! In Swedish
Ohh, it’s so cool !
I think do an article on this. After actress Nikki, Nikki screenwriter, Nikki director, Nikki artist! You’re realy fabulous! You are a true role model for me <3
They are the most awesome pair of shoes i have ever seen!
that’s such a great idea! you totally inspire me..
SOOOOOOO cute Nikki! I love the lovehearts! Wish I was that creative, my bros grlfriend is creating like this for a project in graphic design. SO KEWL! xoxo
Hello dear Nikki! For a long time to crawl your blog, and could not find a way how you write, that’s only komentariyah.Tak want a lot of things to ask about you but just can not remember them! I’d like to obschadsya taboy is at very !!!!! about breaking dawn … that part will come out of a number? I know you probably do not read my comments and not read But still may have a chance and … Please, I beg you call me if you read it all on recruited from English do not know much … My number: 88183779420 If you call will be happy though (know that there is no vet … you have other things to complete in addition to call that a bad beshpnoy fanatke.No popytatsya cost) Dan.
OME! U MADE THESE!
whoa! r u cereal(serious)?
i think the best shoe i ever made like that
was when i got all my friends 2 grafftti them!
It just had a bunch of names!
omg! nikki you are awsome! i love ur acting and u have such an artistic talent! u should seriously comsider starting your own line of shoes and clothes
That is seriously awesome. Those are just too cute; I would totally wear those. You should talk to Skechers about producing your own line with them.
Those are uber cute converse! I’ve always wanted to paint a pair, but have never knows what to paint on them! This helps give me an idea…or at least painting in general since I do a bit of that. Thanks Nikki!
Very cool shoes, will defiantely steal your idea
you are an amazing designer my mom usually tells me the same and with the years I learn a lot about how to be fashionable even with little money and.. i’m the most fashion girl haha in my world of course but i use to paint shoes i used to put in them pins flowers colours and many things …!!! i really love your valentine’s shoes they look awesome…!!! you should continue creating -
love y0u ♥ Naomy- TRR
Well if ur ever have down time while in Shreveport u should stop by this place called painting with a twist. It’s this little shop on youree dr. Where u can choose various things u can paint on while having a drink aka the “twist” while painting wine glasses and so on. It’s a very cool place!
wow! I love those shoes! very creative!
Oh! It´s great!
I like your taste, it´s original!
Always Nikki!
they look bought!
i want some they’re really cool what type of paint did you use?!?!
These are really pretty!!!
Great Job I’d probably wear them 
Really cool! I wish I was a better artist and this would be a perfect gift for all my friends!
What a great idea! My kids would love this, especially my girls. I often see plain white shoes on sale but never get them because they’re a little boring. I’m going to share this idea with all my mom pals. Thanks for posting!
You can to alot of stuff, when you need it
My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!
wow nikki..it’s cool
I haven’t tried to customize a shoe.. but i’m going to try 
because I only customize my clothes and other things used in school.. 
Real art also comes out from need. doesn’t it?
You MADE these?? Wow.
I can’t believe how talented you really are!
As some else has already write, I would love to have a pair that you’ve painted.
Wow! These shoes are great. You are very creative. I really envy talented people like you. I wish I could do something like that.
Btw I love your blog. You are amazing. I love you!!!
wow.Cool
Haha I did that as a kid too! I wonder if its just a normal phase? My best friend & I sold bracelets we made out of those tough plastic strings. We wanted to save up for a Spice Girl pack of stickers & various pins. I wish I was a fashionista like you though, fortunately I’m the oldest so everyone else got hand-me-downs but were never so creative.
i get hand me downs from my cousins, because i’m an only child. my least fav cousin gave me her old jeans and i went to an art place with them and one of my friends started painting them, so i joined in! the second time i went, i added more decoration! now they r my fav pair of jeans!
I like !
Very nice shoes 
:D
Wow i love those shoes you really are talented
love it xx
These. Are. Freaking. Amazing. <3
Nikki, I love you so much. I cannot even begin to tell you how much you have inspried me and how much I look up to you. You are one mf my very most favorite people, and I wish the absolute best for you in everything you do. <3 You are amazing. You mean so much to me as I am growing up. <3
I love you so much.
hi Nikki woow you did dose you are amaizing!! =) love it!!
im 0 creativity, lol
love it you rock Nikki
Wow! This pair of shoes is very nice and cute)))
You really should to open your own shop)))
P.S. Hi from Russia!
I like them. Good job. Cant wait until you’re able to answer some of our comments.
I also do it! at the moment I’m putting some tacks on an old jacket
xoxo from Brazil
I ♥ u
OH I LOVE IT I congratulate you
Ahahahahahah I’m not creative at all =(
But you are!!! amazing shoes babe!!
You amaze me more every day.
YOU IS A BOX OF SURPRISES …
I’m delighted! LOVE YOU, YOUR JOB, YOUR CREATIVITY …
SO CONTINUE …
HAVE A BLESSED WEEK.
BEIJOS…
This blog is legit; Peter Facinelli and William Valderama who are both close friends with Nikki tweeted about it.
Err, Simona- if this wasn’t Nikki then Peter Facinelli would hardly have tweeted telling people to check it out now would he? Duh.
Wooowww… I loved the tenis! It’s beautiful. I think you should sell!
Guys i don’t think this is Nikki Reed real blog. indeed these posts are automatically approved and I’m sure this would be impossible for a person such an actor who has to take very well attention to his/her image by controlling what can be written about her.
i think you are just making happy some fan of Nikki
cheers
S.
Do you painted all that hearts? It’s very good! I like it!
I love your blog Nikki. You’re great. Defintely one of my fav’s actress.
You rock. Hope to see you in France someday. It’ll a really pleasure to meet you.
I wanna try!! Never thought of shoes.
I’ll probably end up making a perfectly good pair of shoes look ridiculous but hey you never know til you try! 
DO NOT publish it. a question why have you got google adsense in your blog? normally is to advertise and make money but i guess you don’t need it..just curiosity
Simona
Oh, that looks nice:)
I like your blog, Nikki. I’m sitting in Russia and reading your posts:) I want to say, that your posts are better, than most of that I have read:)
Thank you for this;)
Your fan from Russia, Moscow<3
waw look very nice
pink
I love it!! All Star Converse its so cool
The photo very much was pleasant to me is made beautifully and unusually! Continue in the same spirit.
yea i like the shoes…i remember when i used to do that to my clothes
That has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen.
Haha, be my best friend?
I love the shoe design. I was voted most creative in my high school, I never really thought to do shoes, hmm I will try now
Also, I think you would be amazing in designing.
Wow, those are really pretty! Good job!
First I congratulate you for the design was very beautiful, I love customizing my shoes too.
His story reminds me exactly my childhood, living in a world where appearance is everything you wear or what you have, my mother is a warrior who will fight ’til today. His life history becomes a reference for me I hope to become half the woman you are someday.
once again I can not say how much I admire you♥
creoo q estos tennis……seran muy famosos !!! jeje
Wow:))) those are so neato! my cousin paints shoes too.. I always wanted to do try it out
Those are awesome! I just glanced at the picture first before I started reading and I thought they were a pair you bought.
I really like this idea and I think I may have to try it sometime. Especially with some pants I have that I’d rather have for capris. I always have trouble sometimes finding jeans or capris/shorts that work for me so I’m glad you gave me an idea!
Maybe sometime you could write a little tutorial or give ideas on how to make a pair of shorts out of recycled jeans?
~Audrey
hey Nikki !!
just to say that you really made a wonderful job with this shoes with pretty pink hearts ! so sweet i love it :p
kisses <3
Wow they are great I really like them. You really should open a shop and just design shoes. =)
I loved what you did in tennis! I’m doing it with a blouse. I intend to do more when finished.
Kisses, Nikki.
cool !!!!
love u Nikki
Those shoes are awesome! You are so talented with a capital T! Now I just want to grab a pair of white converse or white shirt and customize away!
These shoes are adorable! Thats such an awesome idea, i love doing creative stuff like this too!
Wow! Great shoes! I love it. And sounds good.. you and a fashion designer? DO IT! TRY IT!
Hahahha: D
Nikki’re super.
Good idea …
I love making bracelets!
I want to shine shoes!
awn, wanted to have enough creativity and cordenação to do that with my converse’s. I think whoever is VERY nice, with embroideries, paintings and stuff. but unfortunately that’s not me. haha, you lucky nikki. love u, my baby. kisses from a Brazilian fan *-*
Those shoes are awesome I would wear them in a second! I think if their a representation of your creative vision then I vote yes for your future in fashion designing ( or at least in shoe designing)
The shoes look amazing Nikki ♥
It’d be an honor for me to be wearing those converse or anything else you’ve painted !
Love you Nikki ♥
I think I customize things is really cool! I loved what you did in tennis, and now I’m customizing a shirt. I intend to customize more when I finish it.
Kisses, Nikki!
Супер, Ники ты прелесть..и у тебя офигительный сайт
Very cool! What kind of paint or marker did you use for the sneakers?
The shoes look really nice. Have you painted this pair?
Are you painting and selling as well? I would love to have a pair that you have painted.