Yes, I know it would technically be unicorn shoes but I took some creative licence for clarity. I wouldn’t want you clicking on a link excited to see shoes with unicorns on them or even shoes FOR your unicorn. So really, I did this for you.
No matter what you want to call this, this easy DIY project goes together super quickly and makes a great everyday toy for all ages but it would make a magical game for any Unicorn themed birthday party. It’s easier than you think to make the stand and unicorn shoes even for a beginner.
Let’s start with the DIY horseshoe stand. For this make a quick trip to the hardware store. You may have some of these things in your home already. You will need an electric screwdriver and phillips head bit, a 1/8″ drill bit that fits into that screwdriver, 1 – #10, 2″ wood screw, a 1″ thick dowel, something to cut it down with a simple handsaw will do the trick, and a wood post cap, these are sold by the decorative wood pieces, table legs etc. and lightly colored spray paint, this will be your base coat to help the decorative acrylic paints stick to the wood.
You will also need some acrylic craft paints in colors of your choosing, I used a light blue, pearl white, and hot pink. I also mixed the pink with blue to get a purple tone.
Once your dowel is cut down use the drill bit to carefully drill a hole in the center of the cut end, if you skip this step it will be nearly impossible to get the screw into the dowel.
Place the cap onto the dowel and screw into place.
Spray your stand to give it the colors an even base to stick to without peeling.
From here you will want to paint your stand using acrylic paint . This is kind of just trial and error but after a few tries here are some tips, start by blotting colors into each other as a base then go over with a brush in upward or downward streaks to create motion. Dot with clusters of stars and swirls of pearl toned white. (more pics at the end)
Onto the unicorn horseshoes…
You will need:
Sequins I used Fairytale
Felt 9″ x 12″ sheets – you’ll need a little over half the sheet. I used Orchid, Dewberry, Grey and Aqua
Matching thread, sewing needle stuffing
Using the template (at the end of the post) cut out 2 horseshoes from each of the 4 colors.
Use Andie’s Method for a fast and easy cut.
Attach sequins where marked on the pattern.
Need a refresher on adding sequins, I got you Adding Sequins
Lay the two pieces together and overcast stitch around the outer edge.
Overcast stitch the inner edges stuffing as you go, if you’d like to add a little weight.
This unicorn craft is a great family project.
Happy Crafting!
Andie
The templates are the same I just thought it would be handy for your to have more than one, because I care.