Embellished Leather Boots

I am in the midst of getting ready for a long distance move come next week so I am on a purge rage. What's the rule- if you haven't worn or used it in a year- it's gone. So these boots almost got hauled away to my local Goodwill. That's when I remembered my recent love affair with painting on leather with Jacquard paints, namely Lumiere and Neopaque.

Here are the boots before- just basic black. But very comfortable. When I modeled them after I could not believe how I had decided to get rid of them- the leather is so soft!

I had a lot of Jacquard Textile Colors leftover from previous project, so I started with that.

I decided that I was not quite getting the opaque coverage I needed, so I started in with Neopaque in white.

I just kept layering different colors of Neopaque and Lumiere, letting each coat dry before moving on to the next.

When I finally had several layers of color swatches, I decided to switch gears and start some random layering of rubber and foam stamps. I used stazOn in black.

I had not had a chance to use these great foam stamps from Claudine Hellmuth's Studio, so I used Neopaque in Black to stamp random shapes all over the boots.

Last but not least, I reached for these inspirational stamps called "Youare2kind" from Stephanie Bernards stamp line, the stamps of life.

At this point, I decide that I need to dry brush some Neopaque Black on...

Of course, plenty of bling was added. I used a super tacky glue like e-6000 to add misc stones and gems. I also used Neopaque in white to create the circles.

 
So now, bring on Fall! I am ready to wear these fun embellished leather boots. And the moral of the story is- think twice about what COULD become before discarding it for what it is!

Both Lumiere and Neopaque paints can be purchased from Dick Blick. Studio by Claudine Hellmuth - Creative Layers - Foam Stamp Set - Bloom can be purchased from Scrapbook.com.

Live Life Creatively,

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Comments

[Whoelsale Links of London]

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[nancy]

Soo cool I love shoes.
That mucht i try. some days ;)
//Nancy from Sweden

[Beth]

LOVE the boots! Woulkd never have thought to do that, you are so creative with the recycling!!

[Kathy]

These are a work of art! Just gorgeous!