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,
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Posted by: nancy | October 1, 2011 at 08:07 AM
LOVE the boots! Woulkd never have thought to do that, you are so creative with the recycling!!
Posted by: Beth | September 20, 2011 at 04:55 PM
These are a work of art! Just gorgeous!
Posted by: Kathy | September 13, 2011 at 07:22 AM