At this point I have glittered
messes of shoes. I feel like I am sort of an expert. I've glittered canvas
shoes, satin shoes, plastic shoes, and even suede shoes with great success. But I made a
mistake with these boots and I am a little ashamed to admit it. (I’m worried
someone might swoop in and steal away my "sparkle queen" badge.)
After seeing this Color Blocked Shoe D.I.Y. on A Beautiful Mess I was dying
to find some boots to make over. Originally when I grabbed these up at Goodwill
I thought to paint them silver with black scallop details….. but I then had an
attack of the glitters. It's usually not a good thing when I change my mind mid
project. It usually means I will miss something...... like that these shoes are
leather..... annnnnnd
I probably am going to need to prep them in some way to ensure the glitter
sticks. I thought briefly about sanding them, but I already had a paint brush
loaded with mod podge in hand, and mod podge had never let me down before! NEVER!
Upon finishing my last coat of glitter however, I could tell that I was at least
going to have some problems with crackling. (They are more pliable than any
other heel I had be-sparkled before, and there were cracks right away.) I decided it
would be smart to keep a bag of the custom glitter mix handy for touch ups. Also that it would be wise to wear them on a short outing just to test their
resilience. So boots and I headed to Baelin’s preschool birthday party... boots
were a huge hit among the 3 year old girl set...and they made it out of the
preschool madness in one piece. I now have false hope that they will make it
through a Tool concert. My shoes are DOOMED!
So here we are, boots and I,
moments before we go to rock out at Tool. (Mental note made to power wash the
patio come spring.) I am looking a bit more "momish"
then I would like, but as some moms do I am sort of living in that sweater
dress at the moment. (Which was a steal from TJMax.) If only I knew then that
my boots would not be able to handle all the amazingness a Tool concert can
offer.
Here they are after...
I’ve learnt that I stomp my feet during concerts like I am
at some high school football game. There are so many chips... and loads of sad
cracks. Not really something I can just to touch up as I expect these boots
would continue to break my heart even if I did. Maybe they are just sad that I
didn't paint them silver. Their little hearts must have been set on black
scalloped details. (Fine then boots, we’ll do it your way.) Back they go into my project pile and after I
have peeled off all the glitter I will paint them. It does hurt a little bit
to see all that glitter go to waste. (Sigh, lesson learned.) I'll post their
makeover when I have finished, and I am sure that the boots are happy with
their new look.
Does anyone else have
any other tales of sad D.I.Y. disappointments? Sometimes I just work too fast for my own good.
Until next time. - Kendra
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