*diy boots, vintage sheer leopard blouse, vintage crushed velvet shorts, vintage belt, forever 21 necklace, vintage rings, vintage bag
well, i've been meaning to do it for some time now, but kept procrastinating in true brit fashion. i've wanted a pair of boots in "couch" fabric FOREVER, long before nearly crying with lust over the rodarte stunners.
this is a DIY from hell, i'm not going to pretend like it was fun. i think i have blisters on all of my fingers from my inability to use a hot glue gun and turn down the hem of the fabric simultaneously. up close, these boots are not pretty. but... i'm just banking on the fact that most people will see them from a distance and not get to cringe at my handy-work.
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so this is how i did it...
1. a pair of boots (i REALLY wish i would have used another pair of boots that actually fit me properly- these are about half a size too small on me! but they were only $9)
2. fabric (i bought half a yard from my favorite upholstery store, which cost me $25 bucks because i went for the super rad/expensive one, of course.)
3. hot glue gun (it took like... 6 full glue sticks... about $7)
4. spray adhesive (around $6)
i totally could not do this and take photos at the same time, so these are all i've got. basically, i started at the back seam and worked my way around. turn the fabric under so there's no fraying, and spray the adhesive onto the boot as you go so you can continually smooth it out to reduce wrinkles. it's a bitch to get it right. i called my hot glue gun so many names while consistently burning myself- most popular being "you fucker."
wrapping it around the toe was the hardest part, so i decided to do half at a time. so as you can see, the front of the boot looks pretty wack, but as i said, i don't mind. the majority of my shoes are beat up vintage kicks that look worse than this anyway.
ta-da!
$47 dollars and about 30-40 minutes later.
and, huxley-approved!
x
35 comments:
All I can say, wow, that is hard work pulled off. Those self-made "upholstered" boots are out of this world. And I have total crush on your velvet shorts.
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much love.
DUDE. I love this! I was thinking: those boots are way too cool to be just "found". Love how you tweaked them to perfection.
xx
Shilpi
gwaaah! fabulously done. Even if up close they aren't perfect... that makes them even better. and way cheaper and realistic. You've got skills :)
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Awesome!
Love it!
http://sweetraspberryjam.blogspot.com/
xoxo
Love this DIY. Such a good idea :)
Glad you got your couch print boots!
xo
Jean
www.fadedoldjeans.com
Great job on the shoes... SO damn cool.. the outfit is just amazing!
Wow that's amazing! Love them, you did a great job. Great outfit ;)
http://seventhofjuly.blogspot.com/
not so bad, love your diy, thanks for sharing
♥ yamina
http://beyondurclothes.blogspot.com/
So great!!!
xoxo
C r a z y cool boots. Such a brilliant idea. xx
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I love your cat!!!
the shoes are amazing :)
kisses
I think you did a great job on those boots. It makes me rethink about tossing those old shoes of mine. I love to think that I can revive them w/ this DIY. Thanks for posting.
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This is so amazing. Now all I want to do is buy some JC Pixie knock-offs and hit Jo-Ann's. The fabric you chose is really amazing, and you did a fantastic job! I'll definitely try something like this out sometime.
Also, adore your cat. ♥
your boots are just so crazyyyyyyyyyy love them!!!
Found ya on LB & I'm so glad I did! Love the writing style, photos and sense of humour! Huxley is adorable too <3
x
crystal eyes
These boots are amazing! I remember you saying that you wanted the "couch boots". I am constantly amazed at all of you girls' DIYs. I wish I had that kind of talent.
WOW. very impressive. gonna have to try this. thanks!
I love it!
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those shoes are AMAZING. & I think a cat photo at the end of every post should be mandatory. x
wow, i am not worthy!
xxoo
www.paperplanesandmaryjanes.com
Those boots are amazing!! and your cat is adorbs.
xx
Found your blog from chictopia.com
In love.
GREAT dyi, I might just try this. Thanks for sharing!!
so happy you did this!! i need to do one with crushed velvet now after seeing the Theyskens' Theory velvet wedges.
since it was you first time and you aren't to satisfied maybe you can take you knowledge and give it another try with some shoes that do fit! it's so much easier to see the flaws in something you made but I bet no one even noticed!
Whoa, they look AMAZING. Also, how awesome does Huxley look?!
incredible! your shoes look so cool!!
xoxo from france
You. You. You.
Too good to be true. true. true
I adore the shoes!! Absolute perfecccccccction
hope to hear from you*
love amy ^.^
www.amyflyingakite.com
well done! *_*
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Love the mixture of all the patterns
Shasie
Live Life in Style
These are incredible! So inspired to DIY something like this too. I've just DIY'd a backless zipper dress using a thrift store dress and finished making a DIY tie dye maxi skirt - it's been a lot of fun! Xox
Love the shorts and the belt!
just awesome! Im sooo going to try it out!!
Love your style
xoxo (big fan from mexico)
Hi may I know how you cut out the fabric? Was it a guesstimate- as in you cut it away as you glued or, did you draw out the shapes on trhe cloth then glued on the pieces?
Would really appreciate it if you could share more about your process. Thanks!
xx
The boots turned out super cute! If you (or your readers!) ever decide to do something like this again, you might consider trying to make a flat pattern first. I think making the seam up the toe would be easier that way, or you could avoid that & put seams on the side where the zipper is, & up the back. I did a quick google search & found this tutorial that I think might be helpful:
http://feigned-perfection.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-my-first-shoe-part-3-pattern.html
You basically cover the shoe with masking tape, cut the tape off & make a flat pattern with it. Don't forget to add seam allowances all around (maybe 1/4"). Also, this way you can finish the edges with a sewing machine & avoid having to turn them under with your glue gun (ouch!)
I'm not a regular reader (sorry, busy), but if you make another pair I would love to see them! Shoot me a message. Have fun! :)
I wrote a diy post inspired by this one, with credit of course. Here is a link http://ktzavotprumim.blogspot.co.il/2012/10/blog-post_3.html
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