The ArtsyGirl Connection: The Stuff Of Success ~These Boots Are Made For Walking!!

The Stuff Of Success ~These Boots Are Made For Walking!!

Hello Lovely Friends..

It's Almost Friday ~ Woohooo!

It's been a long busy work week and I'm looking forward to the weekend!

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Lovely Guest .....~The Stuff
Of Success ~ Athena
The Stuff Of Success

I have a fun guest stopping in today as part of our amazing 3month

Summer Party Blog Hop happenings alongside some lovely ladies!

If you have yet to join in, you are missing out! Link along today!

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I'm Singing A Song ~ Seriously stuck on my mind! HA!

"These Boots Are Made For Walking.."

Why..? Because my lovely guest here today will be sharing an awesome post

on how to revamp and glamorize those OLD - WORN OUT boots of yours you

simply can't live without!! I looked around and found a list of other

fun projects similar to this one to give you more idea's...

Get Creative ~ Revamp & Upcycle Anew..

Re-Do Your Shoes Girls!

Here are some idea's via pinterest ~> Click Here!

I am in LOVE with this ~ Add some sparkle using glitter!

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Without Further Due, Please Join Me In

Welcoming The Lovely Athena!

My name is Athena from The Stuff of Success and I am visiting
Marilyn at The Artsy Girl Connection today. This is a great opportunity
and I love The Artsy Girl Connection because Marilyn's
site has so many inspirational ideas.

The Stuff of Success is a blog dedicated to living life well, inexpensively.
I have crafts, recipes, repurposing, recycling/upcycling, science
projects, health and wellness information and other
ways to save money in our daily lives.

I look forward to showing you all one of my favorite upcycled projects –
turning an old pair of black boots into glamorous designer style boots!

My daughter loves her boots. She would literally wear them 24/7 - given
the opportunity. As a result they get completely worn down to nothing
but she won't let me get rid of them. Here is the "before" photo
of one pair (in my haste the left/right is not correct –
but LOOK AT THEM – does it really matter).

I assume you agree that these have seen better (much better) days.
So, I "borrowed" them from her room in the middle of the night and started to
glamorize them. Once the initial tips were dry, she and I added the trim and
straps together. We used my favorite fabric in just the right spots with Mod
Podge. Then we added a layer of glossy Glaze to seal the Mod
Podge and eliminate any “stickiness”. She LOVES the
result and can't wait for me to work on the next pair.

I then put them to the true test – the day of a seven year old with playgrounds,
bikes, skateboards (where shoes are used as brakes), running etc… The good
news is – a brand new pair of boots would have come home totally demolished
after one day of wear – been there and done that. Not these – with all those
layers they held up just fine. The experience was very helpful though
because we learned a valuable lesson – the Mod Podge and Glaze
work very well – better than expected on the outside BUT very
uncomfortable on the inside. She still wore them all day but has
some blistering from the friction where the Mod Podge was. That
was easily resolved by adding a lining at the interior top of the
boots of fleece. Now check them out – after a full day of
outdoor play and a couple days of indoor play.