Boots in distress
Sand paper and paint make a boot what it aint! OLD! Sometimes you just gotta be brave. Dive into the do it NOW! This pair of moto ankle boots arrived at my door all pristine and black. Not anymore!
Distress your own boots DIY. First I do a little sanding to rough em up. Next, I squash em. Get some good creases going. Then comes the bravery! Paint! Use artists or craft acrylic. I rub it on with a wet rag. I try to think of where the boots would naturally get scuffed up. This time I went a little heavier than I need to so I could wipe it back a bit. If you mess it up, you can’t get them looking like new again but you can rub the paint off or go over them with black polish. You’ve gotta know I did experiment for about a quarter of a second on a little piece of the inside boot. That’s more of a formality, however…I just GO!! This is just some crazy thing I’ve done to new stuff all my life! I remember the first pair of 501′s I soaked in bleach and sanded in highschool. My Dad couldn’t believe I just killed a perfectly good pair of jeans…but I LOVED them!!!
Love the pants, smile, jacket, and that wall color, too!
Ha!!! I hit a grand slam!!! Thanks!!!! Feel free to make my day whenever u want! Kimi.
Hi Kimi. Was just looking at (and loving) your blog. Love the pants… the plaid… matches my doona cover perfect. Go tartan! (-:
Greeny!!! Hello!!! Oh course, plaid. it’s best, you know!!! k.
I used to have a pair of pantes like thoes but green
I wish you still had em….I’d make those suckers part of my world! Dig em up!!
Forget the boots (not really, i love them)…lets talk pants…I love those! FYI: I’m on the search for a black and white houndstooth print, like the bakers wear…oh yeah!
I might be able to hook you up….let me do some looking!!!! They are good ones!
Boots, pants and jacket! they all look good!
Perfect way to make a new pair of boots look lived in! I love the patina they take on after you’ve loved them for a while. Speed up the process!
I know! Nothing beats an old pair of boots!
This is great! The boots look like something I wouldn’t be able to get my hands on, instead of something that looks like a million other people have. Brilliant.
EXACTLY!!!!! They are the Report Jude bootie and they feel like slippers!!