Monday 3 September 2012

DIY - Glitter Boots

I've been lusting after the Wittner Cookies Boot in Gold Glitter for the longest time, but I just couldn't justify paying the hefty $169.95 price tag. So I decided it was time to make my own :)
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Wittner Cookies Boot in Glitter Gold

After gaining inspiration from http://sarayh.blogspot.com.au on how to do it, I set out and bought my materials

You will need:
  • Boots - mine are a $29.99 pair from Famous Footwear
  • A paintbrush
  • Newspaper
  • Masking tape/sticky tape (whichever you have lying around)
  • Gold glitter dust- $15 from Spotlight (mine was in a gel form so the glitter was already inside it) 

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The finished product :)

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The materials I used (I didn't have any masking tape so sticky tape had to substitute)

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The 'before' shots of the boots

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My awful job of sticky taping the edges haha

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This was the first layer of the glitter dust applied, I ended up painting on six layers to get the desired glitter coverage

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Steps -
  • Layout some newspaper to ensure you don't make a mess
  • Tape carefully around the edges of the boot that you don't want to get glittered
  • Start painting on the glitter gel
  • Wait to fully dry then repeat until desired coverage of glitter has been reached
  • Put on your new babies and show them off! 

Hope you enjoyed this post! :)