Altering shoes...
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craftgrrlHas anyone ever tried to decoupage a pair of boots?
I have a pair of cheap boots (red fake/synthetic leather) I want to decorate. I have a few ideas of how to apply the paper like priming it first & using sand paper to roughen up the surface, but I'm not sure how durable the paper would be & how to seal it afterwards. I don't know if water proofing is possible, I am more concerned with the paper ripping & coming off around the ankle where the fabric moves as you walk.
The shoes would be covered all over, not just a few pictures stuck on. Any ideas?
For those of you interested I have found a few examples:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HANDMADE-DECOUPAGE-SHOES_W0QQitemZ7702966210QQcategoryZ63889QQcmdZViewItem
http://thing.com/steve/events/overlake_shoe_auction/shoes/
I have a pair of cheap boots (red fake/synthetic leather) I want to decorate. I have a few ideas of how to apply the paper like priming it first & using sand paper to roughen up the surface, but I'm not sure how durable the paper would be & how to seal it afterwards. I don't know if water proofing is possible, I am more concerned with the paper ripping & coming off around the ankle where the fabric moves as you walk.
The shoes would be covered all over, not just a few pictures stuck on. Any ideas?
For those of you interested I have found a few examples:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HANDMADE-DECOUPAGE-SHOES_W0QQitemZ7702966210QQcategoryZ63889QQcmdZViewItem
http://thing.com/steve/events/overlake_shoe_auction/shoes/
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