Altered Paper Boots with Jen!

Jennifer Matott created these garden boots completely out of paper! Using the Zephyr line was perfect for this adorable boots. 

 

This project was created for CHA Summer 2012 and when I created it, I was in a summer mood.  The colors in the Zephyr line are bright and cheery with lots of flowers, dots, and cute ladybugs printed on them.  I used 3 different papers from the line to create the pieces of the boots.  I made a pattern for each piece first and then assembled the pieces using a cardboard base and hot glue!  Once they were put together, I embellished with the quote "Love is a flower you have to grow" and lots of new flowers! 

 I colored the "love" letters with paint to highlight the word.  I also sprinkled some of the new bling in with the flowers.

I love these bottle cap embellishments!  That ladybug is so perfect as a bauble with the ribbon.

Beautiful canvas resist butterflies adorn the boots among the flowers with bling as their bodies.  I colored them with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos.

 Here you can see the cardboard base of the boots.  I just adore these little boots which are kid's sized.  I have them displayed in my house by my front door and they brighten my entrance with their color and details!

This project was a labor of love and became something that I will bring out each summer as a part of my home decor.   Zephyr is a gorgeous line to create garden themed projects.  Fall is the perfect time to plan gardens and plant so that spring and summer will have all those colorful flowers or you can just use Prima flowers to brighten your projects all year long!

Supplies:

844462 - Zephyr "Angelus"

844486 - Zephyr "Tempore"

844431 - Zephyr- "Tabarette"

562489 - Timido flowers 

562465 - Silentium flowers 

559663 - Metal Charms & Tiles -Zephyr 

559175 - Alpha texture stickers - Zephyr 

560485 - Say It In Crystals

561352 - Encore Turquoise flowers

561451 - Serenade Pink flowers 

561574 - Soubrette White flowers 

561673 - Soprano Yellow flowers

562656 - Au Naturale flowers

561659 - Soprano White flowers 

554699 - Resist Canvas Nature Garden

539139 - Calcutta Leaves

Hot glue

Cardboard

Seam Binding

 

 

Comments

[steph devlin]

Jen, I think these boots are absolutely gorgeous !!!! I can see all the hard work and love that went into them. They make my heart sing.