Hey all!
Here's my take on the belted boho boot. I went out Saturday and found some vintage boots at the thrift, I originally wanted a pair of brown boots but saw these little red beauties and thought they would work perfectly. You can most definitely do this project on a newer pair of boots, but my own personal style leans toward the vintage distressed type. I found these boots, a couple of belts, lace and some fabric all out thrifting on Saturday! I ran home and started my project ASAP, it took me the whole day, but I was able to wear them out to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. I was excited to receive many compliments! If you would like to set yourself up with a pair, I posted a tutorial down below.
Happy creating my friends :)
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WHAT YOU NEED:
BOOTS: Boots should be leather inner and outer
BELTS: vintage, new, big buckles or not... whatever you wish!
GLUE: any type of strong fabric glue make sure it dries clear and adheres to leather
SCISSORS
PLASTIC KNIFE: or any type of of flat tool for gluing
CLOTH & LACE: here's where you can get creative. I used some lace like material to place along the base of the boot, but you can use whatever your personal style prefers scarves, lace, fabric etc. And we'll using fabric to make strips for layering
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| First, take your boot and cut down the middle of the back Stop right above the back of the heel Be careful not to cut too low, you don't want to cut past where the scissors point |
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| Fold down the shaft flaps |
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| Start wrapping your belts You may need to play around with them for a while to get them perfect Switch them around, turn the buckles, pull them tighter, make new holes Anything to get them to work together, think of it like a puzzle |
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| Once your belts are positioned the way you want start gluing Place small amounts of glue on the knife Separate the belt and boot and spread the glue onto both parts Trying not to get it towards the bottom of the belt (we'll need that area for gluing the lace) Do this in small sections until all belts are glued to the boot |
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| Next grab your lace Lace will fill in the spots where the belts don't cover the boot leather Start measuring out how much lace you'll need Beginning at a buckle, take a clean plastic butter knife (or any disposable flat tool) and push the lace under the bottom of the belt, do this until the lace wraps around and meets the end you started with Cut lace, make sure you leave a bit of slack to overlap at the end |
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| Next glue the bottom of the belt down but this time be extra cautious of the lace Even if you have clear drying glue you will want to try your hardest to not get it on the lace It may work easier if you use a glue gun with fabric sticks on this part |
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| Now we'll be adding more textures and layers Cut a strip of fabric Depending on how wide around your boot ends up being and what type of material your fabric is Your strip may be from up to 8 inches or longer Tie both ends of the strip together to make a circle, stretch your fabric a bit and put around boot (shown above) |
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| You're done!! Since my boots were red and I'm a fan, I added a Razorback to my boot I couldn't find anything at our local store that would work So I ended up grabbing duct tape with a razorback on it, ha ha! As cheesy as it looked, it worked for a day. |
Thanks so much for reading and I hope your boots end up fabulous! If you have any questions please comment below. Also, if you end making a pair for yourself, comment with your link so I can see your awesome boho boots :)
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