Turn The Page

Well, after stumbling across this article on the Guardian website, I decided to have a bit of a go at Craft and re-vamped a pair of crappy old shoes.

This is how they turned out:

I cut out bits from an old copy of Gardeners’ World for the flowery background, and then stuck reproduction Victorian scraps over the top so that they looked at least a bit symmetrical.

I couldn’t find the magical decoupage glue/sealer/finish thing mentioned in the article, so I ended up using wood glue and varnish, which was all we had in the garage. I think that may have been a mistake because the shoes now feel really crusty, as if they will crack if I ever actually wear them. I am pretty pleased with the way they look at least though.