I bought these black boots a couple weeks ago and was going to wear them as is, but after awhile I thought they looked pretty boring. So I decided to buy some chain and do something a bit interesting.
From bland and boring...
...to blinged out! (...it's the best I could do.) Here's the outside...
and the inside...
The shoes are from Wal-Mart and the chains are from a store in Vancouver called the i-Found gallery (on Main Street). It's a really awesome store, full of antique jewelery, charms and pendants. I have made a few custom necklaces there already. They also sell tons of different types of chain by the foot, which is where I got the chain for this DIY project. I know you can also buy chain on ebay, and another way to get chain is to go to a cheap-o clothing store and check out the necklace selection. I just grabbed a couple tools from my closet to pry open the chain where I wanted to attach it to another strand, and after a bit of finegalling I got everything where I wanted it to go.
I'm really happy with how they turned out! This is definetly an easy project that anyone can do.
From bland and boring...
...to blinged out! (...it's the best I could do.) Here's the outside...
and the inside...
The shoes are from Wal-Mart and the chains are from a store in Vancouver called the i-Found gallery (on Main Street). It's a really awesome store, full of antique jewelery, charms and pendants. I have made a few custom necklaces there already. They also sell tons of different types of chain by the foot, which is where I got the chain for this DIY project. I know you can also buy chain on ebay, and another way to get chain is to go to a cheap-o clothing store and check out the necklace selection. I just grabbed a couple tools from my closet to pry open the chain where I wanted to attach it to another strand, and after a bit of finegalling I got everything where I wanted it to go.
I'm really happy with how they turned out! This is definetly an easy project that anyone can do.