New challenge at Eclectic .... D

Time for the pink team over at Eclectic Ellapu this week and I have chosen the theme of Anything goes... everyone's favourite.

For this challenge I bought a cheap and nasty clay wellie boot from a pound shop in town.  Yes it cost me a whole quid and I think I was robbed lol.

See told you I was lol.  Anyway I smothered it in modelling paste to disquise the snail and butterflies, I pressed white lace into the paste.  I then dropped the boot and it broke in half.  Out came the glue gun and more paste and lace.  See you cannot tell. (well I hope not)

I painted the entire boot using a metallic burgundy paint and dry brushed it with back acrylic.  This defined the pattern in the lace.

I found an old bracelet at a car boot sale and used the links for the bootlace eyelets.  

I think they worked really well.  Looked better with coat of paint and a little rub n buff.

I used a piece of an old table cloth painted black for the background of the eyelets.  I glued them in place and then wound black sheer ribbon around the bracelet links and small brass flowers with black acrylic beads in the centres.

I used the same ribbon for the bow at the top - quite difficult to see though.  I used an old doily over some wadding and painted it all black.  When dried I pushed it inside the boot and now I have my very own stickpin holder.  I don't think the pins in there at the moment suit the boot lol.  Ho hum never mind!

Well I hope you have enjoyed this post and why not head on over to Eclectic Ellapu for this weeks fun challenge

This has been entered into the following challenges

Crafts4Eternity - anything goes 3a
Inspire me fridays - anything goes 3a
Simply create too - ABAC 4a
Crafty Ribbons - use ribbon 4a
Crafts and me - anything goes 21a
Creative moments - ABAC 7a
Divas by design - anything goes 1a
Rhedd and Rosie - anything goes 2a
Anything goes - anything goes 31a
Craft - Dee Bowz - handtied bow 1a