A couple of years ago I did a boot customisation. I took some gigantic boots and cut them down to be nice and fitted. You can see the original boots customisation tutorial over here.

It’s time for the sequel 😀 😀 😀

This time I took some poorly fitted weird boots my Mum was getting rid of and turned them into cute ankle boots!

I made these…

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Out of these…

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I love them now! Ok let’s get into it 😀DIY-Ankle-Boot-VioletLeBeaux-0072

Things I used:

  • Old boots
  • Faux fur trim from an old jacket hood
  • Chain and some charms
  • Felt
  • Needle and thread

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So let’s get into it!

First I pulled up the cover part so I could see what I was dealing with. Easy enough, it was all fabric except for the bottom part which was faux leather.

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So I cut off the top.

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This was quite a cute shape but I had the idea in my head to make the front more the shape of a court shoe.

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So I snipped it down into a “V” shape.

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To finish off the raw edges I cut strips of black felt and stitched the around the edges.

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They folded over to hide the edges.

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Done:

 

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Next I removed the faux fur trim around the old hood.

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Done!

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Then I stitched it around the edge of the shoe tops.

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Then it was just about accessories!

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I stitched two rows of chain coming from the fur.

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Then added the crosses in. This is is much darker than my usual style but I really like it at the moment!

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The charms are easily removable too so I could switch them out with something pinker later when the mood strikes me ^_^

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DONE! It really didn’t take very long and it was quite fun to do.

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Different from my usual style but very fun!

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Now time to wear them!

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What do you guys think?

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Boot modification version 2 success!