Sonya Nimri's Daisy Gardening Boots

This guest post is by a lady who makes me swoon. Sonya Nimri is the wonderfully creative author of Just for the Frill of It and hot off the presses Beadalicious. If you are looking for books with projects that will add pretty, one of a kind details to your life, search no more. Here, Sonya shares her project for the prettiest gardening boots I've ever seen. Getting dirty never looked so good.



Daisies have such pretty connotations. The Irish say that dreaming of daisies at the beginning of spring brings months of good luck. They also say that to dream of your love, place your shoes (or rubber boots in this case) outside the door to your room and put daisy roots under your pillow. This sounds a bit dirty, but I tried it and it actually worked!

Daisy Gardening Boots

What You'll Need

• 1 pair rubber boots (available at most hardware stores)
• 16 fabric daisy appliqués
• Approx 60 3mm yellow seed beads
• Green ric-rac ribbon, 1 yard long
• 1 can pink spray paint (I used Krylon H20 paint in Rhine River Red)
• Mustard yellow craft paint
• E6000 glue
• Small brush or sponge
• Fabric glue
• Toothpick
• Scissors

Directions

1. Spray-paint the boots following directions on the can. Be sure to do this outside or in a well-ventilated area.

2. Use fabric glue to attach 8 daisy appliqués onto each boot, making sure to cover the back of the daisies entirely with glue.

3. Place a generous dab of glue in the center of each daisy and pour seed beads onto the glue, pressing them down so they sink into the glue.

4. Paint the toe and the top trim of each boot with yellow paint.

5. Glue the green ribbon around the top edge of each boot and along the toe line, as shown.

Delish Delight: Daisy-chain Wreath

To make a daisy chain, pick a bunch of daisies and use your fingernail to pierce a hole in each stem, toward the base of the flower. Thread one stem through the hole in another until stopped by the head of the flower. Repeat until you have a long chain for a simple bracelets, wreaths, and necklaces. Put on and dance in the fields like Isadora Duncan.

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