OK, I’m going to brag. If you hate that, skip this post.
Most of the leather I use (because it’s better) is struck-through. That means that the leather is dyed all the way through. If you scratch the finish it will mar the glaze, but the leather underneath is still the same color. The green top leather on these boots is not struck-through; the green is painted on and the leather underneath is white. It was the color I wanted though, so I went with it. But during the processes of making the boots, the finish cracked or rubbed off in places, leaving white spots.
Since I made these boots for display only, I wasn’t worried about how the finish would last over time, but I was uncertain about my ability to accurately mix leather paint and cover the white spots. Today I opened all my leather paints, chose Kelly Green, Pale Yellow, Gray, and Medium Brown, plopped the amounts I thought would be required together, mixed them, and MATCHED THE GREEN THE FIRST TIME. I know what I’ve done and even I can’t tell where I’ve painted and where the original leather is.
Also, I still need to finish the heels but that’s enough excitement for today and I have to go grocery shopping, so I’m leaving. The life of a boot maker is so incredibly glamorous.
