Yes, I know. I'm crazy.

[cupcake_goth]

While rummaging aroud in the Storage Room/Heap O' Doooooooom, I ran across a pair of high-heeled batcave boots. You know, the type that zip and have buckles all the way up? Bat buckles?

I bought them at a yard sale over two years ago. There is no way in heaven I would be able to cram my feet into them, even if I cut off my toes. They're *tiny*. The reason I bought them was because they were a dollar, and I am incapable of passing up gothy boots with bat buckles that only cost a dollar, even if they won't fit me or anyone else I know.

So I stood there, in the Storage Room/Heap O' Doooooooom, and had an insanely clever crafty idea.

I cut the buckles off the boots. I threw the boots in the trash.

The boots were thrashed. I only paid a dollar for them. A dollar is well worth now having 8 shiny bat buckles. Yay bat buckles!

Yep. Crazy. I'm okay with it.

Comments

[recalcitrant-lj.livejournal.com]

Actually, I am now jealous. Wanna turn a profit?

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

What do you need bat buckles for?

[recalcitrant-lj.livejournal.com]

I have An Idea.

It's an idea for a Christmas gift... corset ala bat buckles...

:)

[dporowski.livejournal.com]

No no.


Buying the boots as unusable boots: Crazy.


Buying the boots and stripping them for perfectly useful bat buckles that can now be transferred to darn near anything else in need of buckles: Quite sane.

[vorona.livejournal.com]

Of course! It's like buying a shirt for its unusually good buttons.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

That's not crazy; that's cutting-edge scavenging. Once again I salute you for it.

[elenabtvs.livejournal.com]

The crazy part is waiting a year to cut the buckles off...

[mahariel.livejournal.com]

I've bought dresses for $.99 at VV because I wanted the one rhinestone button sewn on the cleavage, cut it off, then donated the dress back to VV.

So, no, not crazy at all.

-Victoria