Showing posts with label Hunter boots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunter boots. Show all posts

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Hello Again My Life 3 Years After My Last Post

So it's been a long time since I posted any thing to my blog. A lot has changed since my last post!

2013 moved back to Seattle and quit my day job!! I'm now my own boss and live off my sock money!


The first part 2014 was I accepted as a Pike Place Market crafts person permit holder! You can now buy my SLUGS fleece rain boot liners in person along with my Tongass the SLUG stuffed animal. 



                                    

                                    

                                   

                                     

October 2014 I became a MOM!! We welcomed little miss Charley Paisley into the world!! 





I'm much better at keeping my facebook fan page, twitter, Pinterest and Instagram update find me here.


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I just got the blogger app on my phone so I hope that helps me post more here!

~Rayana





Friday, July 27, 2012

DIY: Jazz Up Your Rain Boots With A Custom Paint Job!!


Turn your old plain boring rain boots from this:



To this:


Here are a few tips and tricks I used on this little DIY project. Note to readers I went to art school but it was not for painting or drawing:) I painted the one thing I like to doodle and added my SLUGS logo.

Supplies:
* Clean Rain boots
*Paint brushes
* Window cleaner 
* Paper towels 
*Newspaper
* Acrylic paints
* Clear gloss spray paint


Step One:
Clean your dirty boots!
I just used window cleaner and paper towels.


Step Two:
Set up work space.
I'm a messy painter so I laid down some newspaper.


Step Three:
Start painting I painted on the grass first.







Step Four:

This is where I added my SLUGS logo but you can put your name or a cute  phrases.


Step Five:
Free hand paint some flowers I pick daisy because it's wild flower season up here in Alaska and daisies are everywhere. Once the painted wild flowers are dried add so rain drops to fill in the blank areas. I also added some clouds at the top of the rain boots to make a even bigger statement.


Step Six:
you are almost done!
Once the paint is dry it's time to seal your work from the weather. I just used clear gloss spray paint that made my pair of old weather matte rain boots shiny!



The Finished Product!!








If end up jazzing up your old rain boots with this little DIY I would love to see the photo's of your finished product. Please share them on my Facebook fan page:

Don't forget to finish up your rain day look with a cute pair of SLUGS fleece rain boot liners that match!


Sunday, March 25, 2012

Front Page Of Etsy March

It was a very exciting weekend for my little Etsy shop these two pairs of SLUGS fleece boot liners made it to the front page of Etsy!! Here are the screenshots from the features.






Saturday, October 15, 2011

Front Page Of Etsy Twice In One Day!!

  
On 10.14.11 SLUGS fleece boot liners
made it to the front page two times in one day!! 


Craftcult didn't have a screenshot of this FP so I had to do a print screen :(


WithTheRain also passed 500 sales on 10.14.11!! On 09.24.11 WithTheRain hit 400 sales I have sold 100 pairs of SLUGS fleece boot liners in less than a month. Today 10.15.11 I have my first part time seasonal employee starting to work in my sweat shop. BIG things are happening to my little Etsy shop!!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

SLUGS can have fun too!



To celebrate blueberry art festival success we took a zip line tour with Alaska Canopy Adventures. This was my third zip line tour I have taken here in Ketchikan and it is so fun! I was able to take a few photo's of my SLUGS up in the trees I will be most more photo's soon so keep an eye out for them.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Front Page Of Etsy "Cottage Rose"


Today 07/03/11 at 9am EST this pair of SLUGS made it on the front page of Etsy!



In this treasury "Cottage Rose" by ALDDesigns.



Check out ALDDesigns Etsy shop you can find whimsical artwork in Ceramics, Collage, Paintings and nature inspired jewelry. I specialize in artwork involving animals and nature. I love this mushroom trinket dish.




Friday, June 10, 2011

Front Page Of Etsy "capsized"


SLUGS made it to the front page of Etsy this morning 06/10/11 at 8am Alaska time!
A special thanks to blackbirdtees for created this treasury "capsized".


This is the pair of SLUGS that made it to the front page of Etsy today!They received 65 hearts in one hour!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Perfect Pair Of Rain Boots



I hear this question a lot I LOVE your rain boot, where did you get them? What’s the brand? So I thought this would make a great first blog post. I wear two kinds of rain boots Xtratufs and Hunters.
Xtratufs only come in the brown and crème combination you see in a lot of my photos. They do come in different heights 16”, 12” and 6”. I prefer to wear the tall 16” boot you can roll them down to make them shorter.  They only come in men’s sizes for example I wear a 7.5 shoe size but my xtratufs are a size 5. Xtratufs are the Alaska state shoe we in Ketchikan call them Ketchikan sneakers. You can purchase Xtratufs from Cabelas and you can also find them on EBay.

Xtratufs Boot 16" & 12"

The colorful rain boots are called Hunters and they come in a rainbow of colors. I own three pairs of Hunters Aubergine Purple, Pea Green Gloss (This color is no longer available I tell people to check EBay, that is where I found my pair) and my newest pair are Watling Lace Up Full Knee Boot green (Jake my BF bought me for my birthday). Hunter boots do run large so I wear a size 6 in them I have larger calves and have trouble finding boots that fit, but Hunters and Xtratufs fit my calves. You can purchase extended calf Hunter Boots.
                               
Pea Green Gloss Hunter Boots
I CANNOT wear either brand of rain boots without SLUGS fleece boot liners. SLUGS stop the annoying problem of your socks slipping down to the bottom of your boot and bunching up. They also make it easier to pull on and off your boots and stop the rubber from rubbing your legs raw. They are stylish and functional to boot.

 I hope this helps you on your search for the perfect pair of rain boots.