Black frog shoes just weren't doing it for me, so I decided to make some short boots for Milo. I have several pairs of nice brown boots that would have fit, but they are too high, and they are all already taken. So I traced the main boot parts, and soles, onto some paper towel to make a pattern. I sewed the pieces together, inserted eyelets, then glued the uppers onto cardboard soles. Then I added double soles of thick leather, and dirtied them with paint.
The toe area on homemade shoes tends to always be a bit too flat, so I spread some glue onto two small oval foam bits, and rammed them into the toes of the boots. The boots look rather rugged, and worn, but that's perfect for Milo's character. Now he has appropriate footwear, and his 'wrapped leggings' no longer look too bulky, and they don't stand out as being too wide for his shoes.
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