Before you go giving away an old pair of rainboots, or galoshes (as my five year old likes to say, and then giggle since it is a funny sounding word), have fun with some DSP and modge podge! Just tear little strips and go to town!
Add some paper flowers and you have a great decor item for inside or outside!
These are from convention, I did not make this set, but I did make a set, they were so easy to make! I gave them as a fun house warming present (with a bottle of wine tucked inside) and it was a hit! Of course, I forgot to take a picture, I am still waiting to get a picture from my friend.