Chic Summer Sand Surfer Cover Up. Powered By Blogger Widgets | Customized By: Blogging Tips close 17,754 readers RSS feed | E-mail Search This Blog Grosgrain Archives This Blog Linked From Here The Web Chic Summer Sand Surfer Cover Up April 19, 2012 Hello!
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I am short.
There is no other way to put it. I’m barely 5′ tall. I think I’ve only bought two pairs of used jeans in my life that were already hemmed to my length…ever…in my life! My mom always hemmed my pants, even as I got older. Then, I started taking them in to a shop for alterations to keep the original hem which cost me $20/pair. I started with a pair of new (used) jeans that fit great everywhere but in length.
I measured and pinned the jeans to the length I wanted them. I needed to take off 4″ from the hem so I measured just over 2″ and pinned, measuring before pinning each time. Now, sew very closely to the original hem, sewing to the right side of the hem. Next, I cut off the excess. After, I ironed the hem to help it lay smoothly. And now i have a great pair of jeans that aren’t drowning my ankles in fabric. Optional: I prefer to do a top stitch right above the original hem to keep the bottom from rolling up after washing.
Funky Junk Interiors. Create a Pebble Mosaic. Mix mortar in batches Mortar, rather than concrete, must be used in mosaics.
There’s sand in the mixture but no gravel, so it’s smoother than concrete and adheres well to the stones. To install a mosaic I work with small batches of mortar one bag at a time, covering a 3- or 4-square-foot area. Being organized is important because I have to work quickly. I never do this on hot, sunny days. To prepare the mortar, I use a wheelbarrow and a hose with a spray nozzle.
When a batch of mortar is the consistency of stiff pudding, I pour it on the layer of compacted gravel. I pay a lot of attention to how the stones fit together. After I've embedded rocks into an area of wet mortar that's begun to set, I place a piece of 1/2-inch-thick contractor's-grade plywood over my work and step on it to press the pebbles to a level even with the top of the form (slideshow photo #8).
The slower the mortar cures, the stronger it will be.