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Bigger, better and more bling is definitely a nOir Jewelry trademark. Accessories designer Leeora Catalan founded this company 14 years ago and recently dedicated a line to Disney-inspired characters. Its not necessarily a direct reflection to Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid,’ however, it is a more abstract dedication with mythical pegasus and hippo rings.
We've wanted a print pencil skirt for a while now. We also happened to have a printed A-line skirt in my closet that never got much wear. One day these two facts clicked and it came to me: make the A-line into a pencil! Can't be too hard, right? Well, it wasn't.try it Step by step
This works best with a skirt that zippers up the middle in the back. For the measurements, I cheated and just traced around a pencil skirt I already had. Other than the fact that the skirt is cut on a bias, which makes it harder to work with, it came out great!
Here is what I started with: How to An a-line into a pencil skirt
Step 2: Turn the skirt inside out. Position your favorite pencil skirt on top of the skirt you're altering, making sure to align the waistbands. Trace around the pencil skirt with a ballpoint pen or fabric pencil (if your skirt is light and your pencil dark, you may want to turn the pencil skirt inside out, too).
Step 3: Pin and baste the layers of the skirt together about a half inch away from the line you just drew. Make sure you're smoothing fabric from the middle out. Sew your new side seams on the line.
Step 4: Cut off the extra fabric, leaving about a half-inch. Zig-zag stitch just over the edges to close them in and prevent fraying.
Step 5: If you like the length of your A-line skirt, just turn up the bottom hem to form a straight line across from the shortest point of the A-line skirt (usually the side seams). Bring it up about another inch to allow yourself space to hem. If you want it shorter, you can raise it higher, too. Many pencil skirts usually have a 1"-2" hem, so you may want to go that route (I only had about enough allowance for a half-inch hem to keep it work appropriate). Pin and baste.
Step 6: Sew the hem. I opted to do two lines for aesthetics (just looked sort of sad with just one).
Step 7: If you don't have a lot of leftover fabric from the bottom hem, just leave it be (like I did). If you have quite a bit of fabric leftover, trim and edge like you did with the side seams.
Step 8: Wear your new pencil skirt...
... at home, to make sure you didn't screw anything up...
This works best with a skirt that zippers up the middle in the back. For the measurements, I cheated and just traced around a pencil skirt I already had. Other than the fact that the skirt is cut on a bias, which makes it harder to work with, it came out great!
Here is what I started with: How to An a-line into a pencil skirt
Skirt: Nordstrom Rack - 2002 or 2003 - birthday gift from mom
Step 1: Take off any embellishments. Use the plastic brush eraser end of a fabric pencil to buff out the holes.Step 8: Wear your new pencil skirt...
... at home, to make sure you didn't screw anything up...
...or to work!
How to Apply Mehendi?
You can make your own Mehendi powder by drying henna leaves in shade. It might take weeks for them to dry to a crisp and you need to grind them thoroughly. You may also buy henna Mehendi cones and Mehendi powder from the market.
Take....
1. Henna Mehendi powder sieved through a muslin cloth.
2. Well strained strong tea decoration.
3. Eucalyptus oil (few drops).
4. Strained lime juice.
5. Sugar (one table spoon).
Take the henna Mehendi powder in a bowl, add the tea till it becomes a thick paste (similar to a dough). Add eucalyptus oil, sugar and lime juice and mix well to make it into a smooth and thin paste.
Leave it covered over night or during the day if you prefer to apply in the night.
Make a cone....
Take a thick plastic cover or use any thick freezer bag - cut it into shape of rectangle 7" X 4". Twist one corner of the cover to make a cone. Tighten the tip to make tiny hole. Hold the tip and fill the paste and tie the broader end tightly with a thread.
You also get ready-made cones from the market.
Let imagination fly...
Now have fun. What ever you draw is beautiful mehendi patterns and is a master piece of mehendi Designs your own.
Remember....
You should leave the mehendi to dry on your skin and keep it on for as long as possible (4 to 6 hours if possible - you may go to bed also with it). Scrape it after that. The color will become deeper if you leave it untouched by water for another 4 to 6 hours. A deep color may last upto two weeks. The coloration varies from person to person.
More beautiful mehendi patterns
You can make your own Mehendi powder by drying henna leaves in shade. It might take weeks for them to dry to a crisp and you need to grind them thoroughly. You may also buy henna Mehendi cones and Mehendi powder from the market.
Take....
1. Henna Mehendi powder sieved through a muslin cloth.
2. Well strained strong tea decoration.
3. Eucalyptus oil (few drops).
4. Strained lime juice.
5. Sugar (one table spoon).
Take the henna Mehendi powder in a bowl, add the tea till it becomes a thick paste (similar to a dough). Add eucalyptus oil, sugar and lime juice and mix well to make it into a smooth and thin paste.
Leave it covered over night or during the day if you prefer to apply in the night.
Make a cone....
Take a thick plastic cover or use any thick freezer bag - cut it into shape of rectangle 7" X 4". Twist one corner of the cover to make a cone. Tighten the tip to make tiny hole. Hold the tip and fill the paste and tie the broader end tightly with a thread.
You also get ready-made cones from the market.
Let imagination fly...
Now have fun. What ever you draw is beautiful mehendi patterns and is a master piece of mehendi Designs your own.
Remember....
You should leave the mehendi to dry on your skin and keep it on for as long as possible (4 to 6 hours if possible - you may go to bed also with it). Scrape it after that. The color will become deeper if you leave it untouched by water for another 4 to 6 hours. A deep color may last upto two weeks. The coloration varies from person to person.
More beautiful mehendi patterns
How to get dark Colored Mehendi & types of designs and patterns
He could be proud who discovered that when the leaves of the mehandi plant (Henna ) when pulped and applied the skin color would be changed into orange color. And the major thing is that it had even acquired a major place in the beauty tradition of our country. Now Mehandi Ceremony is an indispensable part of marriage in various parts irrespective of traditions or caste. In villages the children plucks, grinds and applies in round and square shapes where as in cities the concept is entirely different.
Now the Mehandi (Henna )is a part of modern life. Now the city girls also applies it during any important days or during any programme. But the specialized beauticians apply it with designs. This Mehendi is used color nails and even at last to the wedding bridegrooms mehndi patterns. The are thousands of Mehendi designs like
- Arabic designs
- Faded mehandi designs
- Mughal designs
- Rajasthani design
- our own portrait designs.
- Indian mehandi designs
- pakistani mehndi patterns
In short, it can be used instead of wearing ornaments. In these designs, we can even make more attractive by using glittering items. If we know, some technology we can our self prepare and modify it. Now a day the Henna powder is available in market in different names such as mehandi, Mehendi so that no need to search around fro its leaves. Even the readymade cones are available which is ready for applying. This cone can be prepared at home itself.
Mehendi Preparation
We can even prepare the mehandi in dark red colors too. Let us see its preparation:
Firstly, gently separate the other component from the Mehendi and add about 4 pieces of tamarind then a teaspoon of sugar, this component should be put inside half cup of water. After filtering just put some salt powder in it then into this, mix about 100gram of henna powder with around 10-12 drops of eucalyptus oil. Then keep this paste for an hour. This paste is similar to that of our ordinary toothpaste but with only a single difference i.e. with that of its color.
If it is difficult to make the solution of tamarind and sugar then we could use the boiled black coffee with the water of two lemons and some vinegar. But if we use the second method then before applying the paste just massage the body part with some eucalyptus oil to make more reddish. Since the Mehendi makes the body temperature cool, it is advised not to be used by the people suffering from fever. After applying with in a short time, it sticks into our body. Then apply 1/4th tablespoon of lemon water with some sugar.
How to remove Mehendi
Before clearing out Mehendi from the applied part apply the previous solution two or three times, but while washing we should not use chlorine or salt water as it may reduce the color.
How to get dark Colored Mehendi?
If the color of the Mehendi is not too dark, then apply a little tiger balm over it then automatically the color increases. The color remains as such for about 15 days.
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(Source, Ylang 23.)
