Delete
by
Marie
$14
3 Days
Easy
After power hosing the front sidewalk and letting it dry, I was ready to get started. Scared but ready.
I used a plastic bin I had to pour the paint into and dip the sponge in. It worked quite well. I had one sponge cut in half to offset the pattern. I really didn't have a pattern in my head I just winged it.
In my head I thought it wouldn't take anytime at all. When the temperature hit the 100's it took longer than planned, too hot to work on during the day. I ended up working on it early each morning.
It didn't turn out perfect which is good. I am not a perfectionist.
I wanted it to blend with the rest of my salvaged brick ''patios''
and garden edgings that I put together like a jigsaw puzzles with: cemented together clumps of bricks, cement left on bricks, halves and pieces of bricks from my Dad's used brick pile.
I ended up putting one coat of cement sealer on which I was torn about. I wanted it to develop that worn look, but was afraid that when it got to the look I wanted, I'd never get around to putting a sealer on.
I got up at 5am to put that coat of sealer on it while it was only 80*.
It started sprinkling half way through!
I ignored it and finished.
The sprinkling didn't amount to much, but I think Mother Nature doesn't like me!
Next :
the driveway?
Maybe someday!
I used a plastic bin I had to pour the paint into and dip the sponge in. It worked quite well. I had one sponge cut in half to offset the pattern. I really didn't have a pattern in my head I just winged it.
In my head I thought it wouldn't take anytime at all. When the temperature hit the 100's it took longer than planned, too hot to work on during the day. I ended up working on it early each morning.
It didn't turn out perfect which is good. I am not a perfectionist.
I wanted it to blend with the rest of my salvaged brick ''patios''
and garden edgings that I put together like a jigsaw puzzles with: cemented together clumps of bricks, cement left on bricks, halves and pieces of bricks from my Dad's used brick pile.
I ended up putting one coat of cement sealer on which I was torn about. I wanted it to develop that worn look, but was afraid that when it got to the look I wanted, I'd never get around to putting a sealer on.
I got up at 5am to put that coat of sealer on it while it was only 80*.
It started sprinkling half way through!
I ignored it and finished.
The sprinkling didn't amount to much, but I think Mother Nature doesn't like me!
Next :
the driveway?
Maybe someday!
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Very creative! Loving it!
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THIS TURNED OUT BTR THAN BUILDING IT WITH REAL BRICKS. WHICH IN TIME SHIFT AND U END UP KISSING THEM.
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