Our Gardens are a place of therapy, solitude, a place where we can express our gardening skills, get our thoughts together and enjoy planting anything that suits our fancy. It is like our outdoor bedroom or office that is a soothing place to go to.
So why shouldn't we decorate these personal, sometimes private places as we do those same places in our homes to suit our liking?
I enjoy making stepping stones for my garden and have done many different styles from animals, to glow in the dark and even Memorial Stones for loved ones and pets. They are as useful as they are decorative and not too hard to make.
They do require o few days to make because of drying times but otherwise its a project you can involve the whole family, including kids around 6 years old and up.
So why shouldn't we decorate these personal, sometimes private places as we do those same places in our homes to suit our liking?
I enjoy making stepping stones for my garden and have done many different styles from animals, to glow in the dark and even Memorial Stones for loved ones and pets. They are as useful as they are decorative and not too hard to make.
They do require o few days to make because of drying times but otherwise its a project you can involve the whole family, including kids around 6 years old and up.
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You will need:
Cement Mix (I used 7 lbs. for this project)
Cement Colorant, optional
A Mold
Mosaic Bits or Broken Glass Pieces
Glue
Old Sponges
Old Bucket
Stirring Sticks or an old wooden spoon
Craft Sticks
Paper (disposable bowl)
Flat Head Screwdriver
Rubber Gloves if using a colorant
Eye Protection (Because of Dust)
Breathing Protection (Because of Dust)
Cement Mix (I used 7 lbs. for this project)
Cement Colorant, optional
A Mold
Mosaic Bits or Broken Glass Pieces
Glue
Old Sponges
Old Bucket
Stirring Sticks or an old wooden spoon
Craft Sticks
Paper (disposable bowl)
Flat Head Screwdriver
Rubber Gloves if using a colorant
Eye Protection (Because of Dust)
Breathing Protection (Because of Dust)
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nice;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCayq56wHSA
he dust if exposure is once and never repeated and not a lot is not good but if you are workig close (you are) and working with kids, (maybe) it is both caustic and contriutes to silicosis, think emphazema, or lining your lungs with a coat of hard thin cement.
safety precautions always, not because a "nanny govermental agency" tells you to, but because it may keep you from painful issues, sickness or maybe bindness and death.
cheap cake pans and chocolate molds as well a sand box molds work great. Generic pam or just oily rag using cheap crappy tasting canola oil will work as a release agent. Used Motor oil is a no no, it smells has metals nasty chemicals in it, fresh motor oil is too expensive.(for me)
this is one of the two instructables that is getting me to make something, I am carving it now.....
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=50900&cat=2,43319,33281&ap=1
I think they come with cement dye, too, which makes things a little more interesting!