Knock off of Restoration Hardware's Spheres - using concrete and lighting globes from the thrift store, a bargain at $10 for five of them! See the simple how-to…
Make concrete stepping stones with leaves from your garden. Learn how to make concrete stepping stones, and see just how easy it is!
How to Make Hypertufa; join in the fun and learn how to make this unique garden craft; use these instructions to make troughs, pinch pots and many more great hypertufa projects
How To Make Concrete Mushrooms - DIY Tutorials
Make a DIY mosaic stepping stone with concrete and beautiful stained glass tile. A fun garden art project tutorial with all the details!
Follow along as we make our own DIY concrete garden spheres, and learn how you can too. Spoilers: it was a lot of fun, and only cost about $15 for a set of 3!
Have you ever strolled through a garden and felt as though you were walking through a living gallery? Garden art transforms ordinary green spaces into vibrant
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How To Make Concrete Mushrooms - DIY Tutorials
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Using simple and safe ingredients you can change the look of a concrete walkway! This crazy trick will make your concrete look like flagstone in one day! - This is so good to know!
How to Carve and Stain Old Concrete: Old concrete can look neglected and cracked. Even new gray concrete can be boring.I hate old looking concrete, so I set out to restore and make concrete look like art. Learn how to carve, sculpture and color concrete.If you are trying to make an old…
How to Make Hypertufa; join in the fun and learn how to make this unique garden craft; use these instructions to make troughs, pinch pots and many more great hypertufa projects
Garden spheres add a timeless element to any garden and it is amazingly easy to make them. I love these spheres and have started to collect some DIY tutorials to share with you.
Collect your rhubarb leaves and make a bunch of stepping stones when you harvest. Impressive Rhubarb Leaves Concrete Pathway!
Here are 10 genius hacks to use concrete blocks (or board formed concrete)—from humble DIY projects to architects' designs—to improve an outdoor space.
Concrete statuary in some of the gardens I've visited has always captivated me. Unfortunately most statuary I've priced is quite expensive and with my tight budget the chances were slim that any of these creations would ever find themselves in my gardens. However, several years ago I was intrigued when I stumbled upon instructions for making \
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When it comes to backyard decoration, there are many numbers of projects and ideas that you can incorporate to make your backyard inviting. You can expand
Hypertufa is a process of making, by hand, a faux rock that closely resembles tufa, which is volcanic rock. This process creates a lightweight faux rock that can be any shape or size.
Painted Concrete Deer - Upcycling Concrete Garden Decor - Scandinavian design similar to a Swedish Dala horse but as a Dala Deer using Deco Art Paint
I love peace poles outside of homes and churches and other buildings. But between not being able to afford a fancy carved one and always wanting mine to be a little brighter and to say something a little different, I've never purchased one. Then I decided I could surely make one myself and stick it in my own garden! Here are two photos of my finished peace pole, each showing two sides of the pole. Honestly, the process was not too hard. 1. Decide what words you want on it. I have known for years what words I wanted on it. I wanted words and phrases from a Gaelic Blessing, which I had sung for many years when I performed in choir at college. I love the phrase "Deep Peace" which seems so perfect for a peace pole. And I love the way that blessing winds through different parts of nature--wind and waves and earth and moon and stars--looking at all the different ways natural creation provides us with peace. This is also a great opportunity to write your own words for the pole. Just because these are traditionally called "peace poles" doesn't mean the words have to be about peace. What about a welcome? A list of favorite words or wishes? What about no words at all? 2. Work out a basic color scheme. I knew I wanted a bright color scheme based in blue because I lived in a wooded area, with lots of green and brown. I wanted something that would look natural, compliment the colors in the scenery, but still stand out a bit. Then I waited for a sale and stocked up on Liquitex Basics Acrylics and did color mixing tests on sturdy paper until I had what I was looking for. 3. Buy the pole (also the cap and post). I had already decided I wanted to work with PVC, not wood or metal, because it is inexpensive, sturdy, clean to work with and lightweight. At first I thought I would be stuck having to create more of a Peace Pipe, because I only knew of PVC coming in tubes for plumbing and what not. But my local fencing supply company had an outdoor display of PVC fence for yards, made to look like wood and stabilized by PVC poles that mimic wooden 4x4s. Hooray! I went to Lowe's (the local hardware store) and got a 4 x 4 inch PVC pole, 6 feet high, plus a cap to close the top for less than $20. I also knew that I wanted to be able to move mine, so I bought a thin metal fence post, 5 feet high, that I could easily pound into the ground, and pull up and move it I wanted to. More on how I used that later. 4. Work out the design. You can, of course, do anything you want. I don't see things very well in my head, so I sketched it out. In particular, I knew I wanted the top images to flow into each other in a circle, forming basically one image, but so that each quarter of the image would appear on a side of the pole with the appropriate words. You can see here the sketch in which I worked that out in my sketchbook. The numbers across the top of the image indicate which side of the square post it would go on and correspond with the numbers in the list. Therefore, section 3, with the trees, would be above the words "Quiet Earth." You can see that in the pictures at the top of this post. Then, because I'm really insecure, I did "draft" versions of the sides full-size on pieces I cut and taped together from newsprint. 5. Buy other supplies. I purchased the paints, a drop cloth, some 1 and 2 inch-wide inexpensive paint brushes, sandpaper, PVC primer and a sealant/varnish designed for outdoor use and for UV protection against fading in the sun. As I mentioned above, I used Liquitex Basics acrylic paints for the colored areas. However, I used Golden Fluid Acrylics for the black line work, along with a small round brush (I think it was a size 6). That paint flows more like a thick ink and was perfect for the finishing detail work I needed to do. 5. Prepare the pole. First I scrubbed it with rubbing alcohol. This seemed to take off anything too oily or just residual dirt. Second I sanded it lightly, mostly to get some texture to the surface so the paint would stick. I rubbed that down with a damp cloth to get the dust off. Third, I painted the whole thing with white PVC primer, which I bought in a spray at the hardware store. I let it dry overnight. Here it is, with my cat Tim supervising the drying. 6. Draw a light map of the image on the pole. I did not draw the entire image on the pole because I knew I was going to paint over it with my background colors. But I did measure out the basic dividers. And because I had drawn my practice images in full size on newsprint back in step 6, I could lay them down beside the pole to use as a guide when I painted. Beware: I found that even light pencil marks did not erase well. 7. Paint your pole. I found it easiest (after some messy trial and error) to prop the pole against a table and paint each section around all four sides, rather than to paint one side at a time. I am sure this happened because I conceptualized my design as a circular one, rather than as a panel-by-panel one. While I don't think there is one best way to paint your pole, I do taking the time to think about how you'll do it with such an awkward object will pay off! 8. Finish it up! Let it dry completely. Add extra time to be sure. Then start coating it with the UV-proof varnish. As I mentioned earlier, I am insecure, so I gave it double dry time in between coats and I put on an extra coat or two for good measure. Then I let it dry inside my home for a good week before I put it outside. 9. Put it outside. Because I wanted to be able to move my pole, at least for a while, I just picked a spot and pounded my metal garden post in. Then a set the pole down over it. Of course, the garden pole is much smaller than the inside of the peace pole, so the peace pole wobbles quite a bit. But this is easily fixed! Simply fill a bucket with dirt or sand and, making sure that the peace pole is upright as you like it, pour the sand down inside the pole. Use a second bucket if you need to. Soon, that will fill the bottom foot or so of the inside of the pole and stop the wobbling! You'll have a stable pole without having to permanently mount it in place. 10. Enjoy! Of course, the very day after I put it outside, it snowed. But the pole looked terrific in all that white and I felt super pleased with it. The project cost me less than $50 total for supplies (though I admit I had a lot of paints already) and probably took me a total of 10 hours to do, not counting the thinking and design time or the drying time in between coats. I have no idea how long it will last, having just made it. But that's part of the fun of it. Kind of like prayer flags and sand mandalas. The making held the most meaning. I'll enjoy it while it lasts. I'm happy to have made this peace pole out of the words and colors that have such deep meaning for me. I am thinking that making them as gifts for other people might be a very cool thing--customizing the design and words to reflect who they are and what they find meaningful.
Listing is for one hand poured concrete planter/vessel with original art. ***Any customizations are an additional cost and will not be added unless you add additional art fee*** Measures 3.5 inches tall, 3” wide. Due to the nature of concrete variations and color and texture are to be expected. These are very raw, aged looking, organic planters. I leave the air bubbles in to mimic buildings in nature. Miniatures can be added for an additional cost as well. Miniatures are not attached. Use a small dot of superglue to attach where you would like. There are no returns or exchanges on custom made to order items.
Make the CUTEST DIY concrete pumpkins with this easy tutorial - plus I'll show you how to color concrete with leftover paint!
How to Make a Garden Sculpture: In this instructable I'll show you how to make a wonderful sculpture for your garden. It's made of plaster and decorated with mosaic. You'll need about 3 days for the basic structure (2 hours per day, the remainder is drying time) and 1 to infinite …
Learn how to make footprint DIY stepping stones out of concrete. Perfect project to line the garden pathway and show off your kids little feet.
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