Last month my daughter Deb and I went to Ellen's home and with her and two other friends cast these leave in concrete. We formed them in a plastic box so we could carry them home to cure but when we lifted them they cracked. I was able to salvage these three but the others are set aside in pieces and will be use in a mosaic as fossils. These will get cleaned and sealed and used as ornaments in my garden. Later I will make more and use a different mixture of concrete and NOT move them for one day so they have a good amount of time to set up and not crack I may also use some color in my mixture.The leaves we use for the big one is a kale leaf and the other two are leaves from South Carolina but don't know what it is.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Concrete Leaves
Last month my daughter Deb and I went to Ellen's home and with her and two other friends cast these leave in concrete. We formed them in a plastic box so we could carry them home to cure but when we lifted them they cracked. I was able to salvage these three but the others are set aside in pieces and will be use in a mosaic as fossils. These will get cleaned and sealed and used as ornaments in my garden. Later I will make more and use a different mixture of concrete and NOT move them for one day so they have a good amount of time to set up and not crack I may also use some color in my mixture.The leaves we use for the big one is a kale leaf and the other two are leaves from South Carolina but don't know what it is.
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You are so generous in sharing your creative acts! These are wonderful treasures from nature and I look forward to seeing them as ornaments in your garden! By the way, I am going to link your blog to mine! Thanks for linking me! Hallelujah Truth!
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