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If you loved the Stepping stone post that i posted a few years ago, there is no doubt that you will love this one too by S hellie Wilson . What you need Pre-Mix cement Petroleum jelly Bucket for Cement mix Mould You will need a small mold for these stepping stones and below are some suggestions as to what you can use. Instructions Ice cream containers, bucket bottoms, large catering margarine containers, kitty litter trays, tin foil baking and pie trays. Begin by mixing up the premix quick set cement which can be found at your local hardware store. Follow the instructions on your brand of cement mix.  Tap out any bubbles with gentle movement. Have the children or yourself standby ready with sleeves rolled up and with petroleum jelly on their hands for protection from the cement (this will just wash off afterwards). Pour the cement into the molds and tap it until it settles nice and flat and then have the children place their hand into the mold. Alt...

Summer is finally here in the UK,  So i have only one thing on my mind.. Gardening.  Well that's not strictly true, its revamping the garden, I leave all the weeding to my wonderful hubby.  He was born with the green fingers, where as i was born to have my fingers covered in paint, glitter, glue and anything else i can craft with. I found a image that i loved, and I drew up a stencil from card. I cleaned up the pots as best as i could, but they were weather worn, but that did not matter.  The first step was to paint the terracotta, i decided to go with cream and green,  as i think these two colours work amazingly well together.  Does the green look familiar??? If you have read the  DIY tiered flower pots  post you would recognise it. Once the pots had dried, I drew the stencil on, I varied the picture on the pots so they were not to same-y. I painted the image using the contrasting...

Few days ago as i was browsing and wasting my time on Pinterest  as i needed some inspiration for the pots i have left over from last year, i ran across this cute idea of making tiered flower pot . I thought why have i never thought about this before? I had all the things i needed: Pots Paint Rod Now i remember why i put these to one side.  They are completely scratched and weather-worn. First thing was to paint them.  I used the same colour paint as i used when i painted the  Antique stencilled terracotta pots .  It looks a completely different colour in the next three photographs, i am not sure why. I used an upturned pot inside the larger one to give the smaller top pot height. I thought that the top pot would be more secure by putting a rod through the upturned pot and the top pot. I had to put this next picture on, to give credit to my little helper.  Please meet 3hree my ca...

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Acorns are so versatile for crafting--and they're free, too! Paint one to look like a strawberry and use them as gift  toppers, knick knacks, or decorations for your kitchen. These acorn crafts from   Amanda are simple and perfect for summer. Materials: Acorns with tops Acrylic paint: black, green, red (and other shades that are similar, such as magenta or fuchsia) Toothpick Paintbrush Clear gloss sealer Hot glue gun Instructions: Remove the acorn tops and paint them green.  Paint the acorns with red or other shades of red. When dry, dip toothpick into black paint and dot onto red acorns.   Glue the tops on to the acorns. Spray with gloss sealer and let dry. Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook |  Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Pretty Shabby UK

DIY Painted Rock Cactus Tutorial  Use garden rocks to create this fun Rock Cactus pot. A great sensory idea for a kids activity and craft. Materials Needed Garden Rocks Plant pot Green, white paint. Instructions Step 1: Start by selecting flat  rocks that look like cactus prongs. Step 2: Coat each rock with green paint.  Step 3: Use different shades of green to draw in some background lines/veins and added white dots for cactus flowers. You are only limited by your imagination. Now place these into a pot and use as a center piece, garden ornament or even a door stop. Feel free to Visit the Blog | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Facebook | Follow on Twitter |Follow on Instagram Subscribe to Pretty Shabby UK Check out the other garden tutorials Painted toadstool plant pot tutorial My 99p Bargain