Lovely - simple too. Our path slopes and is a mucky mess when it rains, so we've got a bit more work to do with drainage before we fix that. My goal is to have a path that a) people won't slip on, and b) I won't twist my ankle on. You'd think that woudn't be tricky, but I tend to "overthink" any action. Oh yea, this path? It's to my studio too.
I've just started casting leaves for steps and birdbaths. I can't keep the birdbaths in stock. But, school will soon be over and I can get going full time. Let's see if I can over-produce then.

Mercedes

Hi Dena,

that's great! And I am so struck with the relative ease of this procedure. Not to discount the work that you must have put into it; there's always so much effort behind these deceptively simple photo-howtos. I am using the silicone leaf mold that we talked about in another thread to make some pavers and it has been such a lengthy process.

Keep it up girl; you are one busy bee!

cheers,

Sean

Sean,
thank you for the comments. On one day I told my friends that I thought a rhubarb path was what they needed for this area. The voids were dug out with a small trowel and three pronged hand rake. The leaves were within walking distance. The hardest part I think was that I had asked if they had a wheel barrow for mixing, they said yes. But their wheel barrow was one of the taller plastic ones that did not have a flatter sufaced bottom, and the first two bags I mixed together with my hands. The next bags were one at a time. All in all the project really is as easy as the photos. And since it is really that easy it would be very easy to start with and get 'BITTEN' by the bug here.
Several years ago I also talked about the sea stars that were in my yard, set a cardboard pattern cut around, scooped out to 1 1/2", put mix in and patted smooth, then wiggled rocks in, and watered the area. A great project with kids.
Sean are you using your silicone mold as a texture pad or how are you using it? I have as I said in another thread not taken the extra step of making a POP mold.
Waiting anxiously to see the project you are doing.
Dena

Dena,

see the ongoing leaf thingy? Sure thing. I can show you what I've been doing with it. I'm categorizing this as experiment.

First pic (try and ignore the colour) shows a styrofoam tray to hold the mold and cement. Two layers of styrofoam glued together, top piece has large leaf shape cutout (ought to be deeper; I used what I had on hand). I line the tray with plastic; center the mold, face up; drizzle sand around the edge to the height of the mold; add cement.

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I've been casting thinner pieces and then beefing them up later. Also started trying out a slurry coat to begin; way less bubbles. The last thing that I tried (below) was stuffing a bunch of pebbles into the sand before adding the cement; this one didn't turn out that glamorous, but there's some potential.

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I better get a move on; I have _so_ much that I need to get done this weekend.

cheers,

Sean