How great they look. What a good job. congratulations. Yep, looking gray and ready to rain up in Riverside CA. also. Got your umbrella and boat ready????

For those of us that missed your original posting on these, could you tell us what you've done here? Did you make a mold and then pour in cement? What was the mold made of? They are so unique! Great job!

Too cute! I like the color wash, it's subtle, yet adds a pop.

I love these. You did a wonderful job on them.

Jen

twomonths: sail on by. I may need to ride on your boat if we get what is expected. LOLL

Daisyme: Sure! The molds are latex, lasting re-usable. I purchased the one mold on eBay. I used Quickcrete cement and poured into the mold. Next day, took it out to cure and repeated the process until I had 2 more. Let them cure one week, then brushed the acrylic paint over them, as a wash using 90% water and 10% color. Waited until dry, then sprayed with Krylon sealer.

Each one is about a little over 3" wide and they have a nice base on the bottom, so they can stand up on their own. The mold is such that it is like a rock all the way around. It isn't flat on the rear side.

Hope that helps!

Great friends for the garden

The face casts are very cool but I love what you did with the angel too! I imagine she looks much better because the color brings out the form. Great job!

Those are very funny. Nice job. I recently bought some car undercoat spray that someone on this forum recommended for sealant. It's black, but paintable, and can be used on just about anything. It's so easy to use, I'm going ot use it under the paint on everything outside. It's available at auto parts stores. Linda

Oh I LOVE those!
I can't wait for better weather to do cement again!
Those were cast in a sand bed right ? Was it difficult to remove mold?
Any links on where you got them ???
Lori

Those are just as cute as they can be. You did a really great job of them.

Donna in Florida

Lori,

very easy. They are latex molds; re-usable. Because you are actually pouring the mixture into the mold which is upside down (head first), it will come out like one whole rock, not flat like my angel is. It wasn't a sand cast project. The mold comes with a back up and you sit the latex in that to hold it upside so you can fill it. To make sure it would not tip over until the cement set, I put the mold in the back up, over the top opening of an unused flower pot. Done the next day. You just slip the latex off.

You can search 'rock mold' or 'rock face' mold on eBay. I purchased the mold.

How cute!!

Try this site for grote faces.

Http://wyleesee.50megs.com/

Click on the 'words' grote instructions--your get an error messege on the 'face'
You could use this info on any faces if you sculpt.

NONACOOK: I have seen that site several times, which is what prompted me to go look for something similar for my garden, but if you read her instructions, it is a HELLUVA job, with the mixing, collection of soup cans, this and that...whew! I wanted something similar without all of the work and clean up.

Hi there mango, love those.

I am so inspired by your "rocks"! Thanks for the directions! How great it will be to see them peeking out in your gardens! You have just added to my list of things I want to do...and my wife Carol wonders why I never get to my Honey-Do list! LOL Thanks for sharing a great idea!!!! Kirk

Those rock faces are the bomb! I will have to get me a mold -I wonder if you could set marbles in for the eyeballs?

Mangomoon ... I LOVE your cement rocks so I had to go looking on e-bay after you posted and today my package arrived with a couple molds. They are flat ones with silly faces! I am anxious to try them...but need a bit better weather. Thanks for sharing your expertise on this!
Jeanne S.

Great work.

Jeanne: I am so glad you were inspired to go buy some molds. I know you will have fun with your creations. Hope to see pix of your stuff too!