Saturday, October 26, 2013

DIY Concrete Pumpkin and Yard Art.Potting Table/Sink.Pouring Cement

You know ... when you pour concrete ... 
you always have some left over.  
 

So when we poured a small 3' x 10' pad/walk at the back door of our new addition to our workshop ... we did have extra concrete and I was prepared to make some concrete yard art. 
  
I had ready ... a large glass globe that had been a swag lamp ... it had been in the yard for years and had lost most of its color ... two other small round globes ... an oleo tub ... a plastic peanut butter jar and a plastic pumpkin. 

Here is what I made ...  
A cement ball that is so heavy, we could not pick it up ... had to roll it to where we wanted it. It is bigger than a basketball. 

Hope it will age and grow moss.......... 


Then ... a pumpkin ... the oleo tub using the peanut butter jar to make an indention for a candle or a plant and 3/4 into one of the small glass globes ... then we were out of left-over concrete mix.

Love how they all turned out. 
(These are not fully cured, so still look a little "wet" in spots)

I added some sphagnum moss and perlite to the Quick-Crete mix as Shayna at Woodgrain Cottage did HERE

I think my mix was too thin and did not come out with the aged, cracked look as Shayna got in hers or Bliss at Bliss Ranch.

Next time, I will know ... needs to be more of a dry, clumpy texture.

 Anyway ... I am pleased with how they turned out.




I added a stem that I picked up from the yard; rusty, curled metal wire; faux leaves; grapevine and moss to the pumpkin.

The 3/4 ball can be used in several different ways ...

Fall decor ...


Can put a candle or a plant in the 'oleo tub' pot.

It was coated with oleo so the finish turned out slick looking and I made the top to look rough.

Yes, I sprayed the insides of the molds with PAM.

Stacking these two pieces makes an awesome riser ...



Here are these pieces in my dug-out wooden trough ...
 can be seen HERE.






You know why I needed wanted this pad or walk ???

I needed a place to put my new old, cast-iron double sink table. 




We bought this table ($15.00) from a neighbor who was moving ... 
they called it their 'fish-cleaning' table ... actually, they were professional artists and I think they cleaned their paint brushes here. We repaired/removed rotted wood and painted it gray.

Anyway it has yellow cast-iron double sinks with very little counter space and weighs a ton. I plan to use it as a table for photo shoots and maybe also a potting table. The faucet is non-working and removable when I want to lay a board on it for a table.

The picket fence/gate to the left is made for recycled boards that were in my pile of saved wood. 

The white crank that you see in front of the picket fence/gate is for a six foot retractable awning for those sunny hot days.

LOVE it ...

Thanks for visiting ... 
hope you enjoyed my latest project ... many more to come.




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19 comments:

  1. woow... I really think you have done a great job :)
    and do not miss my little....

    HALLOWEEN PARTY

    it is FUN :)
    WELCOME
    Håkan ( The Roseman)

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  2. Hi Audrey, your creations always make me happy. Love what you imagine and then make. Great potting table, it already loves photo shoots. Have a lovely week.
    Joy

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  3. I love the pumpkin and how you've decorated it!!

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  4. You sure are clever! How do you come up with all these ideas?!? Love the fence/picket gate. Nancy

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  5. I want a cement pumpkin! Of course, you make it look even better with your special touches of wire and wood. The fish table is a great buy and I look forward to seeing all the inventive ways you will use it.

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  6. These are the coolest pumpkins ever! Love how they look outside. Wow! Thanks for sharing at TTF!

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  7. Another fun project, the sink potting table is right up my alley. Love your watering cans. Have a awe sum Fall

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  8. LOVE your concrete pumpkin... especially with it's stem and vines. I need one now too!! :)

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  9. Love it all Audrey! My concrete was runny too, but I didn't use any of the perlite or moss.

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  10. Your concrete creations are wonderful! Looks like you've been having a great time. Love how you dressed up the pumpkin.
    Mary Alice

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  11. Love the interesting cement orbs...pumpkins...candle holders.
    You're a clever gal. The walk turned out nice too.
    I would love to have a clean out sink for outdoor projects...
    Pat

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  12. Hi Audrey, I love the pumpkin! I have made a couple orbs in old light fixtures for my garden, but never thought of making a pumpkin. Everything you made is super cool! Thanks for sharing them with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  13. Oh, so creative - I've heard of using old glass globes to make concrete spheres - wonderfully done! I am delighted that you shared with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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  14. love your sidewalk, but, love the garden goodies more, audrey:) have a great day!

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  15. I've said it before and I'll say it again, You are so CREATIVE! you just have a way of making Beautiful things from nothing! Love reading your Blog!

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  16. You were so lucky to get the fish cleaning table!! I had a potting bench at my last house and used it for decoration more than anything. Need another one.

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  17. The concrete creations are fantastic. Love the giant ball. I am very jealous of the new "Pad" you created. At my first house I had a double sink in the garden and fixed the faucet so I could just screw the hose on.

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  18. Brilliant! Love how you've styled everything. I don't understand why I'm not seeing your posts anymore. Off to figure it out.

    Thanks for sharing this xoxox

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  19. Very creative! Love the left-over cement creations!! I can't wait to give this a try.

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