Gazing Ball, sand cast leaf and Hypertufa Mushrooms

[Anna D.]

I've discovered a passion for garden art recently and I've been busy making stuff...



This globe is with iridescent green "blobs"


This is with the larger sized clear iridescent "blobs"

A sand cast Castor Bean leaf


Lotsa hypertufa mushrooms!

[dragonflyducky]

Awesome!!!  I love them all.   I've been wanting to play with concrete...how did you get started?

[retroeva]

That leaf is amazing!

[Anna D.]

Thanks!
The leaf is surprisingly easy to do! I used this info:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/accout/2002072754010311.html

It kind of helped me get started...I did not use a fortifier, well, actually this is weird but I mixed some white glue in the mix...figured it might help. I didn't have fortifier and didn't want to invest any more money at the time. 

[balkandina]

I love all of your yard art. That leaf is super cool, though!!

[Anna D.]

Thanks! I'd love to rig some up in some kind of fountain thing....so that the water can drip down onto graduated sized leaves....so many projects so little time!

[balkandina]

...so many projects so little time!

You read my mind!!!

[DancingBoots]

Your attention to detail is fabulous! I love it all!
I so want to try hyertufa!

[Anna D.]

Thanks, the mushrooms are about the easiest hypertufa thing you can make!

The leaves can be made with hypertufa but you get more vein detail with cement and sand.

Now I want to make some for my wall....inside!

[DancingBoots]

Now I want to make some for my wall....inside!

Make sure you share those pictures too !