Concrete leaf castings made from real leaves. They are all hand filed and hand painted.

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I learned how to make concrete leaf castings to put in our gardens. Our instructor was Roberta Palmer, who sells her leaves all over Portland and also holds little how-to workshops in her own backyard. Roberta has her castings tucked throughout her garden. Some of them are left natural concrete, and allowed to weather and collect moss. Others are beautifully painted in gradated colors. This leaf is approximately 15" across. Her yard is lush with big-leafed…

Idea to make hypertufa hands using rubber garden gloves & leaves

Raparperiunelmien aika on parhaimmillaan. Voi miten olen odotellut näitä ryppysen ruttusia pallukoita ylös mullasta. Arvatenkin suureksi osaksi sen askartelumateriaalin takia. Toki, onhan sitä tullut muutamat rahka-raparperipiirakat väännettyä ja kavereiden puskaita himoittu niiden kehittyneempien lehtien toivossa. Kokeilin raparperin lehteä kipsimuottina ja mitä kivaa siitä voisi tehdä. Ison (leveys n. 20 cm) sain Hessun pellosta, jossa kasvaa vallaton määrä näitä kaunottaria. No, entäs se…

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VERY PRETTY. . I think this would be quirky as a wall decor item! DIY Leaf Garden Stone - what a fun weekend project!

A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I learned how to make concrete leaf castings to put in our gardens. Our instructor was Roberta Palmer, who sells her leaves all over Portland and also holds little how-to workshops in her own backyard. Roberta has her castings tucked throughout her garden. Some of them are left natural concrete, and allowed to weather and collect moss. Others are beautifully painted in gradated colors. This leaf is approximately 15" across. Her yard is lush with big-leafed…