Go into your recycle bin and collect those soda and beer cans. Force out the bottom of the can with the end of a broom (easier removal later...) after cutting off the top. (full tutorial here) Make some dents and wrinkles in the can.
Easiest Concrete Casting Ever!
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Use your empty cans and make the coolest concrete vessels. Cost = pennies and no fancy mold... You will have your friends saying 'what the'?! (btw, be patient; apparently I am crashing the servers on my site)
Quick-setting concrete mix is used here. I use RapidSet Cementall. Mix up a small quantity and be aware you need to work quickly since it sets i minutes. It should be of an easy flowing consistency.
Pour into the can and turn to coat all the sides. Continue turning to keep from settling on the bottom. It sets in minutes, be patient. Any extra can be poured into next can.
After few minutes it will 'stay put' and you can let it cure for about 1 hour. If the concrete is really thin repeat and pour another layer for reinforcement.
Once it is thicker (3mm or so) and it has cured, you can remove the can. Use caution as it is sharp. I like to use tools and rip the sides down in strips. The bottom is slightly more difficult to remove, so pulling strips work best.
TADA! The finish is super shiny and quite interesting. You can now add colour of preferred or enjoy as is. You can't get an easier mold than this. I LOVE concrete and have a lot of unique projects
Metallic paint seems so appropriate... So cool for so little effort!
Another super simple concrete project just posted: https://www.madebybarb.com/2017/08/21/faux-fossil-forest-coasters/
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Use a trash can lid pour some in lid add some wire screan or rabbit wire or chicken that u have cut to about a inch smaller than.lid pour more over wire to cover it let sit up till still work able use a pice of plastic jug that has a half circle to deepen bowl just make sure not to expose wire let cure
can i cast couple hands with cement? can anybody tell me the ingredients and the procedure?
Well, funny you should ask that! I have done that and have a detailed tutorial: https://www.madebybarb.com/2017/04/23/diy-life-cast-concrete-hands/
Ok for coloring on this project! Wonder if useing food coloring would be look & work?