MAKE THESE SUPER EASY CONCRETE HAND PLANTERS/BOWLS IN 20 MINUTES

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I had been wanting to try my hand at making something out of concrete. I've seen a lot of planters and I figured that would be an easy place to start. Plus, my mom loves succulents so I wanted to make something she would like for her garden. I'm very excited to share my new concrete hand planters. My mom loves them so they've made a great Mother's Day gift.
There was a little trial & error along the way, and I have to admit I had a major fail in the beginning. I bought the wrong kind of concrete. I quickly learned that there are lots of different kinds of concrete. But once I got the right cement it was seriously soooo easy and only took me about 20 minutes to make four hands.
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Here is the result of my first try. Major failure....
But I got it right on the second try. Here's the final products...
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Yup. Zombie apocalypse hands. Couldn't help myself. :-)
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  • Kar3864285 Kar3864285 on Feb 01, 2016
    How can I make some larger hands?
  • Kar Kar on Jun 15, 2016
    which gloves did you use? latrile, latex, rubber?
  • Paul Paul on Jul 18, 2016
    What gloves did you use on the hand planter
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  • Ruth Ruth on May 29, 2016
    could you use plaster of paris instead of concrete
    • DIY Fun Ideas DIY Fun Ideas on May 29, 2016
      @Ruth I've never used plaster of paris, but I would imagine that you could, although it wouldn't be as strong as using concrete. Also, I'm not sure how well plaster of paris would do with ongoing watering.
  • Melody Boling Medlock Melody Boling Medlock on Mar 24, 2020

    Thank you for sharing. I know that this was posted quite some time ago but better late than never. I absolutely LOVE that you had to do zombie hands as well. That's exactly what I would have done, it's too hard not to. I'm ready to make a lot of hands. Thanks for making me realize what my home is missing.....Thing from the Addams Family. It's a must!!😁💖✌🤞👉👍👌👈 Another idea is if somehow I could wrap the glove around a small pot to make it look like a fist full of flowers. The creative juices are flowing!🏆🥇🌟

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