still haven't started my 'crete project... been busy with "LIFE" *S*
How to make papercrete containers.
The natural look is so much nicer in the garden than the clay pots. Thanks TomTom. I've saved this site as well.
Hi This is very interesting just came across this article this evening I am going to try
making one. Has anyone here tried making some? Spokane WA
Oh, boy, Marcia, you gotta go back to the beginning and read. Lots of folks are successfully papercreting their way to happiness (but not I, not yet...).
OK where is the beginning I thought I had when I read the thread I was on because it started at step . Thanks for the input.
very interesting my husband is a block mason i bet i can gethim to make me one lol let him do all the work
Three little planters I recently made of just concrete imbeded with lavender and other plant material.
That is very nice, Aguane!
Very pretty!
Thanks!
I love making these concrete projects.
Thanks to Tomtom for awakening this medium for me. I've tried papercrete as well, but usually don't take the time to make the slurry.
very nice
BUMP for 2010.
Bump 2011 I still have my pot, and it is still my favorite!! :)
What fun to see this thread pop up again. I was just thinking abt Tomtom earlier this week as I still have some seeds left that she sent me. :)
I too have been waiting for this thread to start up again. I am wondering if anyone tried making borders for flower beds and how that worked. I am considering making some sort of birck to outline my patioand flower bed.
Another thought is making some sort of branch with a pocket for tillandsias.
I picked up some sort of very interesting root at the bromeliad society's sale with a pocket in it that is perfect for my tillandsia that I would love to duplicate.
Would love to know what TomTom is woking on now.
Interesting subject. I've spent perhaps 30 minutes on this thread but see nothing about potential cracking in freeze thaw climates. Any problems? Or does the newspaper act as a binding agent that keeps the containers from cracking?
I'm so glad this thread came back. I have this as a future goal to do with the kids in garden club at school. Some kind of sculpture they design and put together. I love the planter the thread started with. I'd love to see what others have done with this medium.
I made this two years ago, made several small pots and even tho mine aren't very pretty, it was a test for me to see if it would work and hold up in my freezing temps in northern Penna. It did better than other concrete objects I had made in the past. If the weather would cooperate, we go from 90 degrees daytime to (as in last couple weeks) 40-50s with rain again, I would like to get back out to do more of them because I am convinced that this is the way to go! I believe out 4 I did, one edge chipped but they have all held up and in great shape! My project this year if I can get out there to do it would be a container for bamboo and container for dwarf waterlilies.
I'm to embarrassed to post pics of what i did make....but it really was a quick test to see if it was worth it and now I would put better design into it if it would quit raining long enough and on a day when I can get outside to do it. :)
blue
OOOOHHHHH I am so jealous. I wanted to do this project when I first saw TomTom's
I stopped to remember how heavy concrete is not to mention I have no place to work and cant squat or bend.
Pleas keep posting what you are doing and any "mature" filled pieces.
All are great.
JoAnn
So Blue - Are you saying you left them out all winter and they still held up??
Hi Azalea, yes, they were all left out for the winter and a one even was fill with water...i don't remember why it didn't drain but they held up. We had a long time of zero and below temps. They did have more shade where they were at so the temps when they would fluxuate wouldn't start cracking it. But other than more shade...they had no real protection.
Wow - I must try this!
Hi Azalea,
I have left mine out for the 4th year now and they do hold up pretty good. The loose granules around the edges eventually roll off, but for the most part they still look great.
Chris, we would love to see your pics.
My first . Just after removing paper sticks and refining with the hose. Don
I Love It!!! Just my style.
Yu dun good!
Hap
I like it!
Good job, Don!!
nice!
348 replies. Keep it going.
349, LOVE this thread, all I need is the energy!
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Energy would be good and I need a couple of those fake rocks to cover the water meter and the well head. I was just thinking about this thread yesterday. Nice to see someone working on it.
Don, the final product, how heavy is it?
Lily_
It's around 10 lbs. My bowl is larger than tomtoms and I had to use just about twice the recipe to complete mine. mine measures about 12" across and 8" high. I'm trying to figure a cheap way to color the twisted sticks so they blend better with the cement on the finished product. Maybe spray paint them. Don
Don, maybe I'm missing something, I thought you pulled the paper off once the cement dried.
Your right but pieces stick in the cracks and crevieses and are very hard to remove completely. You don't really notice them much but it would be nice to not have any tiny pieces of colored print to look at. I'd reduce it a great deal if I'd just used the want ads there isn't that much color on those pages.
Would wetting them make them come off easier? It is good to know to use the black/white pages.
Yeah spraying with hose takes away most but you still will have some left that's embedded. It really is a small issue,can you even notice it in the picture?
Yes I tried a pressure waher to clean those piece of newspaper off and it worked quite well.
