Several of us got together a few weeks ago to attempt to make those very cool birdbaths from concrete. We each found some large leaves. You need to pick your leaves right before beginning your birdbath. We had a bagged concrete product that we added water to make the consistancy of brownie batter. We each had a rounded pile of sand, which we covered in plastic wrap. I'm not sure this was necessary, because the leaf goes on next, face down with the veins up. Next, we placed concrete on top of the leaf, about an inch thick. The edges are smoothed, and you just follow the shape of your leaf, so that it forms an upsidedown "bowl" over the mound of sand. The concrete needs to cure for at least a couple of days.
We got together the following week to paint our creations. One bag of concrete goes a long ways. I'm looking forward to trying it again next summer. I wish the darn gophers, moles, etc., in my yard hadn't killed my biggest rhubarb plant.
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