Crafts from cement: step-by-step instructions on how to make a craft from cement mortar with your own hands (100 photos)

It is customary not only to work, but also to relax on a summer cottage or personal plot, and for this purpose the territory is decorated with a variety of crafts. Purchased decor is quite expensive, and it is very difficult to choose the right design, size or shape, color scheme that would match the idea of ​​landscape design.

That is why bright and exclusive hand-made cement crafts for cottages and gardens are especially popular. The process of creating them is so fascinating that once you have mastered different techniques, it is no longer possible to stop, and the finished products can be given as gifts to friends and neighbors - if there is no longer free space on your site.

Ease of execution

Interesting DIY cement crafts can transform even the most unprepossessing area. In addition to their spectacular appearance, such products will cost you much less than store-bought ones.

It’s not for nothing that such a solution falls into the budget category. The variety of shapes is endless. Here it is enough to use your imagination and bring your ideas to life.

Simple designs do not require special skills or tools.

Concrete boots

Sometimes even worn-out shoes can turn into an original garden sculpture made of concrete. Pour concrete mixture over the boots and leave to dry. Then fill them with soil and plant flowers. A couple of these flower beds in the middle of the plot look rather abandoned, a little hooligan-like - as if nature took its toll and grew through the old garbage.

By the way, other islands of civilization - garden hoses, working tools next to them look more organic in the green landscape. In general, if something cannot be removed, just play with it, create style and a unified garden space. And stone work boots are perfect for this.

Some nuances

DIY cement crafts can be very different: flower pots, flowerpots, fairy tale characters, animals, etc. The material cannot be classified as capricious. It's quite easy to work with.

But in order for the products to turn out not just beautiful, but also of high quality and last a long time, you need to take into account some points.

Production stages

Since any product made from cement must dry well, after making it, cover the craft with polyethylene and “forget” for a week. Then the figure is coated with primer.

And the last step will be coloring. If the surface remains rough after priming, you can go over it with sandpaper or a file.

Drinking leaf

This is the simplest version of the product. They do it like this:

• Take two as large burdock leaves as possible. One of them is laid on oilcloth so that its edges are raised up slightly. To do this, you can place some objects under the sheet around the perimeter or add a little earth. Or just dig a hole a little and put a sheet there.
• A layer of cement is applied to it in a thin layer (2-3 cm). Another sheet is placed on top to form a relief.
• In about a day, such a garden decoration craft will dry. The top burdock is removed and the product is dried in the shade for a couple of days.
• If desired, the finished drinker can be painted green and placed in the garden.

Tip: dry concrete crafts in a shaded place. Otherwise, the quickly drying solution will crack in the sun.

What else goes into the solution?

Concrete has performed well. True, it is most often used for the basis of platforms for fountains, sculptural pedestals, etc.

You can also make crafts from cement and plaster. It is added to the solution to impart plasticity to the material. When working with this duet you need to be more careful, since the plaster sets quite quickly.

Features of the material

Components included in the composition

Concrete’s popularity as a material for the manufacture of decorative products is due, first of all, to its high plasticity, thanks to which decorative objects can take on a variety of shapes.

Fantastic fountain

Small architectural forms are intended for use in the open air, so the material in question is ideal for their manufacture. This material withstands negative impacts such as rain, wind, high and low temperatures, and direct sunlight. It is characterized by high strength, wear resistance and is not afraid of mechanical damage.

Products

Among the positive qualities of concrete, the following can be noted:

1. The material has a long service life;

Products for landscape design

1. Not susceptible to microorganisms and mold;

Classic fountains

1. It is not afraid of corrosion, ultraviolet radiation and temperature changes;

Modern fountains

1. Throughout its entire service life it does not lose its technical qualities;

Furniture

1. Products can be reinforced, which makes them stronger and more durable;

Garden sculptures

1. Under mechanical influence, the object does not lose its integrity and is not deformed;

Product options

1. Using the formwork method or special forms, it is possible to create items of various configurations;

Garden paths

1. This is an environmentally friendly material that is safe for humans and the environment, thanks to the natural raw materials in its composition;

Interior items

1. The price of this material is very affordable due to the prevalence and low cost of its components;

Original little things

1. This is a non-flammable and fireproof material;

BBQ and grill

1. Products can be decorated using internal fractional fillers, dry pigments or paint;

Architectural option for making flower pots

1. Due to the plasticity of the material, its surface can acquire any texture when processing the still uncured solution with applied stamps or relief rollers.

Product decoration

Ideas for beginners

If you have no experience working with cement at all, then you need to start with the simplest elements. Cement crafts for the dacha in the form of mushrooms, multi-colored balls, flower pots are quite acceptable even for amateurs in this interesting business.

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Sidewalk decorations

When pouring a concrete path on the site, you can make cement decorations. One option is to make shaped paving slabs from concrete. Such elements are laid as an insert into a concrete path. Decorations in the shape of leaves look very beautiful. The tiles are made similarly to the leaves for a garden fountain. The thickness is at least 5-6 cm. The solution is prepared with the addition of dye. This technology allows you to create multi-colored products that will not shuffle when you walk on them. When making a path, the crafts are first laid according to the developed scheme, then the general pouring of concrete is carried out.

Mushroom for the garden

To make a mushroom, find an old rubber ball, plastic bottle, metal wire or rod. First you need to cut the ball in half. Pour sand into a bucket and press the halves into it. Pour the cement mixture into the molds and smooth it out.

Cut off the bottom of the bottle and insert the top part into the mold in the center, plunging the neck a couple of centimeters. After this, you need to connect the cap with the stem with a rod and fill the bottle. After drying is complete, remove the ball and bottle.

How to make swan figures

Beautiful white swans will become a real decoration of the site. An unnecessary plastic basin installed upside down is suitable as a frame base. The neck is made of intertwined metal wires, bent in the shape of the letter S. The wire is attached to the basin by drilling a hole in it.

The basin is coated with cement; rags and pieces of foam plastic are used to form the necessary bends. Form wings and tail. The wire for the neck is wrapped with rags soaked in cement, and cement is gradually applied on top, in thin layers, forming a neck of the required thickness and a head.

Decorative adjustments are made on the wings and tail, imitating plumage using scraping. The eyes and beak are outlined on the head. Leave the swan to dry for at least a week. After this, the product is sanded, primed, and painted.

Tip: the figure of a white swan can be used as a flower bed. For this purpose, the frame made of a plastic basin is not installed upside down, but usually. The resulting depression is filled with earth and flowers are planted.

Mushroom glade

After the product is completely dry, it can be coated with paint and decorated with various elements.

On the site, such mushrooms look much more impressive if they are made in different sizes. By the way, you can make them from a variety of containers: bowls, jars, etc.

Wall decorations

Cement figures can be used to decorate any external or internal wall of the house. The photo shows a beautiful wall craft with stone decor. To make the face, a hemispherical blank of cement is formed. A recess for it can be dug in the sand, which allows you to give the desired configuration and make a nose. Without waiting for complete hardening, the workpiece must be removed and the remaining details of the face cut out. If you don’t have artistic skills, you can use a ready-made masquerade mask with a convex shape. The solution is poured into it from the inside. The basis for the entire craft is a cement plate 1.5-2 cm thick. The “face” is fixed on it, and pebbles of different sizes and shapes are placed around it and covered with paint.

A little lightness in decor

Strange as it may sound, an openwork ball made of cement mixture seems airy and weightless. To create it you need a ball that is inflated to the size you need.

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Now you need to dip the rope into the solution and start wrapping the surface, leaving holes. When the winding is almost dry, burst the ball and pull it out. After the product has completely dried, it can be decorated.

Using the same technique you can make garden lanterns and flower pots. Here decoration should be done both from the outside and from the inside.

To obtain monolithic balls, balls that are poured into a hole are suitable. After painting, they can be randomly scattered around the garden. It turns out stylish and effective.

You can see a variety of cement crafts step by step on the blogs of enthusiastic people. Here you can really choose something for your site.

Painting and decorating garden cement figurines

Frozen figures are smoothed with sandpaper before decoration. To do this, the surface of the craft is lightly sanded with sandpaper and the resulting dust is removed with a brush. Decoration in a gray tone does not need to be decorated. You can use the following decoration methods:

1. Painting with aerosol, alkyd or other paint, intended for exterior use, withstanding temperature changes and high humidity. Before painting, it is necessary to prime the surface of the figure with PVA glue and allow it to dry. Small elements of the figure are painted with an artistic brush.
2. Decoration using glass or ceramic mosaics, colored acrylic pebbles and other similar elements. They can be fixed to the figure immediately after applying cement mortar to the frame. If the solution is poured into a mold, then small elements are glued to waterproof glue after the craft has dried. And only then the entire figure is coated with a transparent varnish intended for outdoor use.

Cement garden decorations look good even without finishing. The gray or light brown color of the figures suits any landscape design.

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