Tonight we worked on some stepping stones at the garden. There were two different routes we took when creating the stones. We had 4 stepping stone kits left over from last year. These kits had the "smoother" type stepping stone mix along with some items such as pieces of stained glass, round colorful stones or letters. These kits typically cost around $10 to $15 each. The words in the stone above are: Dream, Hope, Imagine (its a little hard to make out at this point).
The other stepping stones we tried we used pre-bought molds (about $4 each) and cement (an 80 lb bag is about $4 and will make 12 to 15 stepping stones). Using a generic cement/concrete from the store is tricky. I'm not an expert in all the difference between cement and concrete, but I do know there are different size particles in different types. The biggest issue when using these concrete or cement bags from a home improvement store is the size of the particles that make up the cement/concrete. When making stepping stone its easier if the mix is smooth and does not contain pebbles.
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