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Offline Desertponder

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Botanical Bowls
« on: July 24, 2008, 09:55:42 AM »
Check out this website!
These are concrete cast leaves and some of the prettiest ones I've seen done.
Scroll down towards the bottom and see how they used them for a fountain at the edge of a pond.
Very cool!  O0
I made some of these a couple of years ago. They came out pretty well but not as pretty as these. :)
Check out the links at the bottom of the web page for instructions and check out the link for the patio pond, pretty cool!

http://www.glorygarden.com/gg2.html
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2008, 10:08:55 AM »
Those look GREAT!  I remember when you posted your pics, too, showing how you made yours.

I try to come up with interesting things for a group of gals to get together to do, and this looks like it would be easy and fun, and not cost too much.  Sitting in a movie theater is OK, but doing a craft, you get to interact and talk.  AND, you get to take something useful and beautiful home!
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2008, 10:19:21 AM »
Most of my lotus leaves are now about 36" wide and I need to do a few casting from them in hypertufa.  8)
Now you have me inspired!  O0
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2008, 11:15:10 AM »
I believe Joyce has the right idea!  I'm inspired too!  Thanks for sharing the site of the beautifully made leaves!!
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2008, 11:39:47 AM »
They are pretty easy to do but I know I was really intimidated the first time I made them. Once you do it though its a piece of cake. :)
It does help to have an extra set of hands so getting a few people together to do them would be great.
The one thing I found out was that you have to be really careful about smoothing the edges and don't let the concrete go past the edge of the leaf, otherwise you get a funny looking edge.
I have three that I want to use for a fountain or falls into a pond but I just haven't had the way to use them yet. :(
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2008, 12:59:02 PM »
Those are nice ! I have some large cabbage leave's I want to make a few birdbaths with .
And maybe a few from my lotus pads too... ;D

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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2008, 06:18:09 PM »
Wow, those are stunning!!  :o
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Re: Botanical Bowls
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2008, 02:13:41 PM »
Thank you for sharing, I think I would try it too. Wonderful idea.
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