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Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More
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Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculpture & More

 
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Sherri Hunter, author of the best-selling Creating with Concrete, proves once again that concrete isn't just for sidewalks anymore; it's perfect for the garden too. A selection of 30 beautiful designs suggests the range of this increasingly popular material, and the illustrated instructions make the craft's fundamentals easy to learn. Because the simplest projects come first, beginners can work their way through the book progressively, building on their skills. Novices will have fun making the carved trough, sandcast bowl, and elegant relief panel. More sophisticated projects, including a decorative walkway and polished table, come next, and they'll bring charm to any outdoor space. More adventurous artists can unleash their creativity on a "Garden Guardian" sculpture or water feature. A Selection of the Crafters Choice and Homestyle Book Clubs.

 
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Product Details
Author:Sherri Warner Hunter
Hardcover:176 pages
Publisher:Lark Books
Publication Date:May 01, 2005
Language:English
ISBN:1579905854
Product Width:2.25 centimeters
Product Height:2.56 centimeters
Product Weight:0.02 pounds
Package Length:10.1 inches
Package Width:8.7 inches
Package Height:0.8 inches
Package Weight:2.0 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 27 reviews

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Average Customer Review:4.5 ( 27 customer reviews )
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79 of 82 found the following review helpful:


5Thorough and Inspiring  Mar 13, 2006 By Mary Copeland "sammimcc"
I am thrilled to have this book. I knew people were doing this type of work, and I have wanted to know how. Other books have provided bits & pieces, but Sherri's book is THOROUGH. Each time I came up with a question in my mind as I was reading, the answer would be on one of the next pages. After reading through her book, I feel confident and inspired to take on projects I had been afraid to tackle. She shows a wide variety of projects -- her instructions are CLEAR and easy to follow. I shared this with my sister (out of state) & her comment was, "I can't believe you let loose of this!" A truly inspiring book!

80 of 87 found the following review helpful:


5Both practical and beautiful...  Oct 24, 2005 By Fred Jaques "Connaisseur_1"
I like this book because it has very detailed "how to" instructions to make concrete ornaments for your garden. The "how to" illustrations are very clear. The photographs of actual designs are beautiful.

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5Perfect for Beginners to Experts  Aug 29, 2006 By CLG "Carrie Greenwald"
This has been one of the most enjoyable creative books I have purchased in a long time. I orginally got it for my business which is moving into concrete molding and casting. I knew my mom would thoroughly enjoy it and immediately bought and Amazon sent her the gift copy. She LOVES it too and has already played around with some of the ideas in her desert garden. So thinking about it...I decided to buy my own copy! Next summer I plan on doing several of the creative ideas in it, but with my own artistic twist. I can't wait!

So purchase a copy and get ready to play in concrete knowing all the details necessary to have a successful, artistic outcome!

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5Who knew concrete could be fun!  Nov 15, 2008 By chaos "¿"
I was looking for a book to teach me how to make hypertufa pots for the garden. This book not only does that, but it has all sorts of projects made out of concrete. It contains several different concrete "recipes" for making these projects. There are about 25 projects in the book, with complete step-by-step instructions. There are lots of full-color pictures, which I think is essential for a good crafts book. In addition to the projects, there are many photos of works by other artists which is great if you're looking for inspiration. The author has even included their website addresses at the back of the book.

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5Excellent book  Apr 07, 2007 By J. Turner
The author is very thorough on this subject and provides extensive desciptions of concrete ornament projects and concrete mixes. The only frustration I had was that in most examples a picture of the completed project was not included until the final chapter. It would have been more helpful after the description of 'how to' make the project. I think most would find this book extremely helpful by taking you from start to finished project.

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