Concrete Crafts: Simple Projects from Jewelry to Place Settings, Birdbaths to Umbrella Stands

Description

Pouring concrete doesn't have to be left to the professionals--decorate your home with concrete poured, mixed, and molded by your own two hands! Versatile, inexpensive, and easily casted, concrete is the perfect medium for crafters, tinkerers, and home improvers. Once you get started, you won't want to stop making trinkets and ornate arrangements for friends, family, and each room in your house. Plus, crafting with concrete is a great way to get outside and enjoy a beautiful, sunny day. Featuring step-by-step photos, easy-to-follow directions, and Susanna and Sania's expert tips, " Concrete, the Perfect Hobby " is the ultimate new guide to outdoor crafting. Pour out your creativity and discover the beautiful, practical items you can cast!

Susanna Zacke is a stylist and journalist specializing in handicraft and interior decoration. She is the co-author of sixteen books on interior decoration, including The Whimsical Home, all of which aim to stimulate the decorator's imagination. Her books have been translated into seven languages worldwide. Zacke resides near Stockholm, Sweden. Sania Hedengren is a stylist and journalist specializing in handicraft and interior decoration. She is the co-author of sixteen books on interior decoration, including The Whimsical Home, all of which aim to stimulate the decorator's imagination. Her books have been translated into seven languages worldwide. Hedengren lives near Stockholm, Sweden.

"Although the word "concrete" doesn't generally conjure images of whimsy, the projects in Concrete Crafts are just that: delightful, creative additions to a house or garden, and best of all, surprisingly easy. Authors Zacke and Hendengren introduce the reader to the concepts of casting concrete: mixing, molding, reinforcing, insetting decorations, and treating. Thirty-two step-by-step projects follow, including a precious brood of tiny duckies molded from an ice cube tray and a stunning set of modern kitchen shelves. The beauty of this book is that after the short introduction, the reader is well-equipped and encouraged to create concrete projects of their own design."-Katie Jackson, author of Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-By-Step Projects Anyone Can Build "Although the word "concrete" doesn't generally conjure images of whimsy, the projects in Concrete Crafts are just that: delightful, creative additions to a house or garden, and best of all, surprisingly easy. Authors Zacke and Hendengren introduce the reader to the concepts of casting concrete: mixing, molding, reinforcing, insetting decorations, and treating. Thirty-two step-by-step projects follow, including a precious brood of tiny duckies molded from an ice cube tray and a stunning set of modern kitchen shelves. The beauty of this book is that after the short introduction, the reader is well-equipped and encouraged to create concrete projects of their own design."-Katie Jackson, author of Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-By-Step Projects Anyone Can Build