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Sun, May 23, 10 at 7:14
| I should look around more at the hypertufa forum!
Check out this project using styrofoam. I actually covered a fish box with stucco once, but these look even better and are far simpler to make! The other projects in her album are also worth a look. Kathy |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hypertufa forum - faux stone troughs
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| I have some styrofoam coolers--Will try this tomorrow! Not steak boxes, but coolers from the cancer center, that I got when Bill was sick. I kept seeing them stacked in the hall and asked what they did with the old ones. Threw them away---so I brought some home.... |
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- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Sun, May 23, 10 at 12:03
| Pretty cool! And they would be so much lighter to lift and move around too. |
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| The hypertufa forum is a great place for inspiration. I make hypertufa planters and faux 'tufa ones too. I prefer using latex paint on the styrofoam. I rough and chew them up with an electric carving knife before painting them. I tried the spray paint but didn't care for the melting/dissolving effect although mine didn't look as good as the ones in the link. I buy oops! cans of latex paint at the big box DIYs and Wally world. They make great planters. I had a plant crack one with it's roots but that's been the only one. I actually covered the cracked one with 'tufa and kept using it. Thanks for posting this! |
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- Posted by luna_llena_feliz 5B (My Page) on Sun, May 23, 10 at 23:29
| I saw some of those in a magazine once and thought it was a cool idea (ok, pun intended!). Like Marlene said, they would be much easier to move around. Thanks for the link! |
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| Neat!! I have a couple from a friend. Like some of other things she did also! Jan |
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| HOW COOL IS THAT?!!!!! |
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