DIY Concrete Garden Mushrooms With Solar Lights

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DIY Concrete Garden Mushrooms With Solar Lights

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DIY Concrete Garden Mushrooms With Solar Lights

Garden art mushrooms are a fun accent for your garden they can be made from concrete with Solar lights added for nighttime glow.

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Mix the Cement and Put in Your Bowl.

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I used Sand Mix for this project

Do this in an area that you don't care if you make a mess

Measure

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Measure the amount that you need by putting it in the big bowl

Mix

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Add water and mix don't make it to wet

Put It in the Bowl

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Put the cement in the bowl and place the smaller bold in the middle and press it down till its flush. now place something on it to hold it down while it dries.

Remove After Its Dry

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After its dry 24hrs remove it and get ready to drill the holes for lights.

Drill Holes for Lights

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now using a hammer drill or regular drill drill holes in random places for you LED lights

Hot Glue

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now glue all your glass beads over the holes you just drilled

More Cement

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now add more cement over the top of all the beads.

let it dry for about 15 min and then start to wipe off the glass exposing them tops using a wet sponge or rag.

This Will Be the Trunk

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Using a Styrofoam cup put some cement in it and let it dry. after its dry peal the foam away and paint the trunk any color you want.

Paint

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Spray paint the entire thing and using a paper towel and some paint thinner wipe away the paint off the surface of the glass after its dry.

Add the Lights

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Now add the lights to the inside of the mushroom for a beautiful nighttime effect.

Finished.

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Please share this with all your friends to enjoy.

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