Cement bookends how to#

I am off to catch up on some much needed reading. You can get creative and paint the bookends or leave as is. If you have some rough spots on the cement use sand paper to smooth them out. Once the cement has cured, use your scissors to cut the mold off. Pour equal amounts of cement into each of your forms. You want the cement to all be wet, but just barely wet. It is always best to start with a little because you can always add more. I never really measure how much water to use. This will ensure that the tape is on as smooth as possible, then reassemble them together.Īfter you have the form assembled add more tape around the corners to make sure it is secure and so no cement will leak out. You will see any imperfections in the cement.Īfter you measure and cut both pieces of cardboard lay them out flat, separately and add the duct tape this way. Make sure the duct tape is quite smooth on the inside. Spray a light coat of cooking spray into the form. Using duct tape, tape the entire inside of the triangle form. Cut out the triangle and place it inside the form to make the bottom. Place the cardboard triangle onto another piece of cardboard and trace the inside of the triangle. Make folds in the card board at 7 inches from either end of the piece of cardboard, see the picture above.įold the cardboard into a triangle and tape the top to secure it into place. Start by cutting a piece of card board that is 19.

Cement bookends how to#

Today I am going to show you how to make these modern DIY cement bookends, the perfect project to get your toes wet on working with cement. A contemporary spin on a classic design, these cement bookends combine style. If you haven’t, you should! It’s such an easy medium to work with and there are so, so many different projects to make with it. Realize your unique vision with extraordinary Non-Skid Base Bookends from. Continue to add concrete evenly into the mold one brick high. Spread a thin layer of concrete into the mold and lay the hardware cloth into the mold with the short part of the L facing up and even with the side of the mold. Have you ever crafted with cement before? Place the mold onto a scrap of plexiglass. I just taped, painted, and let dry.Hope you are all having a fabulous week. Last of all, I add a pop of color to the bottom of the cube. I wanted it to look like one piece of cement, so I used the concrete finish to fill in the seams between the letter and the cube. Next, I applied the concrete finish to the cardboard using the same method as the cube. You can see in the picture that it has a grit to it, which makes it nearly impossible to mess up, since bumps and cracks are what make it look like real cement! I dabbed the concrete finish on the cube. I applied two coats of the Smooth Finish to the cube using a putty knife.Īfter the Smooth Finish dried completely, I was ready to apply the concrete finish! I just learned about this FloraCraft Smooth Finish, which fills the cracks of the foam to make a smooth surface you can embellish in SO MANY ways. I used a foam cube as the base of the bookend.

I love how concrete looks in decor, but have no idea how to create something with real cement! So this simple-to-use faux finish is perfect! I had an idea to create some faux cement bookends, and I love how easy they were to make and how cute they turned out! I recently got some of the new FolkArt® Painted Finishes and have been dying to try the concrete finish.