On Mother’s Day, my hubby had the idea to make stone steps for our yard. Our son decorated one too, and it was an easy and very fun activity to do together. I got an idea last month to make some more stones, but for my fairy visitors. I have made things out of resin using silicone molds and thought that could work for this!
This DIY craft really let’s you get creative too! There are tons of silicone molds available now that you could make any type of stone steps you want, or have a mix of different shapes. I plan on finding ones with dragons, so I can put them on the dragon realm fairy garden that I have been wanting to create with my son. He loves dragons!
What you’ll need:
- Quick dry concrete. The one that comes in a tub dries very fast. I didn’t have that one on hand, but it works well. You could mix half the bag or all of it at once. If you can find a smaller tub of it to do a smaller amount would be great too!
- Water
- Cheap can of cooking spray
- Stir stick or small shovel or trowel to mix it
- Silicone Mold (I found mine at Michaels. They have a ton of different ones. Just do not reuse these for anything edible.
- Acrylic paint
Let’s begin on the magical journey!
First you will want to spray your molds with the cooking spray, so that they can pop out easier. Next get your quick dry concrete to begin mixing. It will say on the back how much water to use. Once you’ve mixed it, it will look smoother and won’t have any giant lumps. Then you will want to spread it out over the mold. Put the mold on a flat surface to smooth the top. Once you finish that you let it dry.
Since I used a different concrete it took several hours to dry, so I didn’t get to paint it till the next day. It’s totally fine if you want to use one that takes longer to dry especially if you want to use a lot of molds, or have other projects to use the concrete with.
Steps perfect for a fairy!
When you pop them out of the mold they should look something like this. If you want them to be thinner in size you can pour less into the mold, but they will be harder to smooth the tops. You can sand the raw side when they come out or just put that side on the ground .
Time to paint!
You can skip this step if you like the gray look, or you can paint. Use acrylic paint, so that it will withstand outdoor use. You could also find a finish that could seal it to last even more. I decided to use several different colors, but do whatever feels right.
Place them somewhere fun!
I put mine in my fairy garden area. They add such a fun pop of color, and they are small enough for my son to move them around and make new path for the fairies. Comment below where you place your tiny stepping stones!
Fairy stepping stones
