Make easy concrete cubes for gardens, tablescapes, wall art

We made fun concrete cubes for Easter, and everyday during this #DIYnight with DIY Network’s expert landscaper Sara Bendrick. Check out Sara’s tips for mixing concrete and how she uses concrete shapes in her landscape projects.

I asked Sara Bendrick to share a fun springtime project with us. She has a fun and easy way to make mini concrete cubes art that is perfect for the garden, tablescapes, wall art, and more. And it’s a perfect project to share with your DIY kids.

Scroll to the end to watch the how-to video and check out the bonus video of Sara’s construction site.

What you’ll need:

• Quick-setting cement or concrete without large aggregate
• Concrete pigment
• Water
• Mixing cup
• Countersink
• Drill
• Round ice cube molds (these have holes in the top already so no drill needed)
• Egg molds
• Drop cloth or cardboard

How-to make concrete cubes

Measure the water you need for the amount of concrete you are making. The concrete mix package should have details on ratios and curing time.

The how-to steps and recipe and steps are the same for making concrete cubes as making concrete eggs or other small shapes.

Pour water in a mixing container and add concrete pigment if you desire to the water mix and then add your concrete mix.

Mix till you get a stew consistency.

Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes to slake (this allows a chemical reaction that strengthens the mix).

Use this waiting time to drill holes into the tops of your plastic eggs.

Remix and use a spoon or a trowel & distribute into the molds.

Make sure to agitate the molds a little bit to get the concrete to settle down and all the grooves. I did this by lightly tapping the molds in using a spoon on the top.

Depending on how liquidy or how thick your mix is, that will affect the drying time… As well as the weather.

After the concrete is hard and you can pop them out of the molds.

I’m going to use this recipe to create concrete eggs for Easter table decor but the options are endless.

Watch Sara Bendrick make concrete cubes

Bonus: Check out Sara Bendrick’s construction site

Theresa

A handy designer and writer, she shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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