Cement Photo Stand
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Memories, photos and more. Photos are an integral part of our lives. Family, friends, nature and more. In this project I tried to blend together the simple technique with everything handmade from scratch (including the moulds) and share with you a simple technique to make your photo stand look just as attractive as the photos. NOTE - For display purposes I've picked up some pictures of advertisements.
Supplies
- White Cement
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Drawer liner
- 12 inches Bamboo dowel
- A small knife
- Paints (White, grey, green and yellow)
- Paint brush
- Sand paper
- Water
- Masking tape
- Hand gloves
Getting Cement Ready
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I bought this White Portland Cement. Then, added approximately 2 cups in a mixing bowl. Added water carefully until it mixed well without any lumps and was semi-liquid in consistency.
Making Plastic Moulds
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On the drawer liner I cut 2 X 5 inches strips. Total 4. Then making a roughly 2 inches diameter I folded in circles and sealed it with a masking tape.
Bamboo Dowel Sticks
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Then, I cut 4 bamboo sticks 2.5 inches long.
Filling the Moulds With Cement
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Carefully filled up all the moulds with the cement and then inserted the bamboo stick in the centre. Let it dry overnight.
Cement Moulds Readiness
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Having left the moulds overnight the cement had dried completely. Then, I removed the moulds carefully. As expected there was some cement on the edges. I sanded the stand cautiously and got it ready. Since I chose the liner with some carved designs on it, this got imprinted on the mould surface.
Painting the Moulds
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At the cement didn't look pure white, I decided to have white as the base paint. I painted all the 4 moulds and let it dry in the hot sun.
Designing the Moulds
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I then ran over some paints using a paint stick directly and randomly on the moulds with colors like green, grey and yellow. Let it dry completely in the hot sun.
Cutting the Photo Slit
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Then, with the help of a small knife, I cut a small slit on the bamboo stick in the centre just like a screw slit for adding the photographs. Unfortunately I ended up hurting my fingers two times (:-(, this happens on such projects lol :-)) Note - I wasn't able to fully make the slit due to 2 small cuts on my fingers and so I let the pictures just sit on the bamboo stick. But that was not my goal lol :-)
Decorating the Photos
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As a final step I added some photos (dummy images) to the stand. I plan to expanding this project to make few more such decorative photo stands.
Thanks for your time!