Sea Glass Stepping Stones; DIY Garden Projects; Mosaics

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My first #Seaglass stepping stones. Learn how to make your own #sea glass stepping stones. #gardening #mosaics #stepping stones #garden art. I have the perfect #recipe for you to learn. These colorful gem like #pavers are so easy to make, creative, and add a touch of your individuality to the garden. Use #upcycled glass (from bottles like I did) shell, beach combed sea glass or glass that you purchased..either way you will learn how to make your very own stepping stones. If you have your own rock tumbler smash up those bottles and make a whole garden filled with beautiful shimmering stepping stones. Make your own For #home decor projects, #jewelry, #landscaping, mulch, and a host of things.... with broken pottery, stained glass, marbles etc. a multitude of media. In this video I share with you how to create your very own sea glass stepping stones using glass bottles that would otherwise be going to landfills. I used a very inexpensive #rock tumbler. So many ways to use #sea glass. The ideas are simply endless! Let me know if you have any questions and as always thank you for watching!
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[@user-xv2sv9vp7m]

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@marcieziv]

Greetings! YW. Appreciate you watching my channel❤️

[@monkeyinsilvercreekmadeins4760]

great video thanks for sharing I bought a new home and need to make a path to my art studio. Thanks for your inspiration

[@marcieziv]

YW! Thank you for watching my channel🥰 Happy Creating!

[@johnatyoutube]

Love this video. The sea glass stepping stones are beautiful! Thank you!

[@marcieziv]

Thank you John! Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave me a comment ⭐️ more stepping stone vids coming up soon!:)

[@angelamanning7122]

Aww love your dog. And your stepping stones look beautiful ! I love the idea of using spring forms!

[@marcieziv]

Thank you Angela. Yes, stepping stones are s much fun to make.. can become quite addictive truth b told. Great way to add your stamp of originality whilst recycling!😄 appreciate you watching my video

[@shaynewilkins3382]

Thanks for showing me how to add some beauty to my small patio/garden area. Can't wait to make these

[@marcieziv]

You are most welcome Shayne! (Adore your first name btw) excited for you to create and enhance your garden area! Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment!

[@jessxxy]

Ahaaaa! This rock tumbler sounds like fun.. 🙂 Greetings from England 🇬🇧

[@marcieziv]

Rock tumblers are fun! Quite a few uses tumbling stones as well as glass. The possibilities are ENDLESS when you think about home decor projects, garden projects and jewelry uff. Boggles the mind. ❤️thank you for watching😀

[@soniahaydee868]

Beautiful👍🇺🇸😊❗️

[@marcieziv]

Thank you Sonia! I appreciate you watching my work and taking the time to leave a comment! 🥰

[@euniaturnbull3112]

Beautiful

[@marcieziv]

Thank you. I appreciate you watching!

[@tammyformyduval8762]

Cool video I just found found your videos look forward 😀 to looking at some more of your cool to do projects

[@marcieziv]

Thank you Tammy! Welcome. Appreciate you watching my channel.

[@leanneskinner162]

Love this! Wondering where i could find a mold like you used. Thanks

[@marcieziv]

Hello! use a cake pan ! I used an old springform cake pan. Nothing fancy. 🥰 thank you for watching my channel. ❤️❤️❤️

[@WhippedFood]

That is so creative! Nice work :)

[@marcieziv]

Much appreciated! Thank you for watching😃

[@santosmara7103]

magnifique merci

[@marcieziv]

Merci. De ríen 🥰

[@oussakoussa5147]

Great job , I share in my Facebook page , Good luck

[@marcieziv]

Thank you for watching😍

[@abdelmajidamal145]

ممتازة

[@marcieziv]

Thank you for watching😀

[@elric40]

I think perhaps you added more "cement" to the concrete with aggregate at the beginning? Concrete by definition has aggregate and is made of Cement, Sand, Aggregate and water. You could easily make concrete with smaller and more consistent aggregate by using "pea" gravel. Very nice looking results!

[@marcieziv]

Hello and thank you for pointing out my content error. I am sure to make a notation if this In m y description as to not confuse viewers …I mixed 3 cups concrete to 1 part cement. I like this mixture. I’ve used many, made my own yada yada … thanks again for catching this🥰appreciate you watching my video and taking the time to comment!! ( cannot believe I never caught this -myself saying concrete and not cement! Good grief)

[@stonecarver9612]

nice work

[@marcieziv]

Thank you very much.

[@sheilalong312]

Great video. So easy to follow. What kind of metal screen did you put in the center and where do you get it?

[@marcieziv]

Thank you for your comment! I neglected to put the reference link in my description. I just did that now. There are several types of crafting wire but for the stepping stones I would recommend the smaller holed wire. .. and the one I linked is rather quite in expensive in comparison. I had purchased my roll ions ago and the store is no longer there unfortunately...Thank you for watching. (Art supply stores would also carry this type of mesh) 😊

[@jagilo9677]

Hi Marcie, could I use left over screen fabric (like the one used for windows) instead of the metal sheet fabric? To strengthen the concrete

[@marcieziv]

Hi Jacqueline! Yes, I’ve used leftover screening as well. It worked out fine. If you have metal rods, like rebar .. that works. The larger your stepping stone is the more important it is to reinforce as well as let concrete cure thoroughly before putting in use. Thank you for watching💯

[@Gardencourtlandscaping]

Hi there..my name is André and I am the owner of cemented creations...your products are lovely..I have some pointers for you...concrete takes 28days to cure...then it is as hard as it can ever be...release your moulds at 12 hours..clean the top as you do..then submerge the Stepp stone into water..fully submerged..remove them after 8 days...perfect...also change your release oil..cooking oil is very expensive...get a 2liter of diesoline...not petroleum from your local gerage and a 500ml engen oil..any brand..then mix the oil with the diesoline...perfect....I make table sets.. fountains..planters ext...have fun👍

[@marcieziv]

Thank you André! Your tips are appreciated😄

[@sarahrenfrow9795]

New subscriber here. Love your stepping stones! Could you give me some advice? I have wanted a rock tumbler for years, but when I check them out, the information is overwhelming and I am so confused. Do you think you have to buy an expensive one to do simple projects or could you lean towards a cheaper one and get good results? If you could give me some info, I would be so appreciative! Thanks

[@marcieziv]

My pleasure .. first thank you for subscribing to my young channel. Second, let’s address the rock tumbler. I purchased my first Rock tumbler at harbor freight. You can get the same one on Amazon I believe. I too at the beginning was so confused about what to buy I was surfing websites and blogs about people who use rock Tumblr‘s to tumble rock etc. etc. and what kind of materials they used as far as the aggregate and it was pretty overwhelming and I would just put the topic aside for a while. Many machines That were on Amazon came with necklace things in a little pending send stuff to make jewelry but I don’t want all that I just wanted a rock Tumblr and the coarsest great I could possibly fine to tumble my broken glass bottles.. so I bought the harbor freight 3 pound dual tumbler. It’s a very inexpensive investment up front and then you can decide if you like it. You can see the HF machine in one of videos I put up. One vid on making faux sea glass in rock tumbler and follow up vid on what was made with all of the faux sea glass. The ne t thing I learned from folks at Mjr rock tumblers in Chicago is that the number 36 grit will do the trick for getting the look of sea glass tumbled in a machine. You don’t need to go buying the pellets and other grits if the intention is to make faux sea glass. I hope this helps. I believe tumbler from hf was about $50. And a 5 pound bag of really course grit $20....so that’s it my friend. Tumble on ...btw... the folks at Mjr sell rock tumblers as well as grits of course and have a lot of info.

[@nalvaevoce]

lindo um abraço da aHoland

[@marcieziv]

Muito Obrigada. 😍

[@marialaurabaca5636]

Hi Marcie!! I Love your video!! And have a question... How can i do sea glass?

[@marcieziv]

Thank you Maria🥰 making faux sea glass is very simple. The way I did it ( and I have a video please see How to Make Sea Glass) is by breaking glass bottles snd putting the fragments into a rock tumbler. Check out that vid( I started with a small tumbler and then went on to a machine that has a 20lb capacity) there’s a lot of info in that vid .. the follow up to that was sea glass ideas.. all the ways I was using the sea glass in a landscape. And it shows the new machine I got. Thank you for watching Maria.

[@susansvirsky3489]

What is the working time you have to apply your design before the cement gets too hard?

[@marcieziv]

Your time frame is very short. If you are using rapid set I would advise you to have your entire design ready to go and regular concrete mix is a bit longer but advisable to plan your work and work your plan quickly.

[@MaggieMay22]

Thanks for the awesome video. Your dog looks exactly like mine! Ridgeback Border Collie?

[@marcieziv]

Hi Maggie! Thank you for watching my channel and taking the time to leave a comment. My pup .. According to the rescue is a shepherd mix- like a basenji shep. However I visited google to see what the Ridgeback border collie looks like and they are pretty amazing looking breed.

[@DanielaRouge]

Wonderful! Aren,t they slippery? Thank you! I would like to make some , but I'm afraid they are slippery.

[@marcieziv]

Hi Daniela! They are not slippery. I have them in two sections of my garden. .. So far so good 😍 thank you for watching snd taking the time to leave a comment.

[@nancybernal5364]

Heard you say Redlands?! Are you in Miam i? Really like your video. Have you ever tried on pre made stepping stones from a Lowes and attached glass, etc. and just grouted it?

[@marcieziv]

Thank you and Yes Nancy. Beautiful Miami! And yes I’ve made quite a few stepping stones of all kinds including using already made pavers. This is one of the easiest and less intimidating ways for someone who is beginning to experiment with this type of creative venture. Bought pavers have their place … that’s actually a video that is coming out soon. .. more stepping stones🥰🦋thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@jacquelinebobcombe1865]

Great explanation, thanks for this, i am learning to make stepping stone you helped me especially painting the stones before using them, great tips, beautiful be safe everyone

[@marcieziv]

Yes! That’s an important tip on the painting the glass white first.. otherwise it will pick up the grey color of concrete. Thank you for watching! I appreciate the support🥰

[@rubeniamanzanares1495]

Beautiful job! Where can I get the stepping stone?

[@marcieziv]

Hi. You make the stepping stone as shon in video. Optional is to buy a paver at a big box store or garden center and thinset the Seaglass /stones:tile on top and then grout. However to make your own is so easy and far more satisfying☺️thank you for watching😄

[@pacitabautista9393]

Hello ma'am! If I'm going to use broken tiles,I'm worried, will it be slippery?Most of my broken tiles are glossy type.

[@marcieziv]

Hi Pacita! Ok so my answer would be yes. Most likely slippery. However, you could still design your stepping stones so they are more for garden decorative not for a pathway of getting to one place from another in garden. There’s many reasons to make the stones. Some are for pathways and some for garden accents😊thank you for watching💯

[@pacitabautista9393]

@@marcieziv I will use it as stepping stones. Thank you so much ma'am for some good ideas you shared.You really spent time to reply.

[@beverlytazangel]

Why did you use both concrete and concrete aggregate?

[@marcieziv]

Hi. My reasoning was because I was adding /pressing glass pieces in to the top the extra cement would provide more space. The concrete has a lot of rock… I quite often take some of that rock out as well.😀 thank you for watching

[@suzanne_atkinson]

Can you tell me more about that white tiger behind you?

[@marcieziv]

Hi Suzanne! The white tiger is one of my paintings I was working on. 😀my works tend to be nature inspired/animal related I’m more than happy to give you more info about this piece or any of my work. You could message me at [e-mail]. My website is marcieziv.com and ig@marcieziv. Thank you for watching❤️

[@suzanne_atkinson]

@@marcieziv the white tiger is one of my spirit animals! So it caught my eye

[@stonecarver9612]

What don't you put your glass first an then you pour you cement

[@marcieziv]

Yes. That’s another way you can do the stepping stones. The third paver that you see in video - the square- was done that way..

[@tmc8484]

Why don’t you pour the mixture into the water. I do and it works great for me. The trick is you have to poor a little at a time then mix, add more, the continue mixing but do not mix while adding! It will splatter everywhere

[@marcieziv]

Hi there! It’s a habit carried over from cooking and baking. I always add the liquid into my dry. So far so good. 🤗thank you for watching my channel. Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[@oussakoussa5147]

Essayez des mettre des tags comme , how to make , cement projects ...

[@marcieziv]

Thank you I will do more tags like that. Thank you for your comment.

[@AMan-io7wt]

All glass is slippery when wet. Not a safe surface to walk on.

[@marcieziv]

thank you for watching

[@FynbosGarden]

Only good thing here was the dog....

[@marcieziv]

Lovely. Thank you for watching😄

[@gailmaria2502]

Beautiful

[@marcieziv]

Thank you Gail! I appreciate you watching the video and taking time to leave a comment🥰