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DIY Outdoor Stump House Using Jars and Cement - Creative Mom

DIY Outdoor Stump House Using Jars and Cement - Creative Mom

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Hi, in this video I show you how you can make an outdoor stump house using some of your old jars. I received a lot of comments about asking for a material that can go outside. So here it is. My first fairy house that could be exposed to elements. This isn't a follow along project, because you might not have these exact jars laying around, but it's a proof of concept, something to get you started with your own jars and bottles. The way I always start such a project is by selecting a few jars and play with them until I have an idea of what I want to create. This stump house required two jars. I wanted to make something in the stile of a hobbit house but with roots and lots of texture. I glued the jars together using hot glue. I know hot glue doesn't bind them together but it will hold them enough time for me to finish with the first layer of cement. I created some volume for the roots and the tree bark using tin foil. I also added some mushroom here and there on the tree bark. They don't need to be perfect as we will cover them in cement. Next step is of course adding the first layer of cement. For this layer I made a softer batch of cement so I can apply it using a brush. When adding this first layer you must decide where the windows will be and cut them out while the cement is still wet. Don't try to finish the whole house in one go because you will end up with dripping cement, irregular shapes and bumps all over the surface and those will need more time to fix. Just cover the whole surface, cut out the windows and smooth the surface as good as you can. When the cement hardens it's time to make the details. I added a second layer of cement, this time a harder one so I can sculpt the texture all around, the door, the mushrooms and some rocks at the bottom of the house. For the coloring part I used acrylics. I started with the base colors first, brown for the tree, red for the door and mushrooms, green for the moss and grey for the rocks. Then I brushed some light colors on the textured surface and darker colors for the cracks and shadows. That's basically it. The stump house can be used as storage compartment for keys, and at the bottom you can easily add lights and make it a night lamp. Have fun with this and I would like to see more of your creations! So if you don't know by now, I have a Facebook group called Creative Mom Club where you can share your creations with over 15. 000 creative people. If you have ever wondered if people actually make stuff they see on my channel, there is your answer. So come join my group to share your creations and get inspired. I'll see you there!
Date: 2022-04-28

Comments and reviews: 8


Like many who commented on this I was surprised and please to see how your techniques work with cement. I have a Garden Railway so am always on the lookout for things I can add to my garden at around 1: 24 scale and this will work very well. Acrylic paint lasts quite well outside so long as it is a good quality one, but stone paint match pots are another option obtained pretty cheep in DIY Sheds, not quite the range of colours but many worthwhile. I built a Factory out of Cardboard using your methods during lockdown, based quite heavily on one of your old farmhouse building. Must show a pic in your FB page, been on my front window inside for best part of 18 months now flashing away at night with the solar light I fitted. Best regards, Dunnyrail.
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I absolutely love your creativity. it has inspired me to make a fairy garden for my deceased mother ( 2 years ago ) as a memorial, incorporating a water feature because she wanted to build a fairy garden with my daughter but didnt have enough time on this earth to do so. one question i would like to ask you is. when using the adhesive tile cement, do you mix it with the bonding agent just like you would do when laying tiles? or is it just the powder and water mix.
Thank you for inspiring me to do this for her: -)

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Hi, amazing work, love craft and art. Was just wondering how this has held up. I have been asked to try my hand at a fairy house and am researching atm. Cement crossed my mind but its harder to get details with it. This looks like a good method, but has it held up? I have tiled in the past, but wasnt sure about a sculpture useing tile adhesive. Did it crack or anything like that? I hope not as its stunning. Will try some experimenting. Anyways thank you for the videos, great to watch even if you arnt crafting
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Thanks so much for this wonderful idea. In my cool and rainy north-west England climate, I NEED something truly waterproof - even if I dash backwards and forwards to bring the thing in every time it starts to rain, that's not enough given the constant humidity, especially close to the ground. Even several coats of marine varnish don't protect an item made out of the 'usual' materials for more than a very few weeks, and I'd love to add a few little houses to a local 'fairy lane' in some nearby public woodland.
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Oh hi. I made the armature, and then applied grout. The finished product looks great, at least in the first layer. I wanted to stick a fork in my eyeball. You make it look so easy! Any suggestions for cement based adhesive? What exactly are you using?
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this universe of fairies and guinomades that you provide are amazing and pass a positive energy I can only say thank you to your art and a perfect creation.
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Thank you, thank you so much! I wanted to do outside fairy house but went crazy trying to weatherproof it. Love this cute house. Your the best!
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Do u use Portland cement and if so what is the proper mixture of sand that you use. Currently working on this project. Thanks in advance
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