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    Home » DIY Garden Projects

    Hypertufa Hand Planters DIY Project

    Published by Pam Kessler | 298 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 28 Comments

    Last year when I was making hypertufa containers, I tried to make a hand to hold succulents like I had seen on Pinterest.

    I broke my fingers. It was not pretty.

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    But, I wasn't going to let losing a few fingers keep me from my dream, so this year I decided to try again.

    I used Playtex gloves as my hand form. And my gloves came with free flower seeds. Score!

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    I sprayed the inside of the glove with Pam cooking spray (named after me, because I'm so slick).

    And wound up this florist wire onto a pencil to make these little corkscrew thingies and stuffed them in each finger (sort of like using rebar when they pour a concrete slab)

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    See my post on hypertufa containers for the recipe and safety instructions for making basic hypertufa. Since I wanted to make my hands super strong this time, I altered that recipe by doubling the amount of Portland cement used for this project.

    I mixed up my hyertufa and stuffed the glove with the mixture, taking extra care to squish it down to the tips of the fingers.

    After it was fairly full, I put tiny pin pricks in the end of each finger (of the gloves, not my own fingers) to let out a little trapped air and allow the fingers to be completely filled.

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    I put the filled glove in a plastic bag and let it cure for 7 days.

    After it had cured, I used a razor knife to cut the glove off of it. Razors are sharp. Please do not cut yourself.

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    A slightly curved hand would have made a better planting surface, but I sort of like the hand coming out of the ground look!

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)

    It's very Addams Family-ish! In a cute way.

    DIY hypertufa hand tutorial for your garden (hypertufa is light weight concrete like substance)
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    1. Christine S

      June 06, 2016 at 8:05 am

      Thanks for the tutes! And the hoots (of laughter!) I loved the fingerless ooops! moment. I think I will make some hands using concrete colorant for Halloween!! I have been trying to find some of these type planters for some small red maple trees I am growing. I really like The Rustic look that yours have, even though that wasn't your intention. That's the look I'm going for. I couldn't find any so I greatly appreciate the recipe you provided. I'm heading to the store this morning to get my supplies. Thanks again!!

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      • Pam

        June 06, 2016 at 5:23 pm

        You are welcome!!! Hope you enjoy making them!

        Reply
    2. Beth

      June 08, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Can you leave them out in the snow or do they need to be stored for winter?

      Reply
      • Pam

        June 09, 2016 at 6:05 am

        I've taken them out of the dirt and stored them in the garage for the winter. I live in Ohio though and we can have a lot of freezing and thawing each winter, so I'm paranoid they'll crack.

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        • Diane

          July 03, 2017 at 9:03 am

          I read an article from someone in Ohio, they said they wintered some pots under a sheltered deck and left some outside (raised, not on the ground, sitting in water and snow) and the pots out in the open survived better than the sheltered ones!

          Reply
    3. Karen

      January 25, 2018 at 8:46 am

      Vrty nice would like to mske a foot do you think the toe socks they sell would work?

      Reply
      • Pam

        January 26, 2018 at 10:15 am

        That sounds like a fun idea!!! If you can find some that are a tight enough weave that the mixture won't leak out that might work. Or try spraying them with a heavy duty waterproofing spray like you'd use on your boots?

        Reply
    4. Karen

      January 25, 2018 at 8:47 am

      Sorry about spelling big fingers

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