Solar Light Holder DIY

After your first one you always find a way to make it better. next time I will carefully shape the hypertufa bit better around the hosta leaves.

Hypertufa mix from flower project-1 part sand, 1 part peat moss, and about 1.5 parts Portland cement mixed to about peanut butter.

I went and picked off 3 hosta leaves to use for this project

I mounded up the sand not too high and I carefully took the stems off the hosta leaves. I used the sand to make a point where I knew the solar light would go
Note: I spray the leaves with WD40 so they would not stick too bad. Any cooking spray or oily substance would work.

Just smeared it on the leaves

I liked the way the leaves look but they had to be peeled off. I took off some of the chunks and washed off the sand

After I peeled the hosta leaves off-I was so excited to see it turned out

I drilled a hole with a 1/2″ masonry bit but the hypertufa is still so soft that a drill bit would work too

Use the hacksaw to cut the plastic tube down to the height you want

I definitely need to handle this sooner than 12 hours so I can carefully get the extra around the leaves off (but that’s okay because it still looks cool!)

Night shot-cannot wait to make more!

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