Midwest Products Milestones Decorative Mosaic Leaf Stepping Stone Kit for Flower Beds, Gardens, and Walkways - 901-11455

These were really fun to make and turned out really cute! They were much easier than I expected and the kit came with everything we needed. A little time consuming but so worth it!

I absolutely love this kit, and I’m buying about 5 more. All of the in-laws and parents are getting stones with my child’s handprint for Christmas this year! The assortment of glass was beautiful, full of Browns, greens and blues, and the stamps leave perfect, deep letters in the mix. I’m looking forward to creating more of these, well worth the money!! Only thing I did additionally was purchase a bucket to mix it all in;)**Second review**I got my second box in, and like many of the reviews say, the stones/glass was different... it was a random assortment, and I love them both!!! The second one had a beautiful purple glass, light blue, some amber and a gorgeous emerald green. Stunning and turned out amazing!!!

This was greatl. I actaully bought 2 - as I needed 2 gifts - and was able to put them together while I was making dinner! The instruction on the consistency for the cement was a bit vague "like brownie mix" and a bit misleading, which made the drying time a bit long, but once I learned that on the first one, I put a bit less water in the 2nd and was fine! Not too messy, made in my kitchen,and the letter stamp kit was GREAT! The stamps were so easy to use! The size was great too. We got 14 kids names onto each one, plus a design and glass stones. Even the mold was good quality - I kept one and gave the other one away, as you can buy this kind of cement at Home Depot. I totally plan on making more. There were plenty of the art glass pieces left over.It was a group gift and everyone loved the finish product!

My 5 year old daughter and I did this project together and it was pretty easy. In the kit, you get instructions on the back of the cover image, plastic tray leaf mold, stepping stone plaster mix, letter/number stamps, stir stick, and colored glass and gem pieces. Note that you will need a bucket to mix the stepping stone plaster in, which I didn't expect when we started the project since I didn't see other reviews I read mention this. Immediately after dumping the plaster into the tray, you'll need to rinse the bucket with a garden hose before the plaster dries in the bucket.I have attached a photo of the instructions, what the plaster consistency should look like, and our finished project (still in tray mold). To mix the plaster, dump the mix in and add about 2 cups of water all at once and stir with the stir stick. Keep adding water by teaspoon and mixing until it's the consistency of brownie batter. Then dump it into the leaf mold tray. We found that we must've added a little too much water because when we first tried to do her handprint, the plaster wouldn't hold the impression well. If you add too much water, take a paper towel and press it gently on top to absorb some of the excess water. We had to do this twice before the impression would stick. You'll have to use a putty knife to smooth the plaster before doing your impression and then again to smooth around it.To add the glass pieces/gems, just gently press them into the plaster just below the surface so they'll hold when the plaster hardens. You'll want to wait about an hour before you stamp the letters so the plaster is more conducive to it. It will need to harden overnight before you gently remove it from the tray.Overall, I felt the project was quite easy, water consistency aside, and was fun to do together. You will not receive as many colorful pieces of glass as you see in the product photo. We received plenty of pieces, but they were mostly the same blue, green, yellow, orange, and white hues throughout, so I do wish more colored pieces had been included like the image shown. The stamps also left rectangular impressions around the letters that I couldn't smooth out. For the price, it makes a beautiful craft and would be a great Mother's Day gift. The quality of the finished stone is beautiful and won't break easily taking it out of the tray and seems able to withstand weather in the garden.

This stone was very easy to make and it came out exactly like the picture shows, which is so rare. Not to say you have to decorate it like the cover of the box, but I like this particular design so saw no reason to change it. I used it for my dogs paw print and was able to fit her name, the year and put an impression of both of her front feet in the center. She's a 40 lb dog but has small feet. This patio stone is very large, but if your dog has large feet, two paws and writing both above and below the paw prints might be too much. Of course, you could fit two giant horse hoof prints if you used less stones around the outside edge, so you can definitely make it work for a large dog using two paw prints.The glass mosaics and glass pebbles were nicely colored and nice quality. I'm definitely happy with this stone. It's much nicer than the basic, square casts that only give you a few plain brown stones. A++

I purchased 2 kits and made one garden stone for my husband and one for my father-in-law for Father's Day - they turned out great! I put clear plastic wrap over the wet mortar before pressing my baby's feet, and it worked out really well. As far as mixing the mortar and making the stone, we followed the intructions and it worked out fine. We added a bit too much water to the first one, so I let it sit for about 30 min after it was poured into the mold, then laid papertowel on top to soak up the excess water per the instructions and it worked like a charm. The second we let sit up a little too long before working with it (~45-60 min), so I had to use a little more muscle to set the glass tiles in, but it all worked out. I gently cleaned them with a toothbrush after 12 hours as instructed, and then turned them out of the molds after 24-30 hrs, and they came out beautifully.

Before buying this, I tried a cheaper concrete stone and it never set and didn’t turn out. I bought this one and everything about this was just perfect. I love that it came with little glass stones and bits of broken glass to decorate it. It also comes with number and letter stamps. If you want a concrete stone, that is going to set and actually come out it is worth the extra money. I would totally buy this again.

So easy. I mixed and poured, and let my almost 5 yo son decorate. If I was doing it, I would have put way more glass, but this is a gift for nana, so I let him fully decide how many and where they go. Stamps were very easy to use. Waiting for it to dry so I can't comment on how easy or not it is to remove yet. This is such a perfect gift idea. Will be purchasing another for Father's day.

I brought this for a Friend of my son, he loved it and was easy to complete, very good for the arty types, it is worth the money it took awhile to arrive but worth the wait!!! I will get one for my garden!

This made a beautiful stone. There are enough mosaic pieces to make another in the future if we buy another bag of the concrete. I like the reusable letter and number stamps and that the leaf mold is reusable. The stone came out of the mold with no problem. We are still waiting for it to cure as recommended before putting it outside in the garden.

£18 import VAT and clearance fee added to this so worked out very expensive!

Best present even. When I was little I made one of these for my grampa and he still has it. Decided to do it with my son to give to my parents and they are so excited to put it in there garden in the spring. Easy to do fun to decorate.