How to Make a Stepping Stone From a Leaf & Concrete

Choose fresh leaves that are green to make imprints into your steeping stone. Remove debris from your leaves with a damp rag.

Cover your work area with newspapers to make cleanup easier. Set your stepping stone mold on a level surface. Coat the inside of the stepping stone mold with petroleum jelly.

Put on eye protection, a dust mask and gloves. Pour only the amount of concrete that you are going to need for your mold into a bucket. The concrete packaging will have a chart that will tell you how much concrete and water is needed. Pour the amount of water specified on the packaging into the concrete. Mix the concrete with a mixing paddle attached to a drill.

Pour the concrete into the stepping stone mold. Tap the mold gently a few times on the work surface to release any air bubbles. Let the concrete set until it is only slightly firm.

Spray cooking spray onto the leaves. Press the leaves into the concrete gently so they sit on the surface yet are slightly embedded. Put as many leaves as you desire onto the concrete. Let the concrete harden for 24 to 48 hours.

Remove the steeping stone by flipping the mold over and pressing on the back of the mold until the stone releases. Pull up as much of the leaves as possible with your hands. Brush the stuck pieces of leaf off the stone with an old toothbrush to reveal the leaf imprint.