How to Form Concrete Stepping Stones

Put on a dust mask, gloves and eye protection because concrete can cause skin and eye irritation. Pour quick-setting concrete mix into the aluminum pie plates or shallow wooden / plastic boxes to find out how much concrete is needed to fill each mold. Pour the amount of concrete needed to fill the molds into a bucket.

Coat the interior of the aluminum pie plate molds or the shallow wooden / plastic box molds with petroleum jelly so that the concrete will not stick to the mold.

Follow the manufactures instructions to mix the quick-setting concrete with the recommended amount of water. Blend the quick-setting concrete in the bucket with water using a drill fitted with a concrete mixing paddle. Blend the mix so that it is a cookie dough like consistency.

Fill the petroleum jelly coated molds with the concrete mixture. Even the top of the concrete mixture with a mason's trowel .Pull a scrap piece of 2-by-4 lumber over the top of the concrete to level the surface.

Let the concrete set for 10 minutes. Decorate the concrete while it is still wet by Setting beads, tiles, pebbles or other decorative items into the concrete or use rubber stamps, leaves, or other textured items to press images and patterns into the concrete's surface. Let dry overnight then remove the molds and pop out the finished stepping stone.