DIY CONCRETE MUSHROOMS

We have walking trails on the back end of our 6-acre property that we love using to stroll with our miniature horses and ponies.

To add some extra magic to the trails, I made a set of DIY fairy teacup houses (I'll drop a link below to show you how I did it!).

But I wanted to add even more whimsy, so now I’m working on DIY cement mushrooms!

They’re super easy to make, and I’ll walk you through the process in this post.

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SUPPLIES

Pre-blended general-purpose concrete mix (60-pound bag, about $4) – I purchased mine from Menards.

Water (follow the mix instructions per bag).

Container for mixing (I used a 5-gallon bucket).

Plastic wrap.

Disposable foam cups.

Mushroom top mold (I used a plastic cereal bowl).

Utility knife.

Multi-Surface Craft Paint and Brushes (Optional)

A dirt area for making molds (I used my garden, but you can also use a planter pot filled with soil).

MAKING CONCRETE MUSHROOMS

Before mixing the concrete, I prepared my mushroom molds in the dirt.

I dug a small hole with my hands, added a bit of water, let it soak into the soil, then pressed a plastic bowl into the hole to create an imprint.

Next, I mixed the concrete according to the bag’s instructions.

I used a 5-gallon bucket, water from my garden hose, and a metal stick to mix it all together.

Once the concrete was mixed, I lined the mushroom mold with plastic wrap and filled the hole to the top with concrete.

Once the concrete was level with the top of the hole, I removed the bottom of the disposable foam cup, placed it in the center of the mold, and filled the cup with concrete

I'm not exactly sure how long the concrete needs to dry, but I let my concrete mushrooms dry overnight, because if you know me, I also had other projects happening at the same time!

AFTER THE CONCRETE MUSHROOMS DRY

I was able to make eleven mushrooms with my 60-pound bag of concrete.

I removed the plastic from the mushroom tops and used a utility knife to take out the foam cups.

You can leave the mushrooms as is, with the natural cement look, or paint them if you prefer.

I chose to paint mine with inexpensive multi-purpose craft paints.

As mentioned, I placed my mushrooms along our back trails where I walk my ponies, but they would look so cute in a fairy garden landscape.

I’ve included some images of our trails and a tour of our equine layout in the post, titled 'THE PINK PONY BARN AND EQUINE LAYOUT', if you'd like to check the trails out.

HERE'S HOW MY DIY CEMENT MUSHROOM TURNED OUT

The little mushroom gnome house with the green painted top (pictured above) is just a house I grabbed from the dollar store and painted, but you could totally turn your cement mushroom into a gnome house!