I have had a stepping stone kit kicking around for years and I am not even sure where I got it from but I am pretty confident that I got it for free.
The thing with cement is that 
you have to work on it for a few days in a row and it shouldn't be too hot or too cold. Finally, I decided this is as good as it is going to get and went for it. Basically, you get a small bag of dry cement, a stirring stick like you would use for paint and a flimsy plastic form. It included a bunch of nice pieces of glass like you would use for stained glass projects. It also included a few pattern choices and I went with the dragonfly design. I thought I would use their pattern this time and learn the fundamentals of this type of craft and get creative with designs when I am not worried about exactly how do we do this. The dragonfly choice was natural because last weekend we suddenly had 1000's of dragonflies appear around our dock. We have also had a lot of mosquitoes lately so the dragonflies swooping around catching the mosquitoes felt like heroes.
you have to work on it for a few days in a row and it shouldn't be too hot or too cold. Finally, I decided this is as good as it is going to get and went for it. Basically, you get a small bag of dry cement, a stirring stick like you would use for paint and a flimsy plastic form. It included a bunch of nice pieces of glass like you would use for stained glass projects. It also included a few pattern choices and I went with the dragonfly design. I thought I would use their pattern this time and learn the fundamentals of this type of craft and get creative with designs when I am not worried about exactly how do we do this. The dragonfly choice was natural because last weekend we suddenly had 1000's of dragonflies appear around our dock. We have also had a lot of mosquitoes lately so the dragonflies swooping around catching the mosquitoes felt like heroes. First, you pour the concrete mix into a pail or container. You really need to move carefully to avoid having a cloud of concrete dust flying up at you. Mix in the water completely and then put it into the mould. Next, we get to place the glass pieces into the concrete and it is a little harder than I imagined
Bob and Jasper kept me company while I was working on the stepping stone.
When you are finished polishing off all your pieces or like in my case you decide that is all the polishing you can stand you put the piece to the side to cure for about a week before removing it from the mould. That will allow it time to cure and be strong enough to walk on. Next time out at the lake I will see how it turned out and find a little home for it.
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