 We just made these little cement planters and this little tiny cement gnome and we also learned cement is not concrete. And we'll show you what we learned right now. What is up? Welcome back. Do you like to do a builder to make it? Surui. And we have a new video each week. This week, Kim showed me some concrete things in a magazine and I said, Who reads a magazine, Kim? That's true. And then I said, Oh, we could totally make those. Yeah. So for a long time, we've seen a lot of people make projects with concrete. And I mean, I've looked at them, but I have not been inspired. I can't really get behind the concrete. Well, all of the projects look hard and that's definitely a heavy thing to take on. Anyway, but I was looking at true an actual magazine, the do it magazine, I think is what it's called. And I was, it was, what was it weekend projects? And then there were, and then, well, I guess next to that there was an article on what can you do with concrete? And there was lots of things that they did with concrete that I actually liked. And then while we were on vacation, I was inspired walking around one of the gift shops. And you might think I'm talking about something beach related, but I am not. No, she's not. Nope. I'm looking at something more along the outdoorsy, woodsy side. I want to make a little planter. Like a little succulent planter. Yes. I totally lost the word succulent. I had succulent. I want to make a succulent, a little planter to put some succulents in. And then Garrett, it's going to get brave. Well, we'll probably do it together because I'll be all up in it. But he wants to make a little concrete gnome standing gnome and we're going to set them together. Super easy gnome. I don't want to get into it and then get stuck. You don't want to get out of your concrete carving tools and concrete carving tools. No, not deep. I just want a quick and easy concrete gnome and a quick and easy planter. And this stuff dries in 30 minutes. So let's see what happens. Oh, yeah. Let's see if we can get that in 30 minutes. Clark's taking care. Step one, we're going to gather all our supplies. We needed some concrete because it's a concrete project. Something to mix the concrete in a bucket. Something to mix the concrete with some spoons. We need water. I don't need to show you that. We also needed some molds. Some stuff to put the concrete in. So we have some random molds of varying sizes. We have these globes that were like what Christmas globe? Yes, Christmas ornaments. Christmas globe. Turn the cone in its first half. Better forget anything. Oh, globes. You need these nitrile gloves because the concrete gets hot or something. It's like the alkalines and it burns your skin or something. And our respirators because we can't breathe that dust in. Don't need any concrete dust in my lungs. Step two, we're going to prepare our molds. We're going to spray some cooking spray inside of our molds. I'm using coconut oil. That way it smells good. Now, will it run down? Do I have to? I don't know. We'll see. I think it just needs a misting. Oh, yeah. Look at that. That's perfect. Look at that. Perfect. Everything smells like coconuts. All right. Step three, now we're going to mix the concrete in this bucket. Okay, so we're going to be using this satcrete fast-studding concrete. It's a 50-pound bag. This is the heaviest part of the whole project. I carried it. He did. And it's supposed to set in 30 minutes. So we will see. And we did a little math. And the full bag takes about two and a half quarts of water. We're going to use a half a bag. So we're going to be using about 40 ounces of water. And we definitely want to wear our respirators. You do not want to breathe this concrete dust. Yeah, now I saw you flip it around. Now we're going to pour the molds. All right, hold them still, Kim. Yeah. We're just going to kind of scoop it in. It's really not as liquidy as I thought they'd be. It's kind of like chunky mud. Yeah. Like rocky mud. Yes, it's like making a mud pile. But I guess you got to get a move on it, right? Because it's going to start setting up. It's really swungable, honestly. Yeah, like I said, it's a lot more chunky. Yeah, it's way chunkier than I thought it would be. And maybe it's just this type of concrete. Maybe you guys know more than we do. This is definitely a first for us. Yeah, I have never messed with concrete. I messed with clay. Okay. Well, I think we got ourselves a concrete mess here. We're just going to have to let them sit and see how they come out and turn out. All right, we'll come back in 30 minutes or let them cure, cure. Because they look a little crumbly. Let's just, yeah, let's see how they look in 30. Tomorrow. Step five. A time to demold them. They're not looking good. Well, you know what? They look exactly like they did last night. They look like mud pies. Like old mud pies. How about your nose? Yeah, my nose and feet. Yeah, they all look rough. It looks rough. Sorry, let's see what we got. Take that one out. I want to see if this big one will go. Oh, this one's good. That one fell right out. It's coming apart. Can you break it? I don't know. I think that I may be able to. I mean, it's not 100% dry, but this side, look. Oh yeah, that didn't work. I am not plan- I bet I could break it all apart. Let's see if the hat can do it. Oh yeah, the hat's still breaking. All right. Didn't that work? Maybe you just got to lock the loose stuff off. Yeah, let's lock the loose stuff off. Oh. All right, this didn't work. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What is the same? I feel like I'm cracking apart. Here, can you hit it with the hammer right in the middle? Not my hands. Yeah. No, I don't want to hurt you. That one's stuck in there. Well, maybe not. Maybe this one. All right, we came right apart. Redo steps two through five with the right stuff. Now we actually have cement. So what we found out is the difference between cement, mortar, and concrete is what's in it. Cement is the stuff that holds it together. It's the glue. Mortar is glue and sand. And then concrete is rock, sand, and glue. So concrete was not the stuff that we were supposed to use. Although that is what the article said. Yeah. So now we're going to try again with what I think, what I envisioned that this project would turn out to be. A little more like we thought. Yeah, a little less rocks. So let's put the molds again. Luckily, everything came right out of these molds. So, well, except for the salsa croc, which I was hoping would survive and I'd be able to use. But I can get another one. I think it was like a dollar. Still not sure how you're getting that. Cement down to that one. You've got to break that one. Yeah. And then we're going to put the mortar to this bucket. To the bucket. Looks all mixed and ready to go. Let me see. Interesting. We made a dry time on this stuff. Got this little scooper we made. This is much more what I thought it would be, like this pouring stuff. Yeah. I think I'm going to have to maybe tape it down. I don't know. You've got to get creative here. Yeah, I think that's going to do it. Try not to get my hands on the cement. Why did you take your clothes off? Because I was doing delicate work. Put this in there. Oh my goodness. What are you doing? He needs to be able to sit on his head. Oh, babe. Well, now I feel like you're ruining this measuring thing. Put this like here. Put it in this. Anybody have Pampership Consultant? All right. What do we let it dry now? Yep. All right. Like 30 minutes I says. Setting time, 30 minutes. In about 30 minutes, the cement has set up enough that it's more of a clay consistency and we're able to form two feet and a little nose for our gnome. Six and a half hours later. Step seven. Now we demold them. And I hope it goes better than the last time. Let's start with the one that went easiest last time. All right. Take this jam out. Yeah, look at that. Oh, it smells like coconuts. I was going to say, why are you smelling it? Oh, that came out very smooth. Oh, the ring came out kind of ringy when we were here. Okay. Well, I didn't anticipate that, but we did get this mold. See? It looks beautiful. I mean, look how smooth. That's what I envisioned. Yes. Cement over concrete. Cement over concrete. I don't know about this one. This one looks a little rough. I think so. Well, I can see we use the Styrofoam ball that still has the plastic on it. And you can kind of see the cement. Oh. Yeah. Oh, look. The pucker. A bubble, but that's okay. The plant will be in there. Oh, yeah. Make it happen, Garrett. Make it happen. Oh, look at that. No force needed. Look how smooth that is. That's beautiful. That's exactly what I envisioned. It's got some bubbles to it. But yeah, pretty cool. Look at the outside. I mean, it's perfect. Now these tops look a little rough, but I've got something we're going to try. All right. Hey, look at that camera right now. Oh, interesting. Whoa. Look how shiny that is. Oh, look at that. This was just leaked out. I don't even know. Can you see how shiny that is? I think I can see a little bit of a glimmer. It's super smooth. Like I polished it. I'm so much more excited now. Interesting. In one spot. Oh, so cute. Right now. I don't know. Look at that. You might need some safety glasses for that. Look at me. I'm going to put it on this page. Being a smooth. So smooth. I mean, look at that. That's beautiful. Yeah. That's exactly what I was hoping for. It's still damp. It's still damp though. I have one last thing that I want to do. The back and sides look beautiful, but the top doesn't look as pretty. There's like bubbles. Yeah. It's like it bubbled up or something. Well, it's not just that it bubbled up. It's like there's a film on top. Oh, yeah. And I read where you can sand this. So I'm going to try and sand this and make it look a little smoother. But I think we should use our masks. Now we're going to glue it down. I can't flip it around because there's no top. We're going to use a little bit of this original gorilla glue and some hot glue. Hot glue to hold it now. Gorilla glue to hold it forever. Your tip is be generous with the hot glue at first so it stays there. Second time's a charm. They came out beautifully the second time. Just like, I guess, Kim had in her head. It is. Just like I envisioned. So perfect little succulents in here, a little succulent garden. And I wanted it to sit next to a little noom, a little tiny desk. Well, he's not as tiny as I envisioned he would be. He's not as big as I wanted him to be. But now that we've got this figured out, I mean, look how smooth this cement is. That's surprisingly smooth. We are inspired. Garrett already had some ideas, so now that we think we can make it work, I really want to do some cool things with Halloween. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, I got big dreams or big nightmares for Halloween. Make some molds, some concrete things. Oh, big ideas. Yeah, hopefully we'll have time to make them because I think now I'm excited about concrete. I want to do something a little bit more. I'm not intimidated anymore. But this time around, I was like, what is this stuff? But this stuff was just kind of like poured and set. You just got to have a good mold, I guess. Yeah. That was it. And it popped out of these molds just perfectly. Yeah. Well, this one took a little more effort. It peeled right out though. If you were to use a bowl like we did and use that little cooking spray, came right out, no problem. A little bit of that coconut oil goes a long way. I was worried about bubbles and having it settle. But they don't really have any bubbles in them. Looks pretty good. And I sanded the top. I don't want to tilt this now because it's got dirt in it. But the sanding of the top also took that little film that was on top right away. So next time we're going to add a little paint. I think we could do a little paint. Getting crazy. All right, well, it looks like this time we're about out of time. So if you're not joining us for the patron after show, then we'll see you next week. We'll do it, build it and make it again. I can't balance him right now. Yeah, nope. He's still got glue. Yeah. I don't trust it yet. We'll balance you later.