Posie, this is what I saved a couple of years ago. I haven't done anything with it yet, but it sounded do-able! Concrete 'Engraving' Experiment Posted by treasure 8 VA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 7, 02 at 18:53 A few days ago someone was looking for an easy way to engrave concrete stepping stones. I had an idea, I tried it out, and it worked. Here's what I did: I typed the words I wanted to engrave on my computer in a large font then rotated the words so that they appeared in mirror image and printed it out. I layed a piece of plastic over the wording and painted the letters with Gallery Glass liquid leading. I roughly filled in the lettering by squeezing the tube directly on it then drug the leading where I needed it with a toothpick. I let the letters dry then applied a second coat. Note - it took about 10 minutes to paint the lettering. Once the letters were dry, I poured some mortar over them, let it sit overnight then peeled the plastic off. Voila, engraved concrete! For a stepping stone I would use regular concrete mix. Here's a pic of the experiment, still needs to dry, the two lines running through the capital letters are from wrinkles in the plastic. If you try this, make sure there are NO wrinkles in the plastic Concrete 'Engraving' Experiment Posted by: treasure 8 VA (My Page) on Thu, Aug 8, 02 at 15:16 Thanks for all the compliments, I'll try to answer all of your questions here. The plastic I used was just a gallon sized zip-lock baggie. I think it would be better to use a piece of plastic drop cloth. What I mean by "regular concrete" is Quickcrete concrete mix, the kind with rocks in it. It would be stronger than mortar. This piece is only about 1/2" thick, it was an experiment so I didn't see any need in making it thicker or using a form. I thought about using hot glue but I've burned myself with one of those glue guns before so I opted for the liquid leading instead. I also think silicone caulk would work. I found in one of my other experiments, lol, that you can thin down the silicone caulk with mineral spirits and it works just like liquid leading, only it looks dull so I scrapped that experiment, lol. One of the great things about this is that the plastic and leading pulls off in one piece so you can rinse it off and use it again. Please feel free to use any of my ideas. Hey, IMPROVE on them and let us see the results. Of course, the picture has gone to the black hole of oblivion!

Oh, I am the first one to see them! The whole wedding just shouts happiness and good feelings, it is very special and you will remember it forever! You created the setting and it just flowed, I think. Everyone looks so delighted. Keith' Grandpa is having a great time, looks like. That is what a celebration should be, Tisha and Keith: wishing you all the wonderful things this wedding promises!

When some friends of ours were married last summer, as they walked back up the aisle (casual aisle as it was a beach wedding), they were holding hands and threw their joined hands in the air and said 'We're hitched'. I was lucky enough to catch a photograph at just the right time - hands held high - and was able to print it and put it in a silver frame in time to take it to the reception with us. They absolutely loved it! So, if you like to take pictures and get lucky enough to catch one at a good time, I think that's always a great option. Or even if you already have a photograph from an earlier occasion.

With them likely having all the "stuff" they need, I'd look to do something in honor of them, if you know of a special interest they have. This is one I like, because it benefits the earth and has a nice certificate, but there are a gazillion ideas out there. If you have a non profit/ park type project in your community where people purchase paving bricks or other items that are engraved, you could buy a Bill and Judy 2016 brick for them... Arbor Day trees Another option American Forests