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5 Simple Steps to Create Your Own Hot Stone Kit For Massages
Are you a do-it-yourself-er? Do you use home remedies to battle insects in your house or treat the common cold? Would you rather try to fix your car or appliance, instead of hiring someone else to do it? We choose to sometimes do tasks ourselves, for a variety of reasons. It could be a hobby. Perhaps we need to budget our resources more carefully. And other times, we are simply curious about how something works, or want to prove to our spouse that we are useful. The range of do-it-yourself (DIY) tasks we can do at home is virtually endless. Should hot stones for massages be included on the list?
The school of life
Today, do-it-yourself-ers perform tasks that range from plumbing to painting, and from audio systems to aircrafts. But where did this trend originate from? Since the 1960s, the DIY movement has evolved significantly. Towards the end of the 1960s, society began to realize that many important "life skills" were not being learned in schools. In other words, schools were teaching abstract concepts, but few applications existed in the "real world."
Bookmarks then and now
The first do-it-yourself projects were basic, focusing on the restoration of older homes. However, as time passed, informational "tools" such as journals, books, and classes; and concrete "tools" such as garden tools, carpenter's tools, and mason's tools, became the means for completing do-it-yourself projects. As the decades passed, magazines, television, and the Internet were added to the means of DIY instruction. In particular, DIY enthusiasts began to focus on personally improving their homes.
From the river to the heater
Today, as a do-it-yourself-er, you can create or fix nearly anything in your home, including hot stones for massages, with the right materials and tools. Well, you cannot make new stones, but you can prepare stones for the function of massage stones. Here is how:
1. Rock River. Go to a rock quarry, to collect river rocks. Some rock quarries and landscape companies actually sell river rocks to the public.
2. Size matters. All of the rocks that you select should be flat and relatively smooth in texture. You will need to select three sizes of rocks: small, medium and large. Choose eight small rocks whose sizes range from approximately the size of a quarter, to roughly the size of an egg. Next, you will need seven pairs of medium-sized rocks that are easy for you to grip in your hand. Finally, choose two huge oval stones. They should be roughly eight inches in length and six inches in width.
3. The heat is on. You will also require a heater for the stones. You can purchase a massage stone heater on the market. To use a more do-it-yourself approach, a slow cooker with a capacity of at least 6-quarts (to heat all of the stones simultaneously); or a huge tabletop skillet that includes a lid and sides of at least three inches tall, would be ideal.
4. Accessorize, accessorize. Accessories that you will need for the hot stone massage include:
• food thermometer
• massage rocks
• strainer
• tea towels (2)
• tongs
5. Get ready to rock and roll. Prepare the hot stone heater, slow cooker or skillet. Then clean the rocks and stack them in whichever warmer you use. Next, fill up the warmer until the rocks are completely under water. Lastly, position your hot stone kit and accessories on a solid surface, nearby an electrical outlet.
In our Information Age, do-it-yourself projects have become easier than ever. With the right equipment, some diligent studying and an innovative spirit, what we make or fix can include almost anything-including massage stones. However, keep in mind that these homemade stones can never replace the original and best smooth-as-silk hot stones!
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How to make your own Stepping Stones - Step by Step
You can collect your own equipment and shop smart a garden full of steps for the price of a kit to do yourself that will only make a move. In addition, you can get as creative as you want. This is a great family project. A bag of cement / concrete is sufficient to make several stones. Each child can make their own personal stone building in the garden.
Supply requirements:
Disposable foil baking pans - cake pans, cake pans - in various sizes and shapes (Tip: To make things interesting and fun to try to find fun shapes like hearts, stars, rabbits, flowers, etc. Compare vacation time to fill up fun ways to make the spring or summer. During Holy Week are usually rabbits, eggs and flowers, Valentine's Day is the heart.)
Mortar or cement quick drying / concrete
Small stones, marbles, stones decorative glass, pottery, small mosaic tiles, or rock fish tank
Heavy Duty Scissors
A file or a paper abrasive
Directions:
1) Gather all materials. Most all items can be found in dollar stores or craft stores, with the exception of mortar or concrete can be found stores like Home Depot and Lowe's.
2) Put your pots on a flat surface on the outside, where they soak for at least 24 hours. I prefer to give birth so do not make a mess on my desk.
3) The mixing of concrete or mortar according to manufacturer's instructions.
4) Pour the mixture into molds. Leave about ½ inch of space above the mixing up of the pan. If you have very deep pans, just fill the container with a mixture of about 1 ½ inches thick.
5) This is the fun part. When the mixture begins to set you need to start putting on all your items. Be creative with drawings and models. Push your stones, glass, marble or ceramic pieces firmly in the mix. You want to make sure they are deep enough in the mix stay but are not covered by the mixture. You can also use a stick to write words on the mix of children or their fingerprints in a memory darling.
6) Allow to rest completely. To be sure usually let them dry overnight.
7) Once the stone are dry gently unmold. Sometimes I do not want to leave if you need strong scissors to cut the bread away from the stone. Be careful if you must do so because that piece of bread is very strong. That's why we recommend you use disposable pans if the stones do not want to leave.
If you have any sharp edges or points you can file with an old file or resistant sandpaper.Now hard grain can add a personal touch and fill your garden with one hand, took action.
About the Author
Scott Byers is the owner of Stepping Stone Info, a complete stepping stone mold resource with articles on stepping stones and directions on how to make them.