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Get a Head on Your Gardening with

Magnetic PoetryÕs New Stone Faces Kits

 

These Make-Your-Own Planters Keep an Artful Eye on Your Garden

 

MINNEAPOLIS (January 2007) – Give your garden some character . . . or, in this case, a couple of characters with Magnetic Poetry's new Make Your Own Stone Faces Kits. The kits provide everything needed to create classic-looking concrete visages (either Serene Buddha or Greek God) out of tinted concrete. The molding process is simple enough for a child to do, and the result is beautiful, antique-looking garden features that will last for years. Make one or make a hundred; the mold can be used again and again.

ÒMaking these Stone Faces is sort of addictive,Ó said Dave Kapell, Magnetic Poetry founder. ÒIt might seem odd to say, but each one seems to pop out of the mold with a different personality.  Of course, they really take on their own character when you mold them onto the side of a clay pot and add a plant . . .because now youÕve got a whole hairstyle/headdress thing going on.Ó

A shock of spiky grass, for instance, gives a totally different look than a flowing vine or a burst of blossoms.  Likewise, a pot-free Stone Face placed under a big leafy bush will bring a smile to any garden visitor as they admire its healthy hairdo!

Each Stone Faces Kit comes with one mold (either Serene Buddha or Greek God), a 2 lb. starter bag of concrete, a jar of concrete tint and a set of fully illustrated instructions.  Projects described in the instructions include Stone Face Planters (just add your own clay pot), Stone Face Wall Totems, Stone Face Bookends and more.  Suggested retail price is $19.95.  Future models in the line include Garden Goddess, Green Man, and Tiki.

Stone Faces grew from Magnetic Poetry's Poetry Stones line, a series of kits for creating word-bearing cobblestones for the garden.

ÒGardeners are creators,Ó says Kapell. ÒThey're poets with dirty fingernails; sculptors with sun hats.Ó

Magnetic Poetry products are available through Borders Books & Music, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, lawn and garden stores and thousands of specialty retailers nationwide.  For more information, visit www.magneticpoetry.com or call 1-800-370-7697.

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EditorÕs note:  Samples, photos and interviews with company founder Dave Kapell are available upon request by calling Joyce Johannson at (612) 927-4543.