Welcome to Craft Crete!

We are concrete artists and makers of bespoke, small-batch, high quality crete ornaments for home and garden.

Our one-of-a-kind artisanal home and garden sculptures are ideal as gifts or just to spoil yourself.

All of our concrete sculptures are individually hand-made and carefully finished to a very high standard and each one is unique, so no two items will ever be the same. Variations in colour and texture are part of every piece's unique charm and character. Each item is created with the hope that it will bring some delight and joy, and a reminder that wonder shouldn't belong only to children.

We currently offer painted Fantasy Concrete Mushrooms for indoors, Raw Concrete Mushrooms for the garden and Glow-In-The-Dark Stones for indoors or outdoors.

All our artworks are made from a proprietary mix of cement and other ingredients, which results in our own special concrete blend that is light but still exceptionally strong (note: when we say 'light', we mean lighter than conventional concrete mixes, with a better strength-to-weight ratio). Items made with normal concrete are very heavy, our products are not. This means that all our concrete artworks are lightweight and easy to lift and move, yet are heavy enough to be stable and not prone to easily falling over. This is especially important for the table-top and floor standing ornaments. This also lets us ship our products affordably via courier throughout South Africa. The size and weight of each item is listed under the item’s product description.

All decorations and finishes are carefully applied by hand, one at a time, with great attention to quality and detail. It is not unusual for a piece to take a month and a half from start to completion. More intricate designs &/or decorations may take even more time. These details are reflected in the price of each item.

Concrete may seem an unusual choice for our whimsical and delicate sculptures (especially the mushrooms), but concrete has the amazing properties of resilience, strength and durability, while remaining quite versatile and adaptable. These are also the properties of people who refuse to let hardship have the final word. That's quite a transformation from just a lump of cement!

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Commissions accepted. Perhaps you've seen something on our website and would like to have a few more with similar colours or patterns; perhaps you've got something in mind in certain colours to match a room; or maybe you've got a space somewhere and need something in an exact size? Please contact us via our commissions page if you wish to order something specific for your home or garden.