Comments (0) Rod Beck's family -- daughter Kelsey, wife Stacey and daughter Kayla -- has worked to help kids affected by substance abuse. (L, Getty Images; R, Courtesy of Stacey Beck) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Every Aug. 3, Kelsey Beck finds a McDonald's and orders one of the milkshakes her father enjoyed so much.
Instructions. Choose a material to make your grave marker. Wood is easier to work with and will be finished more quickly while concrete weathers more slowly and is sturdier. To make a concrete grave marker, mix the concrete with water in a metal pan until itâs the consistency of thick oatmeal.Use a hoe and mix it with short, firm strokes. Pour it into the wooden box and smooth the top with the edge of the hoe. Set out the concrete stamps you want to use, in the order you want to use them.nstructions. Choose a material to make your grave marker. Wood is easier to work with and will be finished more quickly while concrete weathers more slowly and is sturdier. To make a concrete grave marker, mix the concrete with water in a metal pan until itâs the consistency of thick oatmeal.
For the best results, measure an inch more on each side than the actual side of your memorial so that there is plenty of room for the marker to set down. For example, if the marker is a 24x12 then make the outline 26x14. Step two with a shovel dig the outline out completely. Once the outline is dug out entirely start excavating the dirt and setting it to the side. Make sure that you dig down deep enough to accommodate the thickness of your monument.