First Cob Creation

On June 20th, 2011 the cobfest began. Scott and I have done a ton of research and it was time to get our cob feat 'a going. We're going to take our time building up bigger and bigger structure so that next summer we're ready to build one of the additions on my house.
Step one?
A cob doll bench.
Here's what you need for cob:
Sand, clay (mud), straw, and water

 The straw was free from a feed store, the mud was from my back yard, and the sand was around $0.80.
The cob process is simple: mix all the ingredients together with feet and shape to form. Here's some pictures

Let it sit to harden.

Then plaster