How to make a simple fountain in minecraft

Cut out a 7x7 area into a level ground. The blocks on the side are used as an easy way to count the area, they will be removed.

Fill in the 7x7 area with Stone Bricks.

Use a Dirt block to place a Stone Brick Stairs upside down by clicking the top of the Dirt block. Continue placing the stairs all the way around the 7x7 area.

Build 4 towers at the corners of the middle 3x3 area that are 3 blocks high.

Place Stone Slabs at the very tops of the towers and at the top block in between the towers.

Place a Dirt block in the center. This will be removed, but is needed for the water to be placed on top of.

Place 3 Stone Slabs at the top of each Stone Brick block. Then place a dirt block down and an upside down stair.

Continue out the stairs till they match the 3 slabs.

Repeat steps 7&8 to all of the other sides and remove the Dirt blocks. Still leave the center Dirt block.

Place the water on the center Dirt block, then remove the dirt.

Place 5 more slabs on each of the 4 sticking out from the water.

Using the Stone Brick Slabs build a 3x3 doughnut and ledges sticking out from it.

Add in some decorations around the outside of the fountain. I choose to make Nether Brick benches. This can be done by having 2 Nether stairs facing each other and a slab in the middle of them.