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Painting Rocks


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June 28, 2017

Painted Rocks in the Garden - three black painted rocks that combine to make a tree with cherry bloomsMy son had to make painted rocks for a project in his high school art class this year. He chose to do a design that incorporated 3 rocks. I am in love with these cherry blossom rocks and am so glad that he let me display them in the yard!

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 899 Posts
June 8, 2012

Our kids were looking for Christmas present ideas for their grandparents last year and I wanted them to make homemade gifts. We have a never ending supply of large rocks in our yard so we went hunting for flat ones to paint on.

Flying Dog Painted Rock

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 398 Posts
August 2, 2011

I always get a smile on my face when I see these around the house, their big painted on smiles and google eyes are so adorable. I get all my supplies except for the rocks at Walmart.

Red Pet Rock with google eyes

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 255 Posts
February 7, 2011

This is a project kids love to do - make rock critters for the garden or for indoor plants. For indoor plants, select some rocks (or gravel) of round or oblong shapes.

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Then the kids paint them, and add eyes and features.

 
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July 14, 2008

Find a rock that you would like to paint on. Wash it in warm soapy waster and let dry. Use acrylic paints to paint your rock. Let dry completely! Lastly, use acrylic finish spray to seal and weather proof your project.

Rock painted to look like ladybug.

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September 1, 2009

A number of years ago I found (possibly on this site) how to craft a strawberry. My daughter and I had some paint, found a huge rock, took our time and fashioned our very own strawberry.

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It still sits in my front yard today.

Painted Strawberry Rock

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November 13, 2004

These are a great cheap gift for a budding poet. First you need between twelve and twenty five flat smooth rocks. Now with a paint marker or a permanent maker write words to inspire that budding poet. A quick list of words to use would be:

 
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Bronze Request Medal for All Time! 87 Requests
October 9, 2019

I live in Arbutus, MD. We have a group of, I don't know how many, people painting rocks and placing them everywhere, schools, stores, the library, in people's yards, or in front of mail boxes. The mail box at my building is going to get the big one as I'm not strong enough to tote it somewhere.

Creating Painted Rocks  - orange rock with a dark leafless tree

October 16, 2008

My daughter loves to paint. So I put her to work! I bought a bag of larger river rocks at the Dollar Tree. She painted them in different designs.

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After they dried I sprayed them with a clear sealer spray. I put a few in all of my potted plants as decoration.

 
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April 5, 2017

Pull out that container of pretty rocks you have collected over time or go for a hike and pick up a few. Add an inspirational message with a permanent pen and give them as gifts and keep some for yourself.

Inspirational Rocks - rocks with sayings

December 6, 2016

This is a page about making colorful garden pebble paperweights. Garden stones with pleasing shapes can be painted with seasonal motifs to make pretty, useful paperweights.

finished paperweight

March 27, 2020

Paint stones to resemble watermelon slices. These can be used as a cheerful decoration or paperweight.

Watermelon Stone Paperweights - finished watermelon stones

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