Today's project is great for kids and for adults!
Sometimes I'll write positive messages on rocks and hide them all around town, give them as rock gifts, or let them hang out with my potted plants or in my garden.
You can even paint them as rock labels to keep track of which plant is which.
But whatever you decide, painting rocks is fun!
Supplies:
smooth stones or river stones
assorted colors of solid color or iridescent Scribbles puffy paint
assorted colors of BoBunny Perler pens
assorted colors of Americana acrylic paint
small round or chisel tip nylon hair brush
white Montana Marker or white Decocolor acrylic paint marker
cup of water and paper towel
gloss spray varnish by Design Master or UV resistant spray by Krylon
First paint your rock a solid color of acrylic paint. This will be the base color.
Black looks best for highest contrast with intense rainbow colors.
you can either paint a shape on your rock, or paint the whole thing. The Americana brand is best because it's designed for a variety of surfaces. When you're done painting, clean off end with your cup of water and dry with your paper towel. Then wait 5 -10 minutes for your rock to dry.
Start from the center and make rings of colorful dots going outwards towards the edges. You can use a variation in pressure when squeezing out the dots in order to make them bigger or smaller.
Continue your patterns all the way around to the edges. When done, let sit for about an hour. Ta Da! Rainbow rock!
Or turn your rocks into cactus plants! I painted them green, then used Scribbles puffy paint to make lines, then once those were dry I used the Perler Pen to draw my X shapes and make tiny dots.
Write a message to someone special. Using the BoBunny Perler Pens will give you very round bubble pearl shapes as opposed to the more "chocolate chip" look that puffy paints can sometimes make. I used a Montana Marker to write directly on the dried paint.
Don't forget to spray your finished works of art with a gloss varnish or UV resistant spray to keep your creation safe from the elements.
Experiment with turning your rocks into animals, foods, portraits, plant life, garden labels, and secret messages!!
Bethany @ Enchanted Lake
Hey everyone! Today's project is just too adorable, and involves not only making your own succulent plant, but decorating the pot it sits in!
Supplies:
1 sheet of olive green felt (1 per plant)
scissors
Hot glue gun/sticks
pen or pencil for tracing
1 piece of thick cardstock or thin chipboard (as tracing template)
terra cotta pots 3in - 4in diameter
assorted colors of Americana acrylic paint
assorted paintbrush, but 1/2 in wide is easiest
cup of water and paper towel
terra cotta pot spray clear sealer by Design Master
Optional Accents:
BoBunny Perler Pen (white or black)
black cardstock cut into circle or oval
extra fine tip white paint pen (for black cardstock)
assorted colors of paint pens by Montana Marker or DecoColor
washi tape
First step is to paint the pots. You can either paint the whole pot one color or paint stripes on the sides. I painted most of the inside of the pot as well. After you're done clean in the brush in your cup of water and dry with your paper towel.
Set the pots aside to dry for 30 mins, and start with your felt templates.
There are two different templates I made: one in the shape of a circular sun with a second smaller center layer, and the other like a squiggly line.
I found the squiggly line template on Pinterest under : Felt Rose Pattern
Then if you're doing this with a group of friends or kids, trace this shape on to your thick card stock paper or thin chipboard, and cut out your own templates!
Trace these on to your felt sheets. Each large shape should be traced 3 times for succulent fullness, and the smaller shape traced maybe once or twice. Then hot glue the ends together! The squiggly line will come together on the underside of each point. Each arch will touch at the bottom like a fortune cookie. For the pointed circular template, glue it in a spiral on itself either flattened in the middle or rolled. And the little ones go in the middle.
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Now back to the painted pot, you can go wild in decorating! In my black and white sample, I used a white extra fine tip Montana Marker and just drew straight on to the side.
So cute! For the other smaller pots, I drew on the sides with other assorted paint pens (regular markers won't be opaque enough) and my friend and coworker Brandon, drew out the "Dream" portion on a black card stock oval with a white fine tip paint pen. I then just hot glued it to the side of the pot. For the black dots I used the BoBunny Perler Pen to get those perfect pearl shapes. Those take about an hour of dry time.
So fancy! When you're all done don't forget to spray it down with your sealer to protect it!
These are great for pretty much everywhere!
Bethany @ Enchanted Lake
