Easy Rock Painting Ideas

by Jennifer Searles

Painted rock is a very growing trend and I find it truly amazing and unique. All you need are smooth and flat river rocks and paint. I use acrylic paint and you can combine rocks with wood, decorate a garden pot, or just paint the rocks and decorate a garden. I have a friend who has a camp on Lake Ontario and she recently gave me some driftwood and stones from her camp. Stone painting is simple and all you need is your imagination and a few simple items.

Let’s Get Started ♥

Snowmen

Getting started

The first thing that came to mind, since I ♥ snowmen, is snowmen decorating a tree. With all of my wood projects, I always seal them with Wise Owl matte varnish. I used a piece of my old fence post wood and dry brushed a simple tree, some snow and a star. After I had the scene the way I wanted it, I splattered snow (white paint). I played around with sizes and shapes of some stones to see what would fit, a little time consuming, but worth it to find the right ones. Once I had my stones all set, I gave them a nice coat of white paint. I added some eyes, buttons, scarves, arms and hats and glued on to the driftwood using E6000. Once the glue has dried, I sprayed it with a coat of Krylon spray sealer. I use spray sealer because it is easier than brushing on. Done, aren’t they adorable 🙂

Snowmen Decorating Tree

You can add anything you would like, use your imagination. Don’t be afraid, nothing has to be perfect or shaded, if you don’t want it to be.

Angels

I had some wood slices from a previous project that were already sealed. I placed a few stones on the wood and found the ones I thought would look the best. I guessed where the wings should be and painted light strokes, to give it a transparent look. When the paint was dry, I attached the stone to the wood using E6000. I love the simplicity of this angel.

Penguins

The penguins, like the snowmen, were painted freehand. I couldn’t make up my mind what I wanted to put them on, so I made two 🙂

I really enjoy working with stones and am looking forward to making more for the holidays.

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