I don’t know why I’ve become obsessed with rocks. I’m just going with it. Little kids like them and my neighbors get a kick out of it. If they think I’m a crazy old lady, so be it. They’re not wrong. Latest batch almost done. I have to give them the Liquitex spray treatment or […]
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the river rocks I’m preparing to decorate …
aroused 
What a lovely hobby.
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yes I like Nina’s art so much it’s inspired me to try … not been much good before but I can only try 🙂
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They are really nice. Fun.
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Oh that’s very creative! I love to collect them in their natural form too. I have a sulphur rock from Tattapani hot springs, some coral from a beach in Thailand, remember picking some at Andaman only to be confiscated at the airport 😐…
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I picked up a few to decorate as I thought they’d make more personal gifts, and good paperweights 🙂
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Excellent gift idea! You could write snippets of your poems on some stones. Now, that would be lovely.
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Wow …beautiful and creative rock art..
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Lovely! 🙂
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Wow! Kate, very creative!
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I often find this type of rock art left in geocaches. I have one in my possession that is painted like leopard print with a flower. We got one in a cache that saintvi kept – a lavender rock with hearts all over! Last time I was at her house she was using it as a paperweight.
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I’m sure yours will be just as beautiful and maybe even more interesting. In any case, they are works of art, one of a kind, unique.
best regards
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so, beautiful
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those look lovely! 🙂
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Beautiful! I admire artworks that incorporate natural materials.
Eons ago, I took Girl Scouts to the Shenandoah River to collect rocks. We painted the rocks to make paperweights and sculptures. Maybe it would be fun to paint rocks again…
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Oh… I’ve done something similar. When I was out of town I found rocks to decorate with permanent colored markers. I picked up a bag of stones at the charity shop and drew hearts and stars on them and when I walk around my block I just leave them about 🙂
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I’ve never thought of permanent markers. Great idea
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I didn’t have time to paint… so I now have a pack of colorful permanent markers I take with me when ever I travel. They even work on the polished river stones that I picked up that you put in vases to hold long stem flowers in place – or for any number of projects. I just drew some heart and stars on some and hope they get found (and passed on… ) Sometimes I used clear nail polish to cover the images to make them sort of shine. But I don’t think it is totally needed. So there might be some where and tare look to the illustration – just gives it more character. 😉
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Now I need some rocks….
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Craft stores… sides of the road, by creeks and rivers ~ Good luck. I just placed three today that I had painted an acrylic base, let it dry and then just drew on top of it with marker. Just some hearts, a sun, kind words… 😀 Sometimes just ‘Joy’ is enough.
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Be careful as I tried it after I had painted a base on a polished stone and then used maker… the marker ran… so maybe the polish is better for just marker on unpolished stone. Maybe it will work for just the paint?
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(They permanent marker doesn’t work as well on polished stones…I need to paint a base on them first.)
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what a lovely idea, a bit like a treasure hunt 🙂
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Yep. Sort of like geo caching… though I’ve not done that. I did find a couple of those boxes one place. But they like you to trade something… and I didn’t always have something to trade. There actually is a geo cache type box in one of the little free libraries I visit.
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I love the nail polish because then the permanent marker may stay in.
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Two things… wait until the marker is dry or it may run, and if you want to add confetti… just know the color of the confetti will also run. You could also use a clear nail polish that had some sort of sparkle in it 🙂
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I love the idea of confetti! I just thought the nail varnish will protect the marker. Now I have to find some stones 🙂
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I think the nail varnish will work if the stone is rough. But I didn’t bother using it on some of my decorated rough stones. When I used the nail varnish – while it was still wet I sprinkled on the foil confetti very carefully the color will bleed. But I think you could use hodge podge glue that dries clear too. Though I guess that isn’t water proof either.
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I’m looking forward to seeing your results! I love reading about people finding rocks with inspiration…
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So beautiful! And what a creative painter! 🙂
One of my friends lives in an area where people, especially children, are painting rocks and stones as a thank you to the frontline workers…they have a special place in their city where the painted rocks are displayed outdoors. So cool!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
PS…you found some great river rocks! They are pretty all by themselves. 🙂
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Wow, I’m seeing beautiful painted rocks everywhere (at the base or in the crooks of trees or tucked into gardens) and yes, they are painted to give support to our frontline workers and brighten up the walks of others!
Now I want to try this…good luck, Kate , with your lovely river rocks.
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Painting rocks is the new and wonderful thing with children. They leave them in places for others to find, in order to make someone else smile.
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You have painted them so well. They look beautiful. The colourful rocks with varied patterns. I too like painting rocks but such ones we don’t find them here. 🙂
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They look so pretty. I love them.
Will you be gifting them or taking them home?
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Wow this is a beautiful piece of artwork, Kate and nice to be gathering these different kinds of rocks.
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Wow – so much detail. Nothing wrong with being crazy. I’m speaking from a significant level of experience here Old is tied into a set of numbers and numbers don’t mean much.
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They are beautiful.
Not sure if you’re finding these in Australia, but since the COVID_19 started, many people(a lot of children I think?) have taken to painting smallrocks and stones with encouraging messages like, “love each other”; “be kind” and so on. You find them in parks, trails and just about anyplace.
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not seen any here at all … only spotted my first street library two days ago .. we are slow to catch on here! So maybe I will kick it off …
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If you are on Facebook, check out my sister’s rock art. She lives in Alaska and paints a lot of animals found there, as well as other things. https://www.facebook.com/RuthsRocks/
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oh wow, super impressive! This adds another dimension altogether and she is obviously a talented artist 🙂
Thanks for the link I hope others click on it to see this amazing art 🙂
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Thanks. I will past your compliment along to her. She has been at it a long time and most summers sells in the farmers market in Fairbanks. For the animals, it is all in the eyes she says. And you can see it if you watch.They come alive with the eyes. Especially the owls. 🙂
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her detail is amazing, such great works of art … bet they sell well 🙂
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Yes.. She works as a teacher so she spends many winter nights in Alaska painting her summer inventory.
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lol two streams of income must be nice, but she sure works hard!
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