At one point I almost threw those stones away, because I was on a cleaning spree and I thought there's no sense in storing stones in jars. There's even less sense dragging those stones across the world with a heavy suitcase. I mean, a stone is a stone. Of course it's shaped by the sea and it's a memory of the place you've visited, but no more stones for me. I have plenty.
So, this Pin It and Do It -challenge gave me a good reason to make something useful with my stones. I used acrylic paint like the blog suggested. It's water-soluble when you paint but then dries quickly and becomes water-resistant. My tip is to use a small but hard brush, otherwise the color will smear. I wrote all texts and details with a permanent marker.
I wish it was June already and I could go to our summer cottage and plant all the seeds I have and then put these to good use. It makes me happy to know that I'll have a little piece of Crete in my garden this summer.
Wow! These are really nice. Your handwriting and art are great! Happy Gardening!
ReplyDeleteI love these! I need to do more things that I pin! But it is cool you can finally put to use some of the stones from your travels.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara and Brittany! Without Pinterest I would still be stuck with my jars of stones. Now I want to make more of these!
ReplyDeleteYour paintings are wonderful! I don't currently have a garden but am hoping for next year and will have to remember these. Love them! You are quite crafty Hanna!
ReplyDeleteThose turned out great! I love the stone with the white stripe. I can see why you picked it up!
ReplyDelete@Trish: Thanks so much! Hopefully you'lll get your garden next year. And the best part about these is that I don't have to store them anywhere, I can just leave them outside.
ReplyDelete@MJ: Thank you! I think these work better when the stone is quite light in color. Most of these stones were prettier wet but now they all just look grey.