Painted rocks
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
December 16, 2018 6:45am CST
I love to have painted rocks all around the house especially on windows and garden ledges..
I haven't done this in about six months. I am planning on starting this right after the holiday season.. I know not many think of it as a craft or art form.. but its very relaxing.. sometimes I do this as I watch some sport on TV..
These rocks here are old and could do well with some fresh paint and varnish.. and the picture is not so great either.. poor lighting .. sorry about that..
Do you have some strange or not so common craft that you enjoy?
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
16 Dec 18
Rocks are classy and contribute to sophisticated decor
How do you like my door mat?
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
16 Dec 18
wow.. you are amazing.. better than mine
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman Mavic has a post on her rock paintings..
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Dec 18
Have you done this before, Mavic, too?
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@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
16 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman It's a typo, thanks Marsha. I would surely not give a painted rock as a gift, but to decorate my garden they would look nice.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Dec 18
It could be funny, or fun to try that, Anna? I'm not sure that you wanted to say funny. I think it could make for an interesting gift idea and I'd consider trying to do it too, but would need some instruction.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Dec 18
I think the lighting is fine and shows a fine piece of work. Have you ever thought about selling these? How did you come up with using rocks for a painting canvas or did you begin doing that in school? I don't see how you can watch a show and keep in your lines for the pictures.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman Nope, I have never thought of selling them these are just lying all around the house and garden.. I think I first saw some pictures on pinterest and started doing this a few years ago..
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman Yes I am self taught.. Only my inspiration comes from the pictures on pinterest.
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Dec 18
@sofssu So you are self taught, then? It doesn't seem like pinterest tells you how to do it, unless you saw a post about it there.
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@Marilynda1225 (79731)
• United States
16 Dec 18
@Hannihar I love wind chimes and have one on my front porch. I love when the wind blows and you can hear it chiming
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
16 Dec 18
@Marilynda1225
I had one once and do not remember what happened to it and would like one again.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Dec 18
This looks good.
There are posts from a mylotter who paints rocks and puts them for people to find...Joyful messages.
Both sound good, I just may take this up
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@responsiveme Thank you.. do you remember who that mylotter is? I would like to check the post out?
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Dec 18
@responsiveme Thank you, that is so sweet of you.. I will check her out.. 
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
16 Dec 18
@sofssu l think someone called Robin Lionpaw....Not very sure .Let me check.can you search by tags....She posts occasionally about these happiness rocks
Yup it's her...In fact she has got a painted rock as her avatar
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thanks for explaining.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
oh, i believe you are the 3rd user i read about doing rock paintings. these look good. the colors are subtle.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@ridingbet Yes, i think there are meany here who are into rock painting. The colors for the rocks inside the house are subtle, the garden rocks are rather vivid.
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@sofssu (23662)
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18 Dec 18
@ridingbet But we live in a paperless society.. maybe for you teachers yes., 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Dec 18
@sofssu they are great really as paperweights.
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
17 Dec 18
Those painted rocks look really cool. I am considering painting some rocks also.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@jonnyartist I am glad you think so, hope you shows us your painted rocks.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@jonnyartist I use normal acrylic paints and cover it with a sealant when dry. Take your time.. this is supposed to be fun..and not rushed
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@jonnyartist (437)
• Anchorage, Alaska
17 Dec 18
@sofssu yeah. It might take me a little while but I'm sure I can do it. What type of paint do you use?
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
16 Dec 18
They look beautiful. Good job, sofs 
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@freelancermariagrace Hi there .. I haven't seen you around for sometime.. Thank you so much.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
@sofssu Yes,been very busy with online work. have a great day, sofs
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@freelancermariagrace Have a great day yourself. I asked because I haven't seen you on the other site too..
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
,,,wow.. amazing.. I wanna try also to pain in a rock.. hehe.. i never thought of that.. hehe...
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@sofssu (23662)
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18 Dec 18
@Nickzter1331 Yes we need to manage our time well to fit in our hobbies.
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
18 Dec 18
@sofssu i surely will. If im able to have time.. hehe..
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@isweartokira (3465)
• United States
17 Dec 18
i used to love painting rocks. there is a park in my neighborhood where people hide painted rocks for kids to find. at least they used to, it's not so popular anymore. you say you place them on your windows, i can imagine they'd look so beautiful :)
for me, weird crafts i do include painting palm tree seed pods to look like fish and making bottle cap earrings. sometimes i sell them for extra cash
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@sofssu (23662)
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18 Dec 18
@isweartokira It must be fun for kids to find these painted rocks.
Wow, painting palm seed pods and making earring from bottle caps.. that sounds like fun and even better that you make some money out of it.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
17 Dec 18
Those rocks are really fabulous. I like them.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
16 Dec 18
Pretty impressive! Some in town painted a lot of rocks with inspiring little quotes and left them in the park. You rocks just reminded me :)
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@Hate2Iron I have been reading about the hidden rocks here for the first time.. reminds me of Easter eggs.
@almostoveryou (4196)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
I used to paint on discarded bathroom tiles. I've given some of them to friends and family as holiday presents.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Dec 18
@almostoveryou I used to paint on fresh tiles too.. that is fun too.
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