Here’s how to paint some cute snowman/lady rocks. Or to be politically correct should they be snow people or snowfolk rocks? Directions with each photo. Sometimes I use a black permanent marker to add features like eyebrows. I find marker … Continued
Reading really does rock! I love reading, print books over online readers, and created a few reading rocks to leave in some of the little free libraries we’ve seen on our travels. This rock was painted green on both sides. … Continued
This is a cute and very simple little pebble art daisy that I quickly put together with rocks collected from Wicklow Beach. I enjoyed making it and there are more pebble art rocks in the making. You need a round … Continued
My adventures in rock painting led me to painting birch trees on larger rocks. Birch trees are always something I have wanted to paint and I’ve read lots of info on creating them on canvas but just never got around … Continued
It is the time of year when the butterflies are beginning their long migration south. We recently visited the Cobourg Ecology Garden, (Coboug Ontario) and I decided to make a few decoupaged butterfly rocks to leave in their rock garden. … Continued
Some rocks that I have found and have rehid. Some rocks I’ve hidden.
The latest project I’m working on is decoupage rocks. I did a lot of rock painting which was lots of fun but I wanted to change it up a little bit. This craft is fantastic for those that say they … Continued
Rock hunting goes on in many places in Canada. There is a fantastic group called Sooke to Sidney Rock Hunt on Vancouver Island in British Columbia which shares rocks that are being hidden and those that have been found. We … Continued
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could predict the weather? You could customize it to fit your plans for the day. Unfortunately we can’t and have to take the weather as it comes. But I have a couple of … Continued
At one of my weekly Creative Crafting sessions we painted mandala rocks. I had done several of these myself previously, nothing fancy just some practice rocks which I’ll take and hide on one of our daycations at different beaches. Gail, … Continued
I’ve been creative and crafty lately and I’ve just created a tree out of wood and stones. It was a simple project to make and will make a great addition to the garden or it can even be used for inside … Continued
Do you want some help in controlling pests in the garden?Ladybugs are winged insects that belong to the beetle family. They are small, rounded and usually bright coloured with hardened wing cases to cover the transparent wings. The red and … Continued
Here is a quick and easy little craft to make for the garden. You just need a good sized rock, some flat sided gems/marbles and some strong waterproof glue I laid out the number on a flat surface first, then … Continued
July 1 is Canada D’eh. I love the play on words for day. Do you really think Can’eh’dians say eh a lot? It’s July 1st and the day that Canada celebrates its birthday. This year, 2013, Canada is 146 years … Continued
The rockin’ village is exactly that … a village made of rocks. I’ve been busy making a village out of rocks to add to my garden. I discovered the books by Lin Wellford and just knew I had to have … Continued