Friday, September 29, 2017

Rockin Ghosts Rocks

6:30 AM Gail @Purple Hues and Me Halloween, Pebbles/Rock Crafts 10 comments

I recently came into some rocks (I get stuff all the time) that were already painted white and oh, so smooth! Not many to make anything with - just a little over a dozen.

Rock painting is quite trendy right now and everyone seems to be jumping on the bandwagon with their artistic creations. But unfortunately, I am in no way an artist - I can barely draw stick people. And no matter how many tutorials there are to show me how to draw and paint something beautiful and unique, I can't get it! It's just not in me.

But looking at the rocks and their shape - reminded me of tiny little ghosts, staring back at me. Wondering????

So I got out my black acrylic paint, a few skewer sticks and set out to have fun making ghosts faces. No paint brush required! Using the flat end of a skewer stick, I painted on the eyes. And with the pointed end came the mouths and a few other dots and curves. Easy peasy, and so much fun!

And then, lining the rocks up and gluing in place . . .

I created my very own group of rockin Ghosts Rocks!

What fun, and oh, so whimsy!

Rockin this Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by

and take a little time to enjoy,

Happy Crafting!

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Gold Nuggets Decorative Accents

8:08 PM Gail @Purple Hues and Me Crafts, Decorative Filler, Pebbles/Rock Crafts 6 comments

Do you buy "just in case" items? I do all the time when it comes to crafting. My latest was picking up some decorative accent white pebbles and a couple of vases from the Dollar Tree . . . just in case I come up with a different idea on what to do with them - other than the usual filler in a container project. Well, I'm here to tell you, it didn't take me long to get inspired and create something. Using small rocks or pebbles, glass vases, silicone adhesive and spray paint, I made a couple of gold nuggets decorative accent pieces - great to hold candles, LED lights and even flowers.

*additional materials needed include rubbing alcohol, cling wrap, painter's tape, and plastic grocery bags.

After cleaning the glass with soap and water and drying, wipe down with rubbing alcohol to remove any remaining oily residue.

Then, in a well ventilated area, spread silicone adhesive on a portion of the clean glass vase. With the glass placed on a covered work surface, sprinkle the small rocks over the silicone (it's a fast grab and E6000 is not) Continue adding the pebbles until the glued area is covered.

Fold a piece of plastic wrap and lay it over the pebbles, applying pressure down and squeezing the pebbles close together at the sides. Allow the silicone to set for a couple of hours.

Add additional silicone to the glass next to the set pebbles and spread over another portion as before, sprinkling more pebbles, using cling wrap to flatten and squeezing the small rocks together until the vase is completely covered with pebbles. Allow to dry 12-24 hours following directions.

To prepare the vase for painting, I stuffed plastic grocery bags in the cavity and taped the edges with painter's tape before spraying with Rustoleum Metallic spray paint.