Thursday, April 15, 2010

::ladybugs rock::

I love craft's with rocks.  They are cheap and I got plenty of them.  Lily and I picked out several rocks and spray painted them red.  It did take two or three coats to get a nice bright red.  We did not bother to clean them first, since they were only dirty on the bottom.  I bet you can tell which one was Max's rock.  The girls wanted to "fix it" because it was the "perfect" shaped rock.  I wouldn't let them near it.  I love it.  He even colored the bottom of it.


After they were dry we used a sharpie to draw a think line on the short side of the rock about 2/3rds of the way up.  Then another thick line from the center of that line back over the body.  Draw in the polka dots around the body.


We used a silver marker to draw the eyes and a Sharpie to draw the pupil.  I sprayed clear coat over one of them but it made the eyelashes I had drawn on run, so we scratched that idea.  The rocks may fade with time but that will just add interest to them.


Cost - 100% free
Everything we used to make these we already had 

Does this count as upcycling?  And did I even spell that right?




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7 comments:

  1. Such a cute idea!! They will look great in your garden :)

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  2. I like the way your displayed them so artfully on a skateboard. sara hanlon

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  3. Cool! Cute for the garden!

    Ginger
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    http://superstinkyboys.blogspot.com

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  4. Those were stinkin' precious and you had me laughing when you said you had a lot of them! Don't we all! I swear I've got rocks even in my head sometimes.

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  5. Super cute! My little guy would love to paint some bugs! Love this idea!

    Thanks for joining the Sunday Showcase! Hope you have a great week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  6. I would love to get your blog updates through e-mail. NOT a reader. Something like Feedburner ( not sure how it works but I know it's free) I am terrible at checking all the blogs I follow so this would be great!

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