Features of work
Before the creative process, stones must undergo a degreasing procedure. Otherwise it will be difficult to attach them to the base. For painting use acrylic, varnishes or felt-tip pens.
In this regard, gouache is an unreliable material, as it is easily erased when fixed with varnish. But a wax or varnish coating is the final point of work on unpainted and unglued stone.
Tree
For such a picture you will need to find a root with a piece of stem. If you don’t find one like the one in the photo, don’t worry, you can use a simple thick twig, cutting it to size. Having attached the branch with wire, begin to shape the crown. To do this you need a lot of small rounded elements. You don’t even have to lay them out first, but just glue them onto cardboard right away.
The second layer in the photo is attached to round pebbles that look like apples. If your child wants to make an apple tree, then you can look for such round parts. It is also recommended to paint the fruits in bright red or yellow colors. This will bring the image to life.
Suitable stones
Most often, crafts are created from sea stones using large pebbles. It is easy to get - on a walk near many bodies of water. Such pebbles look especially beautiful due to the fact that water gives them a rounded shape without sharp edges.
The more correct the form, the better. Ovals and circles are especially popular.
Natural and artificial materials
The pebbles are smooth and do not have pronounced pores. Because of this feature, paints and varnishes adhere well to the surface.
In addition to natural materials, artificial and glass stones are used. What attracts people about “substitutes” is their unusual shape and color. Pebbles for any request can be found in special stores for handicrafts.
Homemade candelabra
From this natural material you can make original candlesticks that will become a stylish decoration for any room, for example, a Loft-style living room.
To create a solid candlestick (the candle is placed in half of a large stone), you will need special equipment, because the stone is quite durable.
A simpler method includes the following steps:
- First of all, prepare some kind of base. This can be a metal or ceramic pot.
- The outer surface is covered with a layer of durable glue (for example, Moment glue).
The stones are laid horizontally, in vertical stripes, diagonally or according to another pattern. The candle in the cup is placed inside the candle holder after the adhesive base has completely hardened.
painting
Hand-made designs look great on large pebbles.
Even a non-artist can turn a pebble into a canvas by drawing simple pictures on it like leaves or stars. Acrylic paints are best suited for this purpose. The quick-drying material does not smudge when fixed with varnish.
There are many image options. Here are the most popular ones:
- patterns (stripes, curls, specks);
- insects (butterflies, ladybugs, bugs);
- rainbow;
- planets;
- trees and plants;
- animals;
- fairy-tale creatures.
Painting is carried out on bare stone or a surface previously coated with white acrylic. White designs (eg runes) on identical gray pebbles also look impressive.
Paintings
Who said that paint is the only way to create a beautiful picture for your home? The stones will look no worse. In addition, you do not need expensive materials or “golden” hands.
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Crafts are made using two technologies: a plain background or a prepared pattern.
For the “Aquarium” panel, the bottom, fish and other sea creatures are first drawn on the sheet. At the bottom, pebbles and shells are attached with a glue gun.
Stone animals and landscapes
Silhouette paintings are very popular.
The plywood is painted in the desired color - for example, a brown field at the bottom and a blue sky at the top. Then they draw the silhouette of an animal, with stones glued inside it. You can see many beautiful photos of crafts made from stones, which depict wolves, whales, rabbits, and other living creatures.
If simple gray pebbles seem boring, you can always make a color painting. To do this, just print out the landscape and take artificial stones of different colors.
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Dry stream
Beautiful garden decor. You will need a lot of pebbles, but the result will exceed all expectations. The first step is to mark the territory. Use a rope to mark the future channel, mark the width.
Dig a neat, shallow groove exactly the specified width. Cover it with a 10-15 cm layer of sand. Next, the most crucial moment. Starting from the base, lay out the stones evenly and close to each other, lightly immersing them in the sand.
The stream can be made more resistant to external influences. Replace sand with cement mortar.
Garden decoration
Stones will bring a piece of nature into the house or become bricks for building a design on the site. For example, large pebbles can be used to lay out paths or decorate the edges of existing ones.
The soul of the garden can be a waterfall craft made from stones. Large boulders will come in handy here. A hole is drilled in them through which they are threaded onto one rod. Then specialists adjust the water supply.
If there is no source of water nearby, but you want a stream, you can make one from improvised means. To do this, take pebbles of different sizes and place them at the bottom of the trench. In some places large stones are laid to imitate thresholds.
Colored pebbles will be an excellent option for decorating flower beds. At the same time, it will serve not only an aesthetic function, but also protect plants from weeds.
Those who want to “spice up” their yard design will love stone figurines. To make stone crafts for the garden, you will need a metal frame, which must be given the shape of the selected animal.
Example #1 – decorative pyramid
The pyramid is very easy to make; this design can be placed in a flowerpot, flower pot, or you can make several pieces for a flower bed.
You will need pebbles, the size of which gradually decreases, like the rings in a children's pyramid, as well as glue. A smaller stone is glued to the largest flat stone, which will be the base of the pyramid, the glue should dry, after which you can move on to the next stone, etc.
For the base, a wide flat stone is taken and dug into the ground so that the pyramid is stable. Top stones may be pointed and irregular in shape
The pyramid is dug with its base into a pot or into the soil of a flower bed; it looks very original.
A pyramid of pebbles is an original garden decor that will attract attention. This design looks very unique and organic among green plants.
What to do with children
You can not only make beautiful decor for your home and garden, but also give your children a fun activity that develops their imagination and motor skills. Your child will be interested in creating appliqués of flowers, butterflies or bugs.
In addition to flat images, you can create a figurine of a frog or stone dolls. Future artists will show off their growing talent by painting pebbles in different colors or drawing plants on them.
In general, children's crafts made from stones can be anything you want. It all depends on the author’s imagination.
Painting pebbles
The painting on the stones looks very impressive. Anyone who knows how to draw has a whole sea of ideas for decorating their garden or plot in a private house.
Designers and craftsmen offer interesting images on stone, these could be: a dog, a cat curled up in a ball, a tiger cub or a bunny.
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If the stone is large, you can paint a whole picture. These can be flowers with birds, a pond with lotuses and butterflies, ducks, strawberries, etc. To make the painting strong, the design is covered with transparent varnish.
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