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<\/a><\/p>\nIt seems that rock painting<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is all the rage now. I certainly was ahead of my time and ahead of this craze. I love painting rocks<\/a><\/strong>, river rocks are my favorite. Gathering them is a fun family adventure we all look forward to.<\/p>\n Sometimes I know exactly what size and shape rocks I want. This is due to the fact, that I have a specific project in mind. Other times, I try to find rocks that inspire me.\u00a0 You might not think rocks can inspire people, but they can!\u00a0 I see them as a blank canvas and they speak to me…well, some of them do.<\/p>\n I can\u00a0 clearly visualize the masterpiece they can become. Sometimes it is a fish, ladybug or owl, and other times it is a heart. One of my favorite projects was making rock candy corn.<\/p>\n It was so much fun to find the shapes I needed. Since I wanted to make a candy corn family that represented ours, when I found the especially tall and thin triangular river rock, I literally squealed with delight. That rock clearly represented my son Michael, it was so easy to see. I asked my youngest sons, who were gathering rocks with me, and they wholeheartedly agreed. It was definitely Michael, no doubt about it.<\/p>\n All you need is some acrylic craft paint, paint brushes, paint markers<\/a><\/strong> for detail painting and ModPodge sealer. If you want you can paint your rocks white on both sides first. It will take at least 2 coats of paint to get nice coverage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\nWhen the tri color rocks are dry, you can then add personality with the paint markers.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n