A while back, our family spent a weekend camping next to a creek bed, and the kids and I found so many beautiful tumbled smooth flat stones that we couldn't help but collect them! I knew they would make the perfect surface to create these awesome stamped rocks and decoupage rocks– which was a craft I had been wanting to do during our DIY summer camp at home!
We started by gathering together some beautiful origami paper This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. that we had leftover from my daughter's tea and craft birthday party (we decoupaged picture frames) and dug through my scrapbook supplies to find some cool craft punches This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. in shapes that the kids liked- a star, fish, sailboat, walking bare feet, and a few more.
We started by punching some shapes in our favorite patterned papers and then used ModPodge This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. to affix the shapes to one side of the rock. After about 20 minutes we applied a coat of ModPodge to the entire side of the rock.
We waited another 20-30 minutes and applied a second coat, and then allowed them to fully dry.
While the kids got a little carried away with the decorating- I preferred a more simplistic design for my rocks (you didn't think the crafts were just for the kids, did you?)
Once the decorated sides were dry, we turned the rocks over and stamped our names or various phrases on the back of the rock using alphabet stamps This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. and permanent ink This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. (don't use the washable ink that comes with the stamp set- it will rub right off).
I hope that my stamped rocks will serve as inspiration this summer to stick with my exercise plan of walking and practicing yoga!
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Kim at Let Me Start By Saying says
I love this idea!
I am adding it to the list of summer activities I keep in my dayplanner (yes, I am a paper planner girl).
Does it matter what kind of paper we use? Construction paper, wrapping paper…?
Sharon says
Hi Kim!
I think I would stay away from construction paper because when it gets wet from the Mod Podge it will likely tear. I think wrapping paper would work as well as even pictures cut from magazines. We used origami paper.
Warmly,
Sharon