Pretty, shabby-chic painted stones are an easy rock-painting project for both Easter and year-round display.
Supplies
- Smooth stones - any shape (oval rocks will look like painted eggs)
- Acrylic paint in a muted color (I used "Light Buttermilk")
- Black 3D fabric paint (also known as puffy paint)
- Brush
- Pencil
- Sandpaper
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| Supplies used for shabby-chic painted rocks |
How To Make Shabby-Chic Painted Rocks
Cover your stone with acrylic paint and allow it to dry.
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| Cover the stone with acrylic |
Using a pencil, draw a swirly design on your painted stone. You can go around the edges, down the middle, whatever you like.
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| Draw a swirly design |
Use the black 3D fabric paint to outline your sketched swirls. (You want the line to be raised.) Allow the fabric paint to dry for 4 hours.
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| Outline the swirls with 3D paint |
Once the black 3D fabric paint is dry, cover it with your original color and allow it dry.
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| Cover the swirls with the original color |
Use sandpaper to carefully scrape off some of the paint on the raised design so the black shows through.
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| Scrape off some paint from swirls |
Paint different, muted colors and vary the placement of the swirl design.
"Mod Podge" flowers or other vintage images onto the stone.
Display your shabby-chic painted stones in a pretty dish or bowl.
Tips
- Vintage paint colors are pale and muted - good colors to use are dusty rose, pale green, yellow ochre, cream, etc.
- Practice with your 3D fabric paint first; it can be tricky if you've never used it before
- Matte 3D fabric paint works better than shiny but you can use either one as long as it's black
- For a raised line, hold the 3D fabric paint bottle like a pencil and angle the tip while outlining your design
- I did not use a sealer on these rocks because I wanted them to look "old" and the sealer would add shine
- When you Mod Podge a design onto the rock, tear around the design's edges rather than cutting; the design will blend better into the stone. It also helps to add some of your paint around the design to camouflage the edges
Helpful resources
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