How to Dry Painted Rocks with Household Items

Many items found around the house can be used for drying painted rocks.

Binder Clip - A large binder clip can be used to dry thin, painted rocks.

Foam Egg Carton - Rocks can be propped up in the carton or laid across the sections.

Regular Egg Carton - Same as foam - prop up the painted rocks or lay them across the sections.

Lazy Susan - For larger rocks which stand upright on their own, I use a Lazy Susan for painting, sealing and drying the painted rock. (I like to line the Lazy Susan with parchment paper to provide a non-stick surface.)

DIY Drying Rack - If you're handy with a hammer and nails, you can create this drying rack for your painted rocks.

Clear Carpet Runners - Flip over a carpet runner and use the gripper (pointy) side to dry lighter-weight rocks. (Instead of buying an entire runner some home improvement stores sell it by the foot.)

Carpet Runner - Gripper Side Up

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How to Make Photo Holders with Stones and Binder Clips

Don't know what to do with small polished stones and/or painted rocks laying around the house? 

Here's a super easy idea for one-of-a-kind photo holders using stones.

These DIY photo holders would make sweet and simple gifts for children to create and give to friends, grandparents, teachers, etc.

Supplies you'll need:

• Large (2-inch) binder clips
• Self-stick magnetic strips
• Stone(s) - painted or unpainted

Two-inch binder clip - self-stick magnets - painted/unpainted stones

The Process

• Cut magnet strips to fit the back of the stone(s)
• Attach to stone(s)
• Place magnetized stone(s) on bottom of binder clip 

Tips

• Make sure the stones aren't too heavy or your clip will tip
• Magnetic strips allow you to re-arrange and switch out the rocks as you desire
• For permanent stone photo holder, glue the rocks to the binder clip
• Use care when doing this project with children - binder clips can pinch their little fingers

Ideas

• If you don't want the black binder clip to show, cover with contact paper

Contact paper covers black binder clip

• Use colored binder clips instead of black
• Use for reminder note or recipe card holder
• Use scrapbooking accessories to further embellish the stone binder clip photo holder

Stone binder clip photo holders are a simple way to show off your small painted rock creations as well as display your photos.

© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks