How to Paint Unique, Outdoor Nativity Sets on Garden Pavestones

An outdoor nativity set painted on garden pavers is a great gift idea but there's a problem - packing and shipping to out-of-town recipients is difficult and pricey.

Outdoor nativity set painted on garden pavers, brick and rock

The solution: I created a downloadable guide (in PDF format) explaining and illustrating how to paint these outdoor nativity scene figures and brick manger.

How to Paint Nativities on Pavestones PDF Guide

The following sample page from the tutorial shows the type of garden edgestones and paver brick I used along with the rock shape & size which works best for Baby Jesus.

Sample page from the PDF how-to guide

Included in my 40-page tutorial:

• a materials and supplies list
• paint and brush tips
• rock painting tips and helps
• easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions with photos
• ideas for more nativity sets using garden pavestones

Get your copy of 

"How to Paint a Nativity Set on Pavestones" 

Christmas will be here soon!

© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks

How to Paint Water Droplets on Rocks and Stones

A droplet of water adds a little "something extra" to a painted rock or stone.

Cynthia Snider generously shared her illustrated, step-by-step lesson for painting water droplets.

Something extra would be nice here

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Following Cynthia's steps, here are my results. I painted the water droplets on paper first to get the hang of it and then painted the rock.

My 1st water droplets on paper

My water droplets painted on a rock

Another view of my water droplets painted on a rock

Jewels and gems can also be painted using Cynthia Snider's technique. 

Cynthia painted jewels on her fence

Closeup of Cynthia's fence jewel

Thank you for sharing your lesson, Cynthia Snider. You're a great teacher!


© Cindy Thomas Painted Rocks