Rock and pebbles

Fall is my favorite time for outdoor DIY projects. It’s not too hot and there’s just something about landscaping against those beautiful fall colors that I really love. If that’s true for you, I’ve got a great collection crafts for you to try.

Paint on one of the nature's greatest canvases - rocks. Browse through these creative rock painting ideas and get inspired.

Learn how to prepare rocks and stones for painting. Yes, there is a step from buying rocks to paint and actually painting them. Check out these 4 easy tips.

Discover the legend behind wishing stones, smooth stones with an unbroken line of quartz, chalcedony, or calcite running around the entire exterior of the stone. Learn how they form, where to find them, and the different variations of the legend behind them in this fascinating article. Whether you believe in the superstition or not, wishing stones are a unique and interesting find for any rockhound.

Learn how to paint a base coat to all of the sides of your rocks. These quick instructions will give you a rock with a black, white, or colored base coat. Perfect for creating your rock painting masterpieces!

the birdhouses are my favorite!

Vancouver Island scenes depicted in watercolor by Linda Heslop and photographs of the places we visit via the logging roads on Vancouver Island. Beaches, stones, waves and caving images done by Linda Heslop in watercolor, oil and acrylic paints as well as pen and ink. Some logging photographs and links to videos.

Whether you've got large pebbles, tiny pebbles, white or flat I've rounded up the 20 perfect projects for you to use your craft pebbles with.

Here's an easy way to make rocks shiny! The best part is that you do not need to wait weeks for the tumbling process. That's right, no rock tumbler

Pebble art ideas.