Whether you’re hoping to create some simple, cost effective decor for your home or just hoping for fun crafts to do with your kids, rock painting is an awesome option. It’s also easy to do! As long as you can access to good all-surface paints, some paint brushes, and a rock that you like the look of, you’re pretty much set! The only thing left to get is a little inspiration.
Check out these 15 awesome rock painting ideas that will have you digging for brushes and setting decorative rocks on every spare window sill and mantle piece!
1. Polka dots, spirals, and wiggly lines
2. Owl rocks
3. Bright, shiny heart rocks
We love the idea of giving friends and loved ones handmade artwork for Valentine’s Day! Why not paint them a brightly coloured heart that they can set next to their alarm clock as a reminder of how much you care about them? Seal the paint with Mod Podge lieke
4. Intricate Bohemian heart rocks
If you’re looking for something heart-themed that still catches the eye but in a classier or more muted way, these detailed little heart designs from
5. Fine white details
Colours are a lot of fun but if you’re painting rocks for decor, sometimes plain white paint is the best looking option! We love how intricate clean white lines, circles, and dots look against these larger rocks by
6. Simple colour blocked hearts
Simple is sometimes best! A little, solidly coloured heart on a nicely marbled rock is an easy way to add some flair to a decorative piece. If you can’t find a rock with a base colour you like, pick a solid background colour that complements or contrasts nicely with your heart! These ones are an easy idea for kids.
7. Googly monster rock magnets
As if the idea of rocks apinted like little monsters isn’t funny enough,
8. Fine, intricate pebbles
Small, dark pebbles are the perfect place to use white paint. They might seem like a weird place, however, to practice your finest, most detailed painting skills. If these designs from
9. Basic shapes and letters
10. Outdoor doodler rocks
11. Cartoon critters
12. Realistic animals
Are you an artist and painter just look for a new canvas or medium to have fun with? Use rocks as a new place to practice painting realistic animals with gorgeous fine details, just like these ones from
13. Chalkboard message rocks
A simple coat of black chalkboard paint as you in business for creating any message rock you want! Grab some white chalk and write a a key word on each rock, then arrange them by the phone to let your family know whether you’re out, whether the dishwasher has been emptied, or just that you love them. Check out how
14. Lady bug rocks
If you’re looking for simple garden decor, painted rocks are the perfect thing! Especially if you seal them with Mod Podge, the paint wears well and decor made of rocks is difficult to damage. Little lady bugs like these ones from
15. Tic Tac Toe rock garden game
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