Friday’s Craft Idea – Snowflake Stones with Bling

BySusan Myers on acrylic painting

snowflake river rocks with bling

What is more appropriate for this time of year than a little bit of snowflake bling?  This craft idea occurred to me the other day when I was trying to come up with a snowflake themed centerpiece for my table.  Yep, I really need to get a life.  But humor me here.

And that is what my husband did as we looked for the perfect smooth river rocks at the Home Depot.  I have to give him credit.  He doesn’t bother to even question me anymore.  River rock I wanted, and river rock I got.

For this project I used:

Several handfuls of river rock
Acrylic paint in shades of gray and white
Stick-on craft jewels
Matte Mod Podge

snowflake river rocks craft with bling

In order to get a good contrast for my snowflakes, Paint the stones with a several different shades of gray.  Some are lighter and some are almost black.  After they dry, begin painting snowflakes with white.  Since every snowflake is different, begin with a six pointed star and then add details.

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Be creative with your snowflakes.  Some examples of different patterns are above.  All began with the simple six pointed star.

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To seal and protect, add a coat of matte Mod Podge.

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Then add the bling!  I used white crystals and light blue crystals for this project.  These can be found in the scrapbooking section of your craft store.

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Pretty, aren’t they?

This project is great for a centerpiece or bit of snowflake decor.  Put them in a bowl to display and they will definitely be a conversation starter.

Want more snowflake craft tutorials?  Check out the following!

Snowflake Soaps
Quilled Aluminum Snowflakes

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I am an artist, crafter and humor writer living in Atlanta, GA. I attended the Atlanta College of Art, and have a background in fine arts, graphic design, and photography. I like to specialize in vintage and recycled crafts such as quilling, Ukrainian Egg Dying, batik and quilting.

12 Comments

  1. These are so pretty and they look like fun to make! I love good winter decor that isn’t holiday! Thanks for sharing with us at The DIY Collective Link Party! I hope you come back and link up again next week! – Cassie @ Little Red Window

  2. Great craft project. I never would have thought that rocks could look so pretty. And the bling just makes it that much better. Pinning!

  4. These are so pretty and unique! My kids would love this — Thanks for sharing! 🙂

  5. Wow, these stones are truly beautiful! What a great craft 🙂
    Sinea ♥

  7. Oh – this is soooo up my ally – I love bling! Great idea to decorate these stones – what a pretty winter decor diy! Thanks for sharing!

  8. Vanessa Barker says:

    How fun are these? I love them.

  9. I only now came across this idea (catching up on literally thousands of posts on my reader after some lengthy online absence), definitely am saving this for next year~! 😀

  11. such a lovely idea to draw snowflakes with a tiny bling on stones.;-D
    Love it, i like stones alot and allways search for beauties that lay on the roads just waiting to pickup by me.
    thank you for the tute and the sharing, oooh and all the best wishes for this new year and many happy crafting fun days ;-D

  12. Happier Than A Pig in Mud says:

    That’s a cute idea! I’ll be bringing out my snowmen this weekend:@)

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