Craft: I Painted Pebbles - It was Easier Than Expected
Ages ago I picked up a craft kit called Paint Your Own Mandala Stones, but the designs on the front looked so complicated I put off using it. This week, with Easter coming up, I realised the techniques might not be much different from painting seasonal eggs. As I didn’t have any wooden eggs to paint, and didn’t want to waste real eggs for environmental reasons, I thought I’d give rock art a go. You can see my attempts in the picture at the top.
The kit contained four pebbles, tiny pots of paint, brushes, thin dowels or sticks and the booklet. The instructions gave a clear explanation of how to get those dot patterns. You use a stick to dob tiny spots of paint onto the surface. You also need a set of compasses to draw circles and arcs, and a ruler for straight lines.
My attempts weren’t as neat as those in the book, but it was pretty easy to do and I quickly got better with practice. Apart from teaching the techniques and instructions for various patterns, I’d say you don’t need the kit if you already have paint and paintbrushes. You can use flat pebbles you find in your own garden, if you have one, or buy them cheaply from craft shops. The wooden end of a paintbrush can be used to apply the blobs of colour if you don’t have dowels, or you can paint things freehand of course.
The kit calls them mandala stones because they’re loosely inspired by Hindu and Buddhist spiritual symbols used for meditation and to contemplate harmony in the world. I actually found the process of creating them was relaxing – the perfect antidote to a stressful week. They will go on my altar.
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