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August 05, 2013

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Best supplies for rock painting

After eight years of Word Rocks Project, I always get emails asking: How do I get started painting rocks? Or What are the best supplies?
Here is another guide of some good supplies!
Markers and pens
I always struggle to write words with paint so markers became my best friends when painting rocks. I've tried a lot of them and these are some of my favorite.
Poscas Pens are so far my favorite. Paint comes out easily, tips are resistant and perfect for details. They are a good option for a smooth, paint-like effect. Depending on your style you can choosefineor extra-fine point.

For creating a black outline around finished designs, I use Micron Pens or Tombow Mono Twin. Micron offers a variety of sizes for different thicknesses (also, different colors). Tombow comes with two different size tips on the same pen (0,4 mm and 0.8 mm) and is very practical. It has a long lasting permanent ink. You can draw over ink with other markers instantly while Micro paint needs completely dry before usin…

Sidewalk rainbow chalk

Sidewalk chalk is one of my favorite craft activities!
Grab a box of colorful chalks and feel inspired with some of the art below (including my colorful fireplace).

Affiliate links for your convenience
Sidewalk chalk set of 16 Sidewalk chalk glitter set Sidewalk chalk neon set Sidewalk chalk special effects Sidewalk chalk set of 64

Rainbow themed Shrinky Dinks!

I found out about Shrinky Dink two weeks ago when browsing Pinterest and immediatialy thought that using it would be a perfect fit for Share a Rainbow Day ideas!

I've never tried it before as I can't remember having it in my country, Brazil, when I was a kid. WOW! To watch that piece of shrink plastic into the oven getting smaller and harder and then becoming a 3D trinket to treasure forever it's soooooo fun!

To celebrate Share a Rainbow Day, I created a kawaii inspired rainbow clip art to be downloaded for free!

Supplies Needed (Affiliate links for your convenience):

Shrink Dink sheets
Hole punch
Scissor
Black marker
Neon Pencil set
Moonlight Gelly Roll
Click HERE to download the Shrinky Dink Template

How to prepare:
Print out the template.
After printing it, trace the outlines with a fine tip Sharpie. I filled in all of the details with different supplies (check out pictures). Each brand/type has different instructions about the best side to paint.

Once the paint was completely dry, …

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