Before I show you these rock pics I have to tell you an icky story.
I was varnishing rocks last night while talking on the phone with my mom and had my drink next to the varnish container with the lid off and I was distracted and guess what happened?
I took a drink out of the varnish container.
I immediately realized what I did, spit it out, rinsed my mouth out, then used mouth wash, but… it made me feel so mentally gross. For the rest of the night.
That won’t happen again.
On to the rocks!
I’ve worked on a lot of rocks over the last week+! Here they are, in chronological order of when I made them (not when I hid them).
Conversation hearts! These are just a little bigger than a quarter. When painting these, I realized I don’t have many small rocks – this was it! I hid these on Saturday with a friend.
A skunk with a heart! I am full in on Valentine’s Day themed rocks. My snis sent me this whoopee cushion pic for inspiration. I hid him on my run last Friday.
Baby Yoda! I hid him on my Sunday run.
CHONKY BIRBS!!!! These were popular in my Facebook group. They’re inspired by the artist Vicky Endangered. Follow her account – her designs are adorable. I hid these on my Saturday walk with a friend. (I started some other animals by this artist but only have two done and want to share the entire set together.)
I made these rocks of my home state with a heart with my hometown to hide the next time I go there.
Same idea for Illinois! Haven’t hidden these yet.
My snis commissioned these ninja turtles for her oldest son. I had the hardest time getting the rocks to accept the paint. Oddly enough, they did after one layer of fixatif and another layer of paint. Okay then.
I saw an ad for a “cat lady box” that had a design similar to this, so of course, I copied it. I hid this rock on my Wednesday run.
My snis sent me the next two tea towel pics, and I copied! I am giving this rock to my paternal grandma.
And I will hide this one at some point!
After deciding to give Grandma the cat rock, I decided to make her a raccoon, since she loves those too.
And that’s it…. for now!
omg, I literally gasped at the story at the beginning of this post. NO, NO, NO. Eeeks.
So many great rocks! I especially love the rock telling me “You rock!” I think you need to do a whole set of rock puns, hehehe.
I was like “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO what am I doing?!” GAH.
Thank you! I agree! I saw this funny one on insta the other day – one side said “please turn me over” and the back said “thanks, that felt good!” LOL. It made me laugh more than it should have.
You’re SO talented!! I’m really impressed! I super love the birds and the avocados. We need to reschedule our walk!
Aww thank you! Yes, we need to!
Oh, I love the state rocks! I used to have state cards in my Etsy shop!
Thank you! That’s awesome – so did you make and sell custom cards?!
You know I love the chonky birbs!! I wish I could pick a favorite but I just can’t. Do you know what kind of birbs they all are? I recognize penguins, a Northern Cardinal, a European Robin, and a House Sparrow, but I’m not 100% sure on the other ones. An owl, obviously, but I’m not sure what kind. And maybe a Blue Jay? The one in the top left has me stumped, though!
Squeeeee Baby Yoda!!!! He’s my second favorite, after the birbs.
Conversation hearts are such a fun, seasonal idea! Do you think you’ll do other seasonal ones for upcoming holidays, too? Maybe some rainbows and clover and pots of gold for St. Patrick’s Day, or rabbits and eggs for Easter?
Thank you! I wish I knew what kind they all are! I am not as good as identifying as you, and I had to change some of the colors to use what I had available in my markers, so some may be a bit made up! LOL. Also, the person who draws them is in Asia, so they may have different birbs than us! I still wish you could see their account. Sigh. I am going to start screenshooting the cutest ones to send you.
Thanks! Have you seen that show? I still need to see it!
Thanks! YES! I want to do all the seasonal things. I love your ideas! Keep them coming, and if you see a picture of a design you think would make a cute rock, please send it my way!!! <3
I’ve watched bits and pieces, though to be honest, I’m really only in it for Baby Yoda, haha. I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan that’s ever existed, so a lot of the ~significance~ of things that happen in the show is lost on me. I am, however, a big fan of cute things, and Baby Yoda certainly fits that bill! 🙂
Yikes about the drinking varnish!! All of the rocks are awesome!!! You are so talented!!! I can only draw stick people or snowmen. Haha. Not very exciting. You did a great job on yours!!
I know. So disgusting! WTF Kim!
Thank you! And you know what? I have seen some super cute stick people on my rock Instagram account! I kind of think all painted rocks are neat 🙂
I wish I could find your rocks – what a treat that must be!
Also, yuck to drinking varnish!!! Oy.
And I wish I could hide one for you!!!!
I know. WTAF, Kim.
Good thing the varnish wasn’t black cherry flavored.
Those rocks are great.. love the Grogu (Baby Yoda) and penguin rocks.
I kind of wish it would have been!
Thank you! And thanks for telling me his name. I was trying to remember!