Fairy stepping stones

Have you seen the delightful fairy gardens out there?  

They are so playful and imaginative!

My brother in law built a box for my mom to create her very own fairy habitat.

So, she asked me to whip up some stepping stones.

I found this fairy fire pit at a local store for my mom's fairy garden.

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay ®

rolling pin

shape cutter/cookie cutter

stamps to decorate your stones

sand paper

brushes

acrylic paints

gesso

Mod Podge or other sealants

ink

daubers

1.  Roll out your Creative Paperclay ® into a very thin sheet.

2.  I used a circle playdough cutter to cut out my stepping stones. They are about the size of a 50 cent piece...1.25 inches in diameter.

3.  Press a rubber stamp into the clay before it is dry to impress an image.

Here I used some Kanji stamps that mean:  tranquility, wisdom, love, harmony.

4.  Let them dry and then lightly sand them.

5.  I sealed them with gesso before painting them.

6. Paint them with your desired acrylic paint color.

Two coats!

7.  Then, I used ink and daubers to distress the edges. One ink color was a blue grey color and the other was black.

8.  Since this is going into a garden, seal your stones very well!!

Several coats!!

Here is my set of stones.  Remember to make more than you think you need!

I was making them for my mother, but then my DD said that she needed some too!

I wonder how many new fairies are coming to live with us this summer!

Thanks for skipping by today!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up