Miss 2 enjoyed her story stones so much, I decided they might make a good gift idea for my niece. Here are some of the 20 or so stones I made for her. They were slightly larger this time and I coated them in an enamel spray to make them a little more durable.
I like to keep our stones in a draw-string bag but since I didn't have a spare one lying around and I don't own a sewing machine, here is my no-sew solution.
First I went to an op-shop and found a large doily, about 30cm in diameter. I threaded my draw-string around the doily weaving between every third hole, leaving about 3cm around the edge of the doily.
Once I had woven the whole way around I pulled the strings taught creating a 'sack'. I threaded both ends of the string through this fairly unusual button so they would stay together and tied a knot in each end. This was a quick and simple way to make a bag for our gift. I hope she'll enjoy them as much as we do.
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ReplyDeleteso sorry, I didn't meant to delete that comment... I was commenting on how neat this is. It's such a great idea and I will definitely be doing this for my daughter :) stopping by from TGIF and am now your newest follower.
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I love these sooo much!! but i'm rubbish at painting, so will have to buy some on etsy
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Natasha xx
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Your story stones are GORGEOUS!! They are a work of art in and of themselves!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF! Happy New Year,
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I just LOVE these. I wonder how long it takes you to make these. They are so beautiful- mine just do not look so beautiful and artistic. In fact they are almost caveman like- lol. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMiss Daisy love love LOVES them!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Everyone. @ Happyscrapper42 I painted them in an evening in front of the TV. Most of them are just simple shapes so it didn't take very long. I'd like to do some more intricate painting on rocks someday.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know I featured this at TGIF Linky Party #11 - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2012/01/tgif-linky-party-11.html - thanks for sharing your super cool project with us! So come on by, grab an I was featured button & link up what you've been working on this week!
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I'm your newest follower. LOVE the story stones. Hope you can visit my blog sometime.
ReplyDeletewhere do you get the stones? just pick them up outside or is there a special place to get them so they all look similar and are flat enough to paint on? thanks! I love your site, just found it while looking into some sensory bag ideas for my children and some for gifts! glad I'm not the only one that thinks of these ideas rather than just regular store bought toys
ReplyDeleteI found all these particular stones although Bunnings sells bags of stones in which about half are suitable. Good luck with your sensory bags!
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