GardenMama

.:Part One ~ Gallery Of Artful Stones! :.

.: I shared the word "SHINE" through my artful stones. :.

I greatly enjoyed both hosting and participating in the artful stone swap! I am honored to share with you today part one of the adorned stones. In a future post I will share the second half of the artful stones!

Each stone that arrived brought with it excitement and anticipation. What word would the artist share on her stone? What medium would she would choose to adorn it with? Every stone was made with care and it shows.  Each stone is incredibly creative and beautiful. What moved me the most (and a few times to tears) were the letters that accompanied each stone.  Whether of heartfelt childhood memories or of a gorgeous walk in the woods,  all were inspired stories of happiness, joy and beauty.  We are all so different yet very much the same and our stories are shared through our stones.

I want to give a big thank you to those of you who have participated. Thank you for writing such positive words on your stones--they hold weight in my home and in  my heart.

.: Rae shared the word "LOVE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Shannon shared her artful stone. :.

.: Joanne shared her artful stone. :.

.: Amy shared the word"TRY" though her artful stone. :.

.: Melissa shared the word "Magic" through her artful stone. :.

.: Erin shared the word "EXHALE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Jennifer shared the word "COMMUNITY" through her artful stone. :.

.: Maribeth shared her artful stone. :.

.: Rachel shared her artful stone. :.

.: Kristi shared the word "SHARE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Michelle shared the word "PEACE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Kristin shared the word "PEACE" through her artful stone. :.

.:  Lynnette shared the words "TAKE DELIGHT IN WHO YOU ARE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Angela shared the word "BE" through her artful stone. :.

.: Jessica shared the word  "GROW" through her artful stone. :.

.: The one thing that most all of the stones held in common was that they were wrapped and tied with goreous yarns! This yarn is from this series of stones. The next series of stones also came wrapped in such beautiful yarn. I look forward to thinking of a creative way to savor these as well! :.

.: Artful Stone Swap! :.

 

.: With hand carved stamps paired with ink, Maya created this gorgeous and inspirational stone! In her words... "Have you ever stamped on a stone? Do try it... it's a perfect canvas for "grounding" words... or maybe "Soaring words" :.

This creative and inspirational adorned stone swap has been on my mind for quite some time and it involves you! I wish to celebrate this beautiful community of women who share creativity, inspiration, and light with one another!

.: Joy and her sweet boy Finn enjoyed time together wet-felting these gorgeous stones! You can visit her post for more inspiration on how to create your own! :.

This swap is open to everyone! You are welcome to crochet a cover for a stone, felt a stone with wool... paint, stamp, draw on, create a mosaic, or collage your stone!

These are only a few ideas of what can be done. This project is up to you to decide how you will adorn your stone with artful beauty!

.: Lynnette painted meditative words on her inspiring stone :.

I would love for these stones to hold a positive word on them (or along with them)  Stones are very powerful. The weight of a stone is felt in our hands and the weight of a positive word will hold a strong place in our homes!

.: Dani crocheted these gorgeous stones. You can visit her post for pattern links! :.

Let's inspire and encourage each other through the words we choose to add to our stones. We will also experience the pure beauty of pairing nature with art through this fun swap!

.: Rae created this sweetly adorned stone by drawing a mermaid with a silver sharpie marker...


... The mermaid's tail on the opposite side of the stone makes me smile! :.

Please share your thoughts and excitment here in this space. You can also send me an email with your address!

I will email you with your swap group information and then we can begin to create together!

.: Maribeth creates the most beautiful crocheted stones. The various colors shared here are all so cheerful! :.

I look forward to giving and receiving such powerful beauty in the mail!

I am excited to set up swap groups of five! (possibly six)

.:  Meni and her family created stories and games with the painted stones they created! I love the red pepper! :.

The adorned stone swap opens today, October eleventh. I will leave three weeks open for creating with a date of November 1st for all five stones to be mailed to your swap partners!

 

.: With white paint, I painted a crochet-inspired image on these smooth stones I found at the ocean! :.

Let me know through your comments what medium you are excited to work with...

.: With an upcoming tutorial to follow, I wet-felted this Ocean stone with wool :.

... Or leave a link to an adorned stone tutorial for further inspiration!

 

.: I created these stones of love for a Valentine swap I hosted in February. These inspirational stones were created with a sharpie marker :.

.: This adorned stone swap is being held in honor of dear Kelly's birthday. she is sorely missed and never forgotten :.

 

...SIGN UPS FOR THIS SWAP ARE NOW CLOSED...