Painted Rocks for Artistic Yard and Garden Designs, 40 Cute Rockpainting Ideas

<p>Painted rocks lend an artistic touch of unique charm to garden designs. Large and small painted rocks are inexpensive garden decorations that add beautiful texture and amazing shapes to your front yard or backyard<span id="more-77678"></span> landscaping.</p><br/><p>Painting rocks is a nice way to create inexpensive, impressive and bright garden decorations for your outdoor living spaces and show your talents, creating cute and inviting backyard and garden designs and decorating small ponds with painted pebbles that surprise and delight.</p><br/><p>Rocks come in various sizes, colors and shapes, adding visual appeal to your outdoor decor, emphasizing front yard and backyard landscaping ideas, the beautiful plants and flowers that grow around decorative rocks. Rockpainting is a great craft and art for kids and adult that add more personal flair to small garden designs.</p><br/><p>Roses for beautiful outdoor decor, charming garden designs ad backyard ideas</p><br/><p>21 garden design ideas, small ponds turn your backyard landscaping into tranquil retreats</p><br/><h3>Rockpainting ideas</h3><br/><table style="width: 111px;" border="0" align="center"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><br/><div class="mceTemp"><br/><dl id="attachment_77691" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px;"><br/><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img alt="strawberries painting on rocks" class="size-full wp-image-77691" height="440" src="http://1.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-1.jpg" title="garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas (1)" width="600" /></a>Plant pots with decorative rocks, painted rocks with strawberries, creative garden decorations</dt><br/></dl><br/></div><br/></td><br/></tr><br/></tbody><br/></table><br/><p>You can paint large backyard landscaping rocks or small beach pebbles, inviting funny characters and bright colors into your front yard or backyard and garden. Kids love rockpainting and creating these cheap and creative garden decorations that make beautiful and eco friendly gifts also.</p><br/> <br/> <br/><p>Painted rocks with pleasant and familiar images of birds, fish, bugs and butterflies add warmth and charm to front yard and backyard landscaping ideas and jazz up your outdoor decor. All you need is a few simple supplies, an inspiration and a creative spirit to make beautiful garden decorations for your outdoor living spaces.</p><br/><table style="width: 111px;" border="0" align="center"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><br/><div class="mceTemp"><br/><dl id="attachment_77692" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px;"><br/><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img alt="rockpainting craft ideas" class=" wp-image-77692" height="460" src="http://1.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-2.jpg" title="garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas (2)" width="600" />Rockpainting ideas brighten up garden designs and backyard landscaping, painted rocks with butterflies and garden bugs</dt><br/></dl><br/></div><br/></td><br/></tr><br/></tbody><br/></table><br/><p>Recycling old chairs and benches for blooming garden decorations</p><br/><p>Two inspiring design ideas, unique DIY garden decorations</p><br/><h3>How to paint a rock</h3><br/><p>1. Clean the landscaping rocks or small beach pebbles. Scrub rocks that you want to paint, getting the dirt out of every nook and cranny. Dirt prevents the paint from adhering properly. Wash rocks with warm water, mixed in a bucket with little powered laundry detergent or few drops of liquid laundry detergent.</p><br/><table style="width: 111px;" border="0" align="center"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><br/><div class="mceTemp"><br/><dl id="attachment_77695" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 453px;"><br/><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img alt="painted rocks with fish" class="size-full wp-image-77695" height="600" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-5.jpg" title="garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas (5)" width="443" />Painted rocks with colorful fish, cheap, creative and bright garden decorations</dt><br/></dl><br/></div><br/></td><br/></tr><br/></tbody><br/></table><br/><p>2. Leave the rocks or beach pebbles to dry in the sun for several hours. The rocks need to be completely dried before you paint n them.</p><br/><p>3. Painting a rock or a small beach pebble in the colors you want to add to your front yard, backyard or garden designs or in your your favorite colors will make your outdoor decor feel harmonious and pleasant. Painted rocks with friendly and funny characters or cute and cheerful patterns will lift your spirit and make garden designs look interesting. Let your imagination inspire and guide you for painting on rocks.</p><br/><table style="width: 111px;" border="0" align="center"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><br/><div class="mceTemp"><br/><dl id="attachment_77693" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 560px;"><br/><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img alt="rockpainting and bugs images" class="size-full wp-image-77693" height="497" src="http://1.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-3.jpg" title="garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas (3)" width="550" />Rockpainting ideas to add colorful bugs to garden designs, front yard or backyard landscaping, cheap decorations</dt><br/></dl><br/></div><br/></td><br/></tr><br/></tbody><br/></table><br/><p>Bright, vibrant colors are great for painting rocks to mimic colorful flowers and insects that make gorgeous garden decorations, energize and brighten up your outdoor decor. Painting rocks and beach pebbles in earthy and calming colors adds harmony to your front yard or backyard landscaping ideas and creates peaceful and tranquil garden designs.</p><br/><p>4. If you want to use painted rocks outside, you will need a paint that will withstand the weather. Enamel paints and those intended for use outside and on boats are good choices for rock paint, the selection of which depends on your local climate.</p><br/><table style="width: 111px;" border="0" align="center"><br/><tbody><br/><tr><br/><td><br/><div class="mceTemp"><br/><dl id="attachment_77696" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px;"><br/><dt class="wp-caption-dt"><img alt="bug painting on rocks" class=" wp-image-77696" height="452" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-6.jpg" title="garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas (6)" width="600" />Rockpainting ideas to add frogs to garden designs, front yard and backyard landscaping with small ponds</dt><br/></dl><br/></div><br/></td><br/></tr><br/></tbody><br/></table><br/><p>If you are painting a rock for interior decorating, then ordinary acrylic paints are a great choice fr a rock paint.</p><br/><p>5. Allow the paint to dry completely, leaving the painted rocks to dry overnight.</p><br/><p>6. Spray clear sealant on rock painting, making sure to coat every painted detail on the rock surface. Apply several coats, allowing the paint to dry between coats. The sealant coats will protect your rock art from the environment and keep unique garden decorations looking bright and fresh.<br/><br/> <style type='text/css'><br/> #gallery-1 {<br/>margin:0;<br/>padding:0;<br/> text-align: center;<br/>width:650px;<br/>}<br/> #gallery-1 .gallery-item {<br/> margin: 5px 0 0 0 ;<br/> text-align: center;<br/> width: 646px; <br/>}<br/> #gallery-1 img {<br/>margin:0;<br/> }<br/> #gallery-1 .gallery-caption {<br/> margin-left: 0;<br/> }<br/> </style><br/> <!-- see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php --><br/> <div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-77678'><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="painted rocks with ladybugs" class="attachment-full" height="449" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-4.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="bug painting on rock" class="attachment-full" height="450" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-7.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="butterfly painting on rock" class="attachment-full" height="550" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-8.jpg" width="527" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="spiral pattern painted on rock" class="attachment-full" height="483" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-9.jpg" width="550" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="painted rocks with funny characters" class="attachment-full" height="399" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-10.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="ladybugs painting on rocks" class="attachment-full" height="416" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-11.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="turtle painting on rock" class="attachment-full" height="422" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-12.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="tiger painting on rock" class="attachment-full" height="451" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-13.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="horse painting on rock" class="attachment-full" height="449" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-14.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="dogs painting on rocks" class="attachment-full" height="450" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-15.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="painted rocks with dogs" class="attachment-full" height="449" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-16.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="animal images for rockpainting" class="attachment-full" height="459" src="http://2.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-17.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="white tiger rockpainting" class="attachment-full" height="450" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-18.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="bunny rockpainting ideas" class="attachment-full" height="426" src="http://3.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-19.jpg" width="600" /><br/> </dt></dl><dl class='gallery-item'><br/> <dt class='gallery-icon'><br/> <img alt="images of birds for rockpainting" class="attachment-full" height="464" src="http://0.lushome.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/garden-decorations-rocks-painting-ideas-20.jpg" width="550" /><br/> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both" /><br/> <br style='clear: both;' /><br/> </div><br/></p>

Painted Rocks for Artistic Yard and Garden Designs, 40 Cute Rockpainting Ideas

Painted rocks lend an artistic touch of unique charm to garden designs. Large and small painted rocks are inexpensive garden decorations tha...

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