Cactus Painted Rocks

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Learn how to make a clay pot garden full of cactus painted rocks! These DIY instructions show just how easy they are to make.

Prep Time5

Crafting Time40

Total Time45

Make sure all rocks are clean and dry.
Fill the bottom of your container of choice with brown kraft paper (to look like sand). Regular paper should also work as you won’t really see it once the project is done.
Practice arranging the rocks in the container to figure out how many rocks you will need. Painting the Rocks
Paint several of each rock in different shades of green. Let dry.
Turn over and paint the other sides. Let dry.
Paint a second coat if needed for better coverage.

Note: Complete one side at a time and let dry completely before repeating on the other side.
Start with a dark green rock and add lighter green vertical stripes.
Use a white paint pen to add vertical lines of dots.
On a second rock, add vertical stripes of different shades of green paint. Add stripes of white paint and small stars.
Add dark dots to a lighter green rock. Let dry and then add small white spots.
Add dark green stripes to a light green rock. Let dry. Add darker green spots along the stripes. Let dry. Add small stars to several pins with white paint pen.
To another rock, add darker green stripes to a light green rock. Let dry and add spots in the same green color as the stripes.
On a second dark green rock, add rows of white dots.
Add larger spots on one page green rock and small stars on another pale green rock. Finally add white spots and stars to the small red and pink rocks.