# I have to decorate 150 rocks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** arts-crafts\ **Created:** [February 2, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002 "2024-02-02T02:11:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/21 "2024-02-03T05:55:19Z")
Oh lordy. Don’t procrastinate too much longer. Mod podge does better cured for a couple weeks. (Yes it’s Mod not Modge) Oh they have sparkle Mod podge. Hides tiny errors and looks fairy-ish! Win! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/22 "2024-02-03T15:39:54Z")
[https://www.google.com/search?q=polyurethane+spray&client=safari&sca\_esv=3ba27743088d0a16&hl=en-us&ei=h12-ZZLZDcir5NoPnfOF4AY&oq=polyurethane+spray&gs\_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEnBvbHl1cmV0aGFuZSBzcHJheSoCCAAyCBAAGIAEGLEDMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAESOExUMMLWMMfcAF4AZABAJgBsQOgAc8HqgEHMS40LjQtMbgBAcgBAPgBAcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAg0QABiABBiKBRhDGLADwgINEAAYgAQYigUYQxixA8ICEBAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgoQABiABBiKBRhD4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp](https://www.google.com/search?q=polyurethane+spray&client=safari&sca_esv=3ba27743088d0a16&hl=en-us&ei=h12-ZZLZDcir5NoPnfOF4AY&oq=polyurethane+spray&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiEnBvbHl1cmV0aGFuZSBzcHJheSoCCAAyCBAAGIAEGLEDMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAESOExUMMLWMMfcAF4AZABAJgBsQOgAc8HqgEHMS40LjQtMbgBAcgBAPgBAcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAg0QABiABBiKBRhDGLADwgINEAAYgAQYigUYQxixA8ICEBAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgoQABiABBiKBRhD4gMEGAAgQYgGAZAGCg&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) There are many, so many. It does take a bit to dry fully. I use minwax and modpodge. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/23 "2024-02-03T16:49:23Z")
If I had until June, I’d… have waited until May to think about it. … definitely hand-paint them. I’d so much rather have a less-than-perfect fairy that I knew was hand-made by a participant in the Womynsfest. A good middle ground might be to Cricut a fairy shape of blank white or pastel paper, then paint and seal. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/24 "2024-02-04T12:55:00Z")
If you are thinking you might like to paint, you can make multi-layer stencils in photoshop and then port them to cricut. [https://youtu.be/QvGhi7To6FU](https://youtu.be/QvGhi7To6FU) ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/25 "2024-02-04T17:53:00Z")
As much as I would love to do a them a bit fancy or pain them myself, I’m simply not artistically talented enough! But I’ve made a list based on some of the suggestions here and I’m heading to Michael’s to pick up some things and give it a go. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/26 "2024-02-04T19:04:16Z")
I’d do the cricut fairy stencil, then some acrylic dot painting around that: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/c8/19/edc81965fb6a9013679b7cfa4159e410.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ed/c8/19/edc81965fb6a9013679b7cfa4159e410.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/27 "2024-02-04T19:10:03Z")
That looks amazing! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/28 "2024-02-04T19:42:47Z")
It’s ridiculously easy to do (if you have the right tools, which are [not expensive](https://www.amazon.com/Meuxan-Styluses-Painting-Modeling-Embossing/dp/B0761X588Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=ACRHH85LVFHC&keywords=Dotting%2BTools&qid=1707075738&sprefix=dotting%2Btools%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1)): ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/29 "2024-02-04T19:57:19Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > If you are thinking you might like to paint, you can make multi-layer stencils in photoshop and then port them to cricut. That requires both some artistic ability and access to a Cricut machine (which appears to cost about $400). ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/30 "2024-02-05T15:21:17Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > access to a Cricut machine My local library has them in the maker space. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/31 "2024-02-05T18:15:29Z")
Might as well make it 151 rocks: [https://chroniclet.com/news/379781/massive-boulder-unearthed-in-elyria-awaits-permanent-home/](https://chroniclet.com/news/379781/massive-boulder-unearthed-in-elyria-awaits-permanent-home/) ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/32 "2024-02-05T18:25:54Z")
It’s extra special because they found it in the future! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002/33 "2024-02-05T18:26:52Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > access to a Cricut machine > > My local library has them in the maker space. I didn’t know that but Googling, my local library also has them. Still, there’s a learning curve and given that ready-made fairy-theme stencils are available for a couple of bucks, I think that’s a better choice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-decorate-150-rocks/997002.md?page=1)