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Rock Mushrooms

Make the cutest mushrooms using stones and these great tips! I'll show you how to paint and glue them for success.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour
Dry Time12 hours
Total Time13 hours 15 minutes
Yield: 3 rock mushrooms
Cost: $3

Equipment

  • Paintbrush(es)
  • 1 Dremel tool with a grinding stone - we used the 8193 Aluminum Oxide Grinding Stone

Materials

Instructions

  • Select the rocks you're going to use for your top and bottom It helps to "test fit" them as best you can to make sure they will balance.
    Select the rocks you're going to use for the top and bottom
  • Fit the Dremel tool with the grinding stone. On the top stone, grind a flat area on the bottom where you will glue on the stem.
    Sanding the top rock with a Dremel
  • On the bottom stone, grind a flat area on one end where you will glue the stones to each other. Then grind the bottom so that it sits flat on a surface, if necessary.
  • Wash and clean the stones with mild soap and water or rubbing alcohol. This gets rid of the grinding dust also.
    Cleaning the rocks for crafting
  • Use the cream paint to paint the stem rock, as well as a circle on the bottom of the top rock. On both rocks, leave small areas that you are going to glue them together unpainted. I did this for maximum adhesion.
    Use the cream paint to paint the base rock and the bottom of the top
  • Paint the cap rock with red paint. Give several coats and paint over the edges to meet the cream paint on the bottom.
    Painting the top rock with red craft paint
  • Use brown paint and a thin paintbrush to add "gills" to the bottom of the cap, on top of the cream paint. Let dry.
    Use brown paint and a thin brush to paint the gills
  • Choose a paintbrush with a smaller end. Dip the end into white paint and then press onto the rock to make a dot. Continue until the top of the rock has several white dots on the top. Let dry.
    Use a paintbrush to add dots to the top of the mushroom cap
  • Following the instructions on your epoxy package, mix the resin (if required).
    mixing the epoxy on a piece of parchment paper
  • Apply the epoxy to the top of the rock that you are using as a stem. Press the top down onto the base and hold. It should start to set right away. Use painter's tape to secure until dry, if necessary. Let dry overnight.
    applying the epoxy and gluing the mushroom head to the base
  • If desired, seal the mushrooms with Mod Podge. I used Hard Coat for a Satin finish.
    rock mushrooms

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