PAPER WEIGHTS

Paper Weights from Stones

List

Stones either smooth garden or from the garden nursery or hardware store. If you really want to splash out you could buy some gem stones but they must be large enough.

Sealer + brush

Craft Podge + brush

Serviettes with small pattern / pictures

Varnish or sealer + brush

Apron

Clear clean working space.

Remember stones are living so you should put one coat of sealer on to start. Allow to dry.

Carefully take the backing off the serviette. They are often in 2 layers and sometime 3 layers. You only need the top layer and it is easy to tear by mistake.

Carefully tear around the pictures. If little ones are decorating the stones I would recommend you tearing all the pieces first.

Spread a little podge on the stone to cover the top side and carefully place the torn picture onto the stone.

Put more podge on the brush and gently, from the middle podge the picture onto the stone.

Allow to dry.

Put at least 2 more coats of podge on the stone allowing each coat to dry.

Finally seal the paper weight.

You may if you wish put a little cork or similar underneath so that furniture does not get scratched.