Do your kids love to bring you treasures too? Depending on what we’ve been reading, discussing or watching lately, the girls will bring me flowers (or weeds) and bugs and worms and leaves and rocks. The rocks get all sorts of fun descriptions – they’ll call them “magic crystals” or “gemstones” or “special rocks”. They’re especially prized if they’re a bit sparkly. They end up in pockets and drawers and shelves and boxes. I decided I wanted a place to collect them- especially so that we’ll have ’em gathered for rainy day painted rocks projects later on. And while I’ll make my own next, I decided to start with one for my own mom using supplies sent by Martha Stewart crafts.
Plaid and Martha Stewart sent a whole bunch of supplies I could do anything I wanted with. I knew after at least a year of this idea sticking in my brain, reminded of it with each new rock presentation, now is time to finally make this happen.
To make your own MOM ROCKS jar, you’ll need:
– a glass jar that’s clean as a whistle – especially on the outside for the paint to stick, and inside if you plan to put anything edible in
– Martha Stewart Multi-Surface Paint (works on glass! yay!)
– a round paintbrush
– “Mom Rocks” lettering
– tape
If you’re not a fan of tiny paintbrush lettering, you’ll have an easier time if you make your lettering larger. While you’ll be painting more surface area, larger letters require less precision. BTW, that particular round white brush is my favorite. The handles of all of the brushes in the set are lightly rubberized and won’t slip as you work, and they wash up beautifully.
Here are printable letters you can double-click to open and then size up or down in your print menu:
Trim, place and tape the lettering on the inside of your jar, like so.
Glitter paint will require a few passes, which is cool because it’ll give you a chance to lay it on thick. Moms like to know you put some effort into it, you know.
As I was painting this I got to explain to my full-of-1,000-questions-6yo that I was making this one for my mom, because we all do something nice for our moms on Mother’s Day. Wink. “All around the COUNTRY?!?” She says. YES, I said. (It is pretty impressive, isn’t it?)
Disclosure: I wrote this post as part of a sponsored campaign with Plaid and The Blueprint Social, but all opinions are my own.
Here are a other DIY bloggers participating in this campaign and their ideas for sharing the love this Mother’s Day:
That is such a funny idea – I think I need to make one for my mom, for all the rocks her grandkids are bringing her constantly. And the chocolate rocks are a perfect idea for presenting the gift!
This is so cute! I love this idea. My kids love to collect rocks and are always giving them to me to keep. I might have to make one of these to store all the little treasures they give me. :)
What a great idea! And chocolate rocks? Yes please :)
What a fantastic project! I always thought you needed fancy stencils for a project like this. I never considered that you could just print a template and trace it from the opposite side of the glass. I think I have to make one of these to store all the treasures my daughter brings home!
that’s too cute! my kids are always collecting rocks…
What a great idea. Love the “pun” of it. I can only imagine when my son gets older, all the rocks I will be collecting. Will be putting this idea to good use :) Thanks for the inspiration!
This is precious! My kids bring me rock after rock after rock! and flowers too…usually with the roots and a big clump of dirt still attached lol
This is the coolest and easiest gift the whole family can take part in for “end of the year teachers gifts”. With 3 kids in elementary school who often go to the office ladies for hugs and band aides, we can include them too in the gift giving.
Great Idea! Making 5
If you only knew how much my kids like to collect rocks, this is awesome!