A couple of months ago my Mom found an old book from when I was a kid called The Bear's Bazaar: A Story and Craft Book, by Michelle Cartlidge. It's about a family of bears who make a bunch of crafts to sell at school. I immediately remembered the detailed illustrations and all the craft ideas. I Googled it and I'm guessing my edition may be worth a pretty penny as I couldn't find one like mine! But I'll save it for Lucy to pass along :) A few weeks ago I saw a picture on my Instagram feed of some painted stones. One of the crafts in the book that I wanted to do first was to do this. And then I started thinking how very British this all seems...
Let me back up, for those who don't know, I'm actually British and moved to the US when I was five. This book from my childhood was written by a British author and the photo I had seen that further inspired my was by Xanthe Berkeley--a British photographer. Also saying "stone" instead of "rock" is pretty British, righty ho?
Here's the illustration from the book of the bears painting their stones:
And one I still have from my childhood:
So the craft itself is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Clean the stones:
Paint the stones:
Embellish the stones:
This was a really fun and easy project and it was really nice to share an experience with Lucy that I associate with my own childhood.
xo Becky
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