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Facebook.com/ManahawkinRocks ���� �������������������������������� start you off with a little advice my cousin Shelia gave me when I began. Pinterest and Google are your friends and you are capable of more than you think. Both are a great source for ideas as well as step-by-step directions on how to draw almost anything. There are days when I just do my best to copy what I see on Pinterest and others where my ideas come faster than I can put brush to rock. When forgiveness, love, faith, quotes and sayings �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������- duce faster than I can hide. I avoid anything political and the rule of thumb is keep everything kid friendly. Once you have painted your masterpiece and you are pleased with it you need to do two things. One, write the name of your group on the back and I like ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� have found that it’s better to either paint the name ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� pens. Regular sharpies tend to bleed during the �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� rocks are Rust-Oleums Triple Thick Glaze I get at Lowes or Krylons Triple-Thick Crystal Clear Glaze ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� place my rocks in a cardboard box or on a piece of ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ and spray the back. After completely dry its ready to share with the world. When deciding on where to hide your rocks here are few things to consider. Safety should always be your #1 priority. Ask yourself is it safe for me to hide it there? Will it be safe for someone to look there for it? I only hide my rocks on public property. I will occasionally hide one in a neighbor’s ��������������������������������������������������- box but this is for their enjoyment, I don’t leave clues on the page for strangers to come searching through their property. Be careful putting them at the base of trees on well-traveled park paths. If the path is frequented by people walking their dogs more than likely it will garner unwanted attention from dogs and nobody wants to pick up a rock every dog in ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ perfect spot. Snap a picture of it and post a clue on your page. Sometimes I will post a picture of the storefront I am hiding at along with the picture of the rocks I am hiding. Other times I will just tag the location I am at with or without the rocks and sometimes I hide without posting anything. I also leave them all in the open. Although I describe it as “hiding” I don’t cover them or place them behind, under or inside other things. I think if children are going to be looking we don’t want them sticking their hands in places to see if there is a rock there. �� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� take the rock and keep it, you can keep the rock and replace it with a rock you painted, or just snap a picture and post saying you have found it and left for ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ a big part of the fun. I mentioned before I like to call myself a mixed media artist. I started making Jewelry when my mother was admitted to hospice care in 2001, I quit my job to take care of her. I then decided I wanted to embroider and bought a small Brother embroidery machine, that lead to quilting. I discovered rubber stamping, card making, scrapbooking, wood working, and Cricut crafts. The last few years I have been exploring metal forged jewelry, working with torches, soldering irons, metal etching, leather, glass and found objects. Most of my items are one of a kind creations as I don’t like to make the same thing twice. I have agreed though to make a line of nautical inspired copper and brass pendants for Creative Minds in LBI for a jewelry ������������������������������������������������������������������- �������������������������������������������������� Rocks found me at a time where I needed something to pour my creativity into. Since I started Manahawkin Rocks, more groups have started like Rocking Stafford and LBI Rocks and it’s certainly growing in popularity. I would love to see this explode over the summer. My wonderful husband, Chris, is in the process of converting our formal living room into a proper studio. My husband says “it’s just a craft room” but I am so proud of it I have given it a name, Studio Meraki. Meraki is a Greek word meaning to do something with soul, creativity and love; to put something of yourself into your work. Whether it be quilting, paper crafts, altered items, forged jewelry or rocks I feel like I leave a little piece of me in each and everything I make. I share my creative journey on my Facebook page, Angie’s Imagination.


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