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This is an easy craft project that will probably take under an hour, depending on how much time you spend playing around with the pebbles to create your design.

Sharpie (optional): depending on what sort of portrait you’re making, you may want to add details or words using a black sharpie.

Toothpicks + Tweezers: A toothpick makes it easier to apply small amounts of glue in a specific spot, and tweezers can come in handy when handling small rocks.

I used a 10 inch x 10 inch wood shadowbox from Walmart that I painted white and sanded gently. Also check Walmart and Hobby Lobby for cool frames, wood pieces, and shadowboxes. You’ll be able to find a variety of wood pieces at the dollar store that work great as a base for your portrait. If you are using a shadowbox or canvas, you’ll glue the pebbles directly to the piece. If you choose to use a frame, you’ll want to glue the rocks to a piece of cardstock that fits in the frame.

Base such as a picture frame, shadowbox, or canvas: You have lots of options for the base on your portrait.I prefer this type of glue to hot glue because it’s easier to control and add in small amounts. Glue: You want a very strong permanent glue, such as E6000 glue, Gorilla glue, or Krazy glue.Stick or Driftwood: this is optional, but it can make the family look like they are sitting on a bench together.To make a pebble art family portrait, you’ll need: Any of these options are fine just pay attention so you know what you are getting.

When ordering from Amazon, pay attention to the pebble size, whether they are all one color or a variety of colors, and whether they are polished or raw. You’ll pay more per pebble for “craft pebbles” from craft stores, but more of them should be useable for pebble art than buying a bag of landscape rock. But you do get a lot of rocks for a fairly inexpensive price. You’ll have to weed through the bag to pull out the usable rocks – many of them won’t be flat or round enough to use. You can purchase bags of small river rock at home improvement stores. As you collect pebbles, look for fallen twigs or sticks you may want to use as well. This post on collecting rocks may be helpful. Look up your local regulations for whether it is legal to collect rocks from the public lands in your area. From what I’ve read, it’s generally legal to collect rocks from creeks or rivers on public land (which is where we’ve gotten most of our pebbles), but almost always illegal to remove rocks from the beach. You’ll find the smoothest pebbles near water. If you have any small rocks or pebbles in your landscaping you may be able to find flat ones that will work for your art. Here are some places you can find pebbles: You’ll want a variety of sizes, shapes and colors so you can have fun choosing which ones to use. You can even look for heart shaped rocks, or two rocks you can glue together to make a heart. You may want some small rocks for arms, ponytails, or to make ears and tails if you’ll be including a pet in your portrait. If you are making people, you’ll want small round pebbles for the heads, and slightly larger oblong pebbles for the bodies. To make pebble art you’ll want a variety of flat, smooth pebbles. You’ll end up with a very cool finished product that makes a great one-of-a-kind gift.

A pebble art portrait can be personalized to represent your loved ones.You can use materials you find in nature.Sorting through rocks and finding the ones you’d like to use for your portrait is actually very relaxing! This is a fun, no stress craft that doesn’t take any special skills or equipment.Learn everything you need to know to get started. In today’s post: You can make a beautiful family portrait using pebbles, twigs, and glue! Pebble art is an easy and relaxing craft, and it makes a gorgeous gift.