DIY Painted Cacti Rocks
Do you love plants but are notoriously bad at keeping any alive, even succulents? Yeah, that's me so cactus rocks are the best!
These are great for some random bits of color indoors or outside on your deck. Maybe even for party decor! Super easy even for kids to do!
Oblong rocks are my fave but roundish ones work as well.
Pull out a variety of green acrylic paints from your craft room for the body of the rock. I like using paint pens or permanent markers for the detailing but a little paint brush and acyrlic paints work too.
Terracotta clay pots are cheap and look good as is or you can paint them! Drop in a few handfuls of pebbles into the pot to nestle your cactus in.
It really looks like a pickle 
when you paint an oblong rock green, haha! Sponge brushes are great for this kind of thing.
Sharpie pens and paint pens both work well for the cactus details. You can do little asteriks, lines, checks, dots, flowers, etc.
Layer on the details or go simple. A variety in your pot will look awesome!
You can even pot a lil' baby cacti!
I love painting rocks and it's actually pretty easy and best of all- Water not needed!
SUPER EASY & CHEAP PROJECTS ROCK- especially if you use rocks! 
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Definitely!! I have an area on the side of the house that gets a lot of bright, hot sun that would burn any real or artificial plant to a crisp! These will be perfect!! I can't wait to do this! Thank you for posting!!!
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A friend of mine paints rocks in her community for fun once a month. I just sent her this project. They'll look cute on her office desk. She will love these.
I may just dive in and try this project myself. Thank you for sharing. 💚🌵
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love that baby cacti---how do you form those black lines - was it in the rock itself.....helen