There is something about bringing nature inside the home & decorating with it… It just appeals to me & since plants do not work well in our home (you would swear we had two kittens in our house – not 5 yr old adult cats! – the cats try to eat everything green) I am often looking for other ways to bring nature in. So when I stumbled across crocheted stones I fell in love :)

Last summer I bought one from the fabulous Resurrection Fern, her crocheted stones are beautiful works of art. Every time she makes them though they all sell out very quickly & I had to have a few more. So I actually bought a crochet magazine that she had a couple patterns published in, even though I have no idea how to crochet! Well learning to crochet just isn’t going to happen, so instead I bought a couple crocheted looking table runners & doilies at garage sales. Along with some pretty stones I have collected on trips with my husband (who is sweet enough to carry rocks in his pockets when I find a pretty one I just have to bring home :) I figured I could make my own version of crocheted stones.

My version of crocheted stones cut from a table runner…

These were very simple to put together, all you really need is an old doily, a stone, some thick embroidery thread, and a needle… An in progress shot…

They are not as pretty on the bottom as the one I bought last summer, but since no one sees the bottom I think that is okay :) I love them & that is what counts :) I am definitely going to make a couple more!