River Rock Pot Holders

So, a little disclaimer. I am not thrilled with the outcome of these potholders. I would change several things looking back. I might fix it later with smaller rocks and such, but we'll get to that later.

Crafty things you find online do not always turn out as planned. This is a perfect example.

And now...

River Rock Pot Holders

First things first, supplies. To create the river rock pot holders, you will need:

• river rocks
• felt
• hot glue gun 
• scissors
• pot/pot lid (to measure with)

Choose your color of felt. This will be your base.

*Important Note and Reason #1 Why I hate the way these turned out:
Don't choose a stupid, bright color for your pot holder. No lilac, like I did. Its like I was walking through the dollar store thinking, "I need to find the most obnoxious looking piece of felt and use it to make my pot holders." Good idea in theory, terrible in execution.


After your neutral felt color is all picked out, take a pot or a lid and measure how big you want your pot holder to be. This ensures it is actually round and not the oblong shape you would end up with if you freehanded it.

Trace around the pot/lid and you will end up with the base of your pot holder. Cut them out and warm up your hot glue gun. 

After you cut them out, find the flattest rocks you can and set them aside. Trust me, if you want it to be perfectly flat, you are crazy.

Reason #2 Why I hate the way these turned out:
Rocks are not flat. You would have to buy 10 bags of the river rocks to find enough "flat" rocks to make this. Yes, I know it is supposed to be rustic, but it just ends up in an uneven surface. Not okay.


Glue the "flat" rocks to the felt. Try to keep them as close and as even as possible.

I was concerned that one tiny piece of felt would not support the weight of the rocks. To fix this, I glued the second circle onto the bottom of the rock covered one. I didn't have enough of the "flat" rocks to make a second one anyways. Might as well double up. 

Sad, unusable, lumpy rocks.

So, there you have it. Instant pot holder. It actually works. You just can't look at it too long because it is so terribly ugly. To fix this, I might get really tiny rocks and fill in the parts you can still see of the lilac. This way it will look more 'rustic' and not so stupid.

Not everything I make can end up as cute as the others. If I cast it aside, it will end up in drawer and will be an interesting talking piece at dinner. I guess.

In other news: 

Today is going to be a big crafting day. My sisters graduation party is Saturday, so we are making lots of things for that. Also, I found my crafting box from forever ago. It has so many sweet things in it! I'm pumped. 

Stay tuned. :)