Homemade Rune Stones
Items needed:
25 flat, porous stones that are similar in size
1 fine point paint pen (white worked best for me)
A book or guide to look at while drawing runes
A pouch to store runes in afterwards
The first thing you need to do for this craft is find the stones you are going to use. This can be a great opportunity for a family outing. Pack a picnic and take the family to the nearest river or creek bed, and start looking for stones! Rivers and creeks produce some wonderful round stones that make awesome runes. But please don’t forget to thank the gnomes and water spirits for their sacrifice while you’re taking rocks from their home. And, just to let you know, my runes are made out of river stones that I found with my family when a girl. I held on to them for all these years, and now I know why. ~lol~ (Pic to the right.)
But…if you don’t live near a creek or don’t want to invest the time (shame-shame), go to the nearest home and garden store because they sell them. Don’t purchase lacquered or glass stones because the rune symbols you will be painting on them will eventually peel off. Look for natural, porous stones if you want the paint to last for years to come. (When I say porous, I don’t mean stones with humongous holes. I simply mean stones that have not been finished with a glossy coating.)
Now that you found your stones, take them home and wash any extra dirt from them if you got them from nature. While they are drying, take out your rune guide and practice drawing runes on a piece of paper. Please take this extra step to practice to ensure you will draw them correctly on the actual stones. Once you make a mistake, it’s very hard to cover.
Now that your stones are dry and practice time is over, take out your fine-point paint pen and carefully draw each rune symbol on each stone. (One symbol per stone, in other words.) Once you have each symbol drawn, you will notice you have an extra stone. Don’t worry, because this will be the Wyrd, or blank rune. This rune is not meant to have a symbol. It means “unknown fate”.
Allow the paint to dry, which shouldn’t take too long, and place your runes in their pouch. I use a Crown Royal Whiskey pouch, but if you’re handy with a needle feel free to make your own. Cleanse and consecrate your new runes, and start doing some readings! Have fun!!
