Miniature Cairns
I've been working on these for awhile: they are miniature cairns. These are a familiar sight in the area where I live - hikers marking a trail or making a little monuments to remember special places. We've made some of our own too on warm days down by the river. 
The stones are made from polymer clay and permanently stacked so they can be a source of contemplation next to your bed, on your desk, or any place you want to be reminded how to find your way home. 
They will be for sale in my shop very soon. I hope you like them :)
Oh how sweet! We started building cairns before our trip to Scotland last summer.
Posted by: Julie | 05/18/2008 at 07:05 AM
Beautiful. They remind me of Andy Goldsworthy's art.
http://www.goldsworthy.cc.gla.ac.uk/
Posted by: Farrah | 05/14/2008 at 10:23 AM
I love these - they are absolutely gorgeous.
Posted by: Kirsty | 05/14/2008 at 03:22 AM
what a beautiful idea! craft in nature- or from nature :)
Posted by: melissa | 05/05/2008 at 11:25 PM
They're so cute! I can't believe you made them from clay.
Posted by: Whitney | 05/04/2008 at 11:37 PM
They're so cute! I can't believe you made them from clay.
Posted by: Whitney | 05/04/2008 at 11:37 PM
wonderful! a perfect thing for the bedside table to add relaxation to the air at night.
Posted by: elizabeth of course | 05/04/2008 at 08:19 AM
Very cute. I had one in my old house erected in loving memory of our beloved cat in the bottom of the garden. I had forgotten all about it until I saw yours. Thank you
Posted by: little red hen | 05/03/2008 at 07:51 PM
Very cool! I see them on the beach all the time and find them inspiring. Silly to some, but inspiring to me.
Posted by: chronicler | 05/03/2008 at 06:56 PM
these are adorable; i love the idea of having a miniature! :)
Posted by: tia | 05/03/2008 at 01:06 AM
They are very realistic. An excellent idea as well.
Posted by: alison | 05/01/2008 at 11:17 PM
Cassie--I love them! I always enjoy seeing those stacks of rocks out along trails---we have a lot of them around here, too.
Do they polymer clay the color of rocks? Or did you mix it yourself? They are wonderful!
Posted by: Berlinswhimsy | 05/01/2008 at 09:46 AM
I love them, so cute!!!
Posted by: apple | 05/01/2008 at 08:59 AM
my sister would love one of those. keep us posted!
Posted by: Vintage Kid's Books My Kid Loves | 05/01/2008 at 05:16 AM
Oh, gosh, they're wonderful!
Posted by: Siri | 04/30/2008 at 11:30 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Dawn | 04/30/2008 at 03:17 PM
How wonderful are these...lovely indeed!
Smiles...
Beverly
Posted by: tea time and roses | 04/30/2008 at 01:03 PM
I really really want at least one. Wow.
Posted by: fayrene | 04/30/2008 at 11:30 AM
these are adorable! they would indeed be lovely next to my bed.
Posted by: meg | 04/30/2008 at 11:13 AM
Wow, these are wonderful, now I do remember seeing these types of monuments when I'm out hiking, I just thought the little elfs did it!
Sandra Evertson
Posted by: Sandra | 04/30/2008 at 08:59 AM
Those are fantastic! I love that they are so tiny and delicate but a perfect replica of rocks and stones. They look SO. REAL.
I want one for my desk!
Posted by: kate | 04/30/2008 at 08:58 AM
Those are lovely!
I had friends in college (geologists, no less) who could never remember which girl's name those sounded like. So we took to calling them "Bettys."
;-)
Posted by: Lynn in Tucson | 04/30/2008 at 08:48 AM
I really like them, you wouldn't know they weren't real pebbles. I didn't realise how tiny they were until the last photo - so cute!
Posted by: Rachel L | 04/30/2008 at 08:43 AM
Fantastic!
Posted by: jenny b harris | 04/30/2008 at 07:36 AM
I do like them - that is a lovely idea. We like to make tiny cairns too, though I'd never have thought of using polymer clay.
Posted by: dottycookie | 04/30/2008 at 03:44 AM