Love rocks. A recent trip to the beach provided us with these beautiful, worn stones. With the addition of a few vinyl adhesive letters - we created alphabet rocks.

We're having friends over for dinner tonight. Our plan is to scatter these around the table - spelling out words with these stones will provide entertainment for both children and adults as well as add a bit of natural beauty to the setting.

These stones are incredible to touch - the waves of Lake Michigan have worn them down into smooth treasures. They feel so good, they're hard to put down. We used vinyl adhesive letters from Office Depot.

Since I am using these at the dinner table, I wanted them to be clean. So, I boiled the rocks before adding the letters.

A circular grouping of flat stones make a natural trivet.

Nothing is more appealing to me than natural beauty.

I plan on letting each of our guests take a handful of these stones home with them as a pleasant reminder of our time together. Perhaps they will choose the letters that make up their name - or an inspiring word. I like party favors at any age - and something like this so easy to make and memorable.