Comments

“We had a great time painting! Appreciated your enthusiasm, fabulous directions and your giving us the freedom to play.” (Stone Painting Class, 2023)

“Went to the annual Winterset Solstice (Iowa) handmade fair today and came home with an absolutely beautiful handpainted mandala stone. The patience, focus and steady hand required to make these beautiful pieces are amazing to me. Interestingly I've been wanting a mandala stone for my home office desk for some time. We searched high and low when we were in Hawaii in October with no luck only to find one that I was immediately connected to right here at home!” (John, December 2022)

"Betty Chamness Trost is the best! She is a wonderful artist and such a patient and generous teacher and friend! Ames High Fiber Club was so pleased to host Needle Felting with Betty yesterday. Betty provided supplies and her expert instruction and guidance. Fifteen students and four staff members learned, crafted, chatted, calmed down, and created lovely items. Thank you, Betty!" (Stacy Dobernecker, teacher at Ames High School, Iowa, November 2022)

"We love Three Smooth Stones! Betty presents a beautiful booth at Heartland Fiberpalooza every year full of exquisitely hand painted and hand felted stones that sooth your soul. She also offers DYI kits!" (Heartland Fiber Co, Winterset, Iowa, 2022)

"Betty is wonderful!" (Paula Flynn, 2021)

"The artist was so kind and helpful. She shared great details about her work. I'm very excited about my purchases!" (Rachel Bennett, 2021)

"My wife will be pleased and surprised. We don't generally do Christmas gifts for each other, but after hearing her praising you to friends since seeing your work in Perry [Art on the Prairie Art Festival in November], I knew I needed to get her one." (Doug Olson, 2021)

"Beautiful and heartwarming art that is comforting and healing. I am so excited to give these as gifts! (Sheila Dreher, 2019)

"Beautiful work and warm, friendly shop owner." (Janice Hopkins, 2017)

"My daughter loves her pretty rock!" (Cassandra Rathjen, 2016)