A woman from Delph who has been secretly painting 'kindness pebbles' for strangers to find in the village said she has been "outed", but won't stop spreading positivity.
Gaynor Padgham came clean and lifted her identity to reveal that she is the "phantom pebble fairy" who has been leaving kindness pebbles all around the village for the past few months.
Despite not coming from an "arty background", having worked as the manager of a staff counselling service at Oldham hospital for 20 years before retiring in March, all Gaynor's 'positivity pebbles' are lovingly hand-painted and her craft is self-taught.
Gaynor said her pebble painting addiction all started one day on a family trip.
The 66-year-old explained: "I went to Scarborough with family and ended up pebble painting one raining afternoon.
"I loved it, researched it on YouTube and now from a set of paint pens, I have a trolley full of paints - and a serious addiction."
The retired mum of two and grandmother said she started to leave the pebbles around the village and "loved it" when her neighbours found a stone and would post it on social media.
She added: "I can't tell you the pleasure I've got from making people smile dropping my small painted efforts around the village.
"They were so happy, it gave me aglow."
Gaynor said she is determined to carry on, especially since her home is now "full" of pebbles.
She even supplies handpainted pebbles to her daughter's baby scanning clinic, Little Miracles Sonography in Delph, for new parents and can make custom-made designs.
However, she decided to reveal herself now that she will be selling some of her stones for charity, including her breast cancer awareness stones for £5.
The grandmother of two also said she decided to come clean as the 'pebble fairy' after being discovered.
She joked: "No one knew who it was, but I've been outed.
"I started putting my initials on the back and a neighbour saw me drop one and worked it out.
"It's been wonderful seeing their happy messages when they found a rock.
"I have had such a response - I've been so carried away", she added.
To buy one of Gaynor's pebbles, she can be contacted on social media or by emailing padgham2@aol.com.
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