Friday, June 17, 2016

Hombre garden tags



The plant markers that I made a few years ago are still good but they get hidden by the plants as they grow so I wanted something new and taller this year...
so I made up a bunch of garden tags using wooden tags that are the size of giant popsicle sticks or miniature paint stirrers that I got at HobbyLobby. The only other thing I used were cheap acrylics and a permanent marker...




I started by painting one end  straight from the bottle, then without cleaning my brush I added a second color in the middle, blending a bit with my finger, then adding more of the second color till I got to the other end....







 Then I added simple patterns in white...



 And last I wrote on them with a black permanent sharpie...




 
I am really loving the way they turned out!


 I would love to know what types of garden tags you use....





and here's a link to the original garden markers I made two years ago... 


11 comments:

  1. These are so pretty, wish I had thought of it first, LOL.

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  2. Tjey are sooooo lovely! Thank you for sharing! <3

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  3. Ahhhh those are SO wonderful! Thus far, we have yet to make tags for our not-so-little container garden but we are now going to rethink that thanks to you Andrea! :) I've mixed up the lettuces and the arugulas in my head more than I can say. . . let alone the three kinds of strawberries whose names I cannot recall at all. . . can't believe it's almost the solstice. . .

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  4. Fabulous idea -- really perk up your garden, and so very very PRETTY! hugs, Donna

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  5. these make for an especially pretty garden!

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  6. These are really cute and so simple to make. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. What a fabulous project...I love them. A great tutorial as well! Thanks for sharing! So fun!

    Hugs Giggles

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  8. So fun and creative! What a great way to label items in your garden! Thanks for the inspiration! Happy PPF :)

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  9. Fabulous idea. You will be able to see then now. The colors are bright and happy.

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  10. Love these! And easy to find among the greenery with their lovely bright colours.

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  11. Well those certainly make for a cheery garden, love this simple but oh so pretty project. xox

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