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DIY Herb Plant Markers

April 3, 2015 By Karen Creel

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I have a small herb garden at the side of my patio, and have plans to add a few new herbs this year.  I was also thinking about placing a new herb sign in the garden, and wanted to create one myself.  I began looking through some junk that I had lying around the house.

herb markers trio

I found a few shovel heads I had purchased  at the Summerville, Georgia Trade Day last Tuesday, an old brick, and a broken terra cotta pot. (I don’t throw anything away, I might could use it).  I started with the shovel and using a chalkboard pin, (you can wipe it off), I outlined the word “Herbs” using stencils.  Next, I just filled in using crafters paint.

 

herb marker materials

After it was dry, I sprayed it with clear sealer since it would be outside.

Shovel herb marker

The terracotta pot, was made by tracing the stencils with a black sharpie, and spraying with the clear sealer. This was a large pot I had dropped while attempting to get it off the top of a storage cabinet.  The top rim was perfect for the word “Herbs”, and it still sat upright.

herb markers stencils

Broken Pot Herb Marker

A few bricks from a previous project were at the side of a fence, so I brought one of those out, and again, traced the word using a sharpie, and filling in the stencil.

brick herb marker

 

So, here you have them…..an herb marker trio.  Now, to decide which one I will use.

DIY Herb Markers
Karen

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