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Winter is hitting hard! BUT… That doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for spring! How?…You say. Well, listen up, because I’ve got just the thing! Inventory those seeds darlin’, because we’re going to make some beautiful DIY Garden Markers!

Glass gem DIY garden markers laying on white tiled table

Let the gardening begin! Last spring, I had some seedlings started, and all I had to mark them with was popsicle sticks and a permanent marker.

It was not very pretty. In fact, it was down right ugly!

I HAD to do something!

So I relied on my graphic designing skills and set out to make a Garden Marker that was pretty to look at.

It took me several days. BUT…I finally finished a design I was sure to be proud of!

Do you want to learn how to have the HOTTEST Garden Markers on the block?

First, a Trip to The Dollar Tree

Yep! You read that right! I got many of my supplies at the Dollar Tree!

I picked up baker’s twine, modge podge. a sponge brush, and a glue gun at the Dollar Tree!

Check out more Dollar Tree gardening supplies, I made a list!

DIY Garden Markers

Supplies:

First let’s talk supplies. What will you need to make the DIY Garden Markers?

Modge Podge – gloss or matte will work. Found mine at The Dollar Tree.
Scissors
Twine – Found mine at the Dollar Tree.
Sticks – Find sticks and cut them the length that is most useful to you. You want them at least 3/4 – 1 inch around.
1-3 Glass Gems Bags, found mine at the Dollar Tree. They need to be medium sized.
E6000, to glue the glass gems onto the wood. It is capable of gluing glass, and wood together.
Small Sponge Brush – Found mine at the Dollar Tree.
Glue Gun – Glue Sticks – Found mine at the dollar Tree.
Garden Marker Printables: The last item you will need to make these beautiful garden markers is the printable that I made. You get over 40 vegetable labels, over 15 herb labels & a blank sheet to add any of your own designs! Check out below on how to grab your DIY Garden Marker Printable now!

If you would like a free printable kinda like these you can find a couple here. Though, there aren’t any titles, just an illustration, plus less to choose from. They are cute though!

DIY Garden Marker Tutorial

Make sure to brush glue on very thinly or the dye on the paper will bleed. I had a problem with the tomato, I tried it 3 times but it bled each time. I will try to fix the problem, in the meantime keep it in mind. I will update if I figure out a solution.

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DIY Garden Markers

Make your own beautiful garden markers this year. Great for community gardens and personal gardens!

Prep Time50 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Homemade Items

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Garden Crafts, Homemade DIY

Servings: 60 Garden Markers

Author: Kristi @HomesteadWishing

Ingredients

Twine (color of your choice, I found pretty twine at the Dollar Tree)
Sticks – Find sticks and cut them the length that is most useful to you. You want them at least 3/4 – 1 inch around.
30 pieces Glass gems (found mine at the Dollar Tree. They need to be medium sized.)
Garden Marker Printables (Print out the garden marker printables, and cut around the dotted lines)

Instructions

First, plug in the glue gun, and set it aside somewhere safe away from kids, animals and flammable items.
Brush a very thin coat of modge podge on the flat part of the gems.
Lay the circle face down into the modge podge. Glance on the rounded side and make sure you can see the image and text. The picture will look much clearer after the glue has dried. Now glue on top of the paper, on one side, and again a very thin layer of modge podge!
Quickly, put the two sides together. Make sure to line up the pictures.
For this next couple of steps, make sure you have the twine out and unraveled a bit, and the glue open and ready to use. Grab one of the sticks, and put a dollop of glue on the end. I found it helpful to also add a little bit of glue from the hot glue gun, because the E6000 takes a while to set and using the hot glue with allow you to let go of it more quickly and lay it down to dry completely.
Quickly, set the gems in the glue.
Hold the glass gem in the glue for a for minute to let it set. Lay it down and don’t disturb it for about a day.
Add a thin layer of glue around the edges of the gems, to help keep out water. If water gets in there the paper inside will dull and bleed out the dyes in the ink.
Next, I added the twine by using a drop of glue from the glue gun, and then wrapped it around and around. Then, glue the end. I usually tried to start and end on the side to help conceal the ugliness of the glue. I also squish the glue down, so that it is not beady. It looks less inconspicuous this way.
Allow these to dry overnight. Then, place them in the garden.