What You Make of It: Dime Store Chic for Your Garden (Garden Markers)

by Elizabeth Holcombe

       Delight your garden with these easy-to-make Dime Store Chic plant markers!

Supplies:
1. assorted large plastic farm animals and/or insects
2. dowel sticks;  ¼ inch thick is a good size.
3. your favorite color of spray paint (I like green for the garden)
4. plastic letters (found at your local craft store or office supply
store) OR vinyl letter stickers (if you use stick-on letters, you don’t
need the glue)
5. water-resistant quick epoxy-type glue, like GOOP

First spray paint the dowel sticks. I find it easy to insert the sticks
into holes poked in a cardboard box and spray them. It’s OK to leave
about an inch of the stick unpainted. Then drill a hole in the bottom
of the plastic animals or insects (make sure your drill bit matches the
size of your dowel).

Insert the dowel in the drilled hole with a little
glue. Dowel should fit snugly.

Spray paint one side of the plastic
letters. Glue letters onto the animals.~~See? Super easy!

Elizabeth Holcombe Fedorko, aka Bethsbagz, began her
checkered crafting career when at four she realized using paste on paper was
better than eating it. Inspired by vintage dime store treasures, vintage
fabric, and a no-fear attitude toward color, Beth crafts totes, pin cushions,
wreaths, and corsages into her Dime Store Chic creations. Beth would love you
to take a peek into her whimsical world at her blog.

This project & photos are copyright Elizabeth Holcombe, Vintage Indie. You may not reproduce or copy this project. (Dime Store
Chic designs are intended for personal use and not for sale)