I have a bad case of Spring Fever. I was browsing around in the garden center at Lowe’s not too long ago and came across a cart of “distressed plants” that were very nicely discounted. I picked up 8 Pansies. Four were bright yellow and four were bright purple. I just love that purple and yellow color combination. And, I paid only $1.40 per container. I love a bargain. I took them home and planted one yellow and one purple pansy in each of the four pots that I usually plant my summer Geraniums in. This will give our porch a little bit of color until it’s time to plant the Geraniums.
Anyway, I decided to take the plastic plant markers that came with each of the plants and see if I could re-cycle them. So with a can of black spray paint, I quickly gave them a spray on the front and back and let them dry.
Then with a Sharpie White Paint Pen, (I used their medium point oil based paint pen.) (click here to check out the Sharpie Blog), I started adding the names of some of the plants I hope to be growing this summer. The fun part was making them look funky with some extra doodles.
And here they are. I think they turned out cute and I am planning to make some more when I get some more plastic markers after I buy some more plants. These marker tags were nice and wide which I think I like the best but I am sure you could do it with the skinny ones too.
Fun, quick and easy. :)
12 comments:
What a freaking AWESOME idea!!! I love it. I always want plant markers but never want to pay as much for them as they want in the stores. I always have black spray paint and paint pens.
So easy and so clever!
Great idea to re-use those. Absolutely GREAT idea.
Cute idea! Good deal on the pansies too-enjoy:@)
Great idea, Lisa! I like these, too, because they are nice and big! I like that you can see the names and the designs you did.
They are very cute and look just like you. I have to say that you come up with the most creative ideas! I love it.
What a clever idea and soooo much better than the ones that come with the plants.
You are so smart! What a GREAT idea!
I also have spring fever BAD!
It was sunny today and it was so nice!
Have a pretty day!
Kristin
Great idea. Those look great.
Hey Lisa! I just wanted to come back and let you know that I mentioned you in my blog post today. It's on stenciling! : )
You come up with the neatest ideas. This is so easy and fun. Who doesn't have tons of plastic plant markers. Too cute.
A wonderful idea, I usually throw them away! Thanks for sharing:)
Rondell
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