| Project by Jimthecarver | posted 117 days ago | 539 views | 3 times favorited | 8 comments |  |
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We wanted plant markers.
Being that most of the green house is from upcycled materials, why not keep in the scheme of things and make our plant markers.
We have seen many different types of plant markers from cutting soda pop cans to painting on rocks.
I thought since I had lots of old 2×2 tiles why not use them? But what to hold them with…..hmmmmm?
Wheels were turning, then I remembered somthing I’d saw on Pintrest and decided to give it a try.
So I was off to round up some old forks out in the shed and a few tiles. I am not much of a painter and have very limited supplies, that being said I rounded up some old model paint and did my best.
I bent the forks in a manner as to hold the tiles very tight, and just jab them into the soil and insta plant markers.
This was a fun little project, I hope you all enjoy it and maybe just maybe want to do the same.
Happy Gardening
God Bless
:-)
-- JTC
8 comments so far
justjoel
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posted 117 days ago
Very cool! And what do you mean, your painting skills are great.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 117 days ago
I agree – painting skills are great – as is the imagination and fork-bending skills.
Fantastic!
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sharad
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posted 116 days ago
I liked the idea of using forks to hold the tiles and yes your painting is also good.
Sharad
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Radicalfarmergal
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posted 116 days ago
I think they are beautiful and will probably prove to be quite durable as well. They will look wonderful in your garden beds.
-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi
Jimthecarver
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posted 115 days ago
Thank you all very much.
We think they will add a little color. After making 28 the fun diminished a bit.
Back to bending forks… :-)
-- JTC
jroot
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posted 115 days ago
I love it. Well done!
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Iris43
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posted 115 days ago
I think they are wonderful….almost too pretty to put outside. :D
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Trumpetvine
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posted 34 days ago
Do not sell your self short! I taught art classes for over 25 years & I can tell you your creativity is wonderful! One of the coolest plant marker projects I’ve ever seen!