Garden Plant Markers

For this project I used wood dowels, wood gift tags, acrylic paint and wood glue. I also needed a paint brush, a sharpie and painters tape. Most of these supplies can be found in the dollar store making this project extremely budget friendly.

I used my acrylic paint and a fine tipped paint brush to paint the fruits and vegetables the garden markers would be used for onto the wood tags.

I do my best painting when I have a clear reference photo to work from and take my time. Acrylic paint dries fairly quickly so I use a blotting technique to help blend colors. Before moving onto the next step I allowed the paint to dry fully.

Once the paint was fully dry I used painters tape to cover the fruits and vegetables. This created a color block look.

I chose white for the background. If I were to write directly onto the wood on my garden markers with a sharpie the ink would bleed. The acrylic paint color black created a base for the sharpie that would prevent the ink from bleeding.

Once the acrylic paint was fully dry I clearly printed the names of the fruits and vegetables. If I had been able to hand paint the lettering I absolutely would have, but for me writing with sharpie worked best.

After that was complete I used a small strip of wood glue to attach the wood dowel to the wood tag.

I used a small piece of painters tape to hold the dowel in place while the glue dried.

Once the glue was fully dried I was able to use the garden markers for my seedlings and will later use them in the vegetable garden. Garden markers add a cute, decorative touch to your garden. They're also incredibly helpful when you have several varieties of plants. This project is child friendly as well. I highly advocate for children to be involved in all aspects of growing and harvesting their own food.