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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

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Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  06:41:06 AM  Show Profile


Saw this on Face Book. I just love it!

Connie
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csmartyonline
True Blue Farmgirl

247 Posts

Carole
Clarksville TN
USA
247 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  07:22:11 AM  Show Profile
Luv it too!
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl

3442 Posts

Kelly
Pipe Creek Texas
USA
3442 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  08:17:23 AM  Show Profile
I too love it. Mine are pretty boring they are just the white plastic tabs sold at garden stores. I clean them and reuse them each season. Your pic is so much cuter.

Farmgirl #5111
Blessings
~Kelly~
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Daizy
True Blue Farmgirl

992 Posts

Daizy
Talladega Alabama
USA
992 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  08:27:51 AM  Show Profile
Hay ya'll. I have saved some of my mushroom cans and cut the bottoms off. I have a ring of metal. I flattened them and now will punch with a nail the names of plants in each section. I try to reuse what I have and these will last for several years. I am thinking for attaching them to large sticks that are cut from around the ranch or I can nail them to the raised bed sides. I like the rock idea for adding all the color....cute idea!!

Hugs and prayers, Daizy

Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl

6418 Posts

Mary Beth
Stanwood Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  10:30:34 AM  Show Profile
Now that is a cute idea. Since we have a plethora of rocks I should be putting them to good use. Thanks. MB

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"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!"
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5104 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  4:05:42 PM  Show Profile
Daisy, I like that idea too, I am no artist, but I think I could paint Rocks! LOL! and I got lots of free rocks! LOL!

Connie
Imagine....#3392
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl

349 Posts

Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts

Posted - Jan 30 2014 :  7:29:11 PM  Show Profile
Those are adorable!

Last year I used sticks from a tree in the yard. Used a knife to remove some of the bark and wrote on them with a Sharpie marker.

~jess

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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl

552 Posts

Michelle
Lucedale Mississippi
USA
552 Posts

Posted - Jan 31 2014 :  06:30:00 AM  Show Profile
I found a bunch of old silver spoons at a tag sale that i use as markers. Love the rocks. Great craft idea for my children.


It all comes back to the ground!

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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl

349 Posts

Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts

Posted - Jan 31 2014 :  09:09:30 AM  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by mscountrygirl

I found a bunch of old silver spoons at a tag sale that i use as markers.


Did you stamp them? I love the look of the stamped flatware markers.

~jess

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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl

5216 Posts

Sharon
Bruce Crossing Michigan
USA
5216 Posts

Posted - Jan 31 2014 :  10:44:09 AM  Show Profile
Very cute Connie :)

This year they will be the punched can lids so I can work on my merit badge :)

Farmgirl Sister #5392

By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon

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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl

349 Posts

Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts

Posted - Jan 31 2014 :  11:03:17 AM  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by Calicogirl
This year they will be the punched can lids


Oh! Please post photos when you do them, I'd love to see!

~jess

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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5104 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Feb 04 2014 :  1:02:46 PM  Show Profile


Good way to recycle broken pots!
Connie
Imagine....#3392

Edited by - Killarney on Feb 04 2014 1:03:31 PM
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl

349 Posts

Jessica
South Dakota
USA
349 Posts

Posted - Feb 04 2014 :  2:51:20 PM  Show Profile
Those are super cute!

~jess

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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

6601 Posts

Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
6601 Posts

Posted - Feb 05 2014 :  05:10:44 AM  Show Profile
Wow, love these creative garden labels! So many fun ideas that seem easy to make and would add a fun addition to the garden look. Sharon, I need to take a look at the badge idea too. Great idea to get some ideas and earn a badge along with it.

Winnie #3109
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl

3088 Posts

Heather
Wapakoneta Ohio
USA
3088 Posts

Posted - Feb 05 2014 :  6:12:58 PM  Show Profile
Since I've been planning for a while here's some things I've thought would be great in addition to the rocks:







This is my favorite:


Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl

1825 Posts


Virginia
USA
1825 Posts

Posted - Feb 06 2014 :  1:58:16 PM  Show Profile
I pick up a fat handful of free wooden paint stirrers in the Paint Dept. whenever I'm at Home Depot. (I asked one time and the guy there said I was welcome to all I want. We had a nice talk about vegetables. So I guess it's okay.) Sometimes they have the real long ones, which are a bonus. I mark the variety, seed source, plant data & any other useful info on these with a Sharpie.

But Heather, I love that upended glass jar over the seed packet! I might try that this year. Seems I always have canning jars around without lids.

Edited by - Rosemary on Feb 06 2014 4:01:04 PM
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5104 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Mar 13 2014 :  1:58:19 PM  Show Profile
Heather, and Virginia, what great ideas!!!I love all of those!!

Connie
Imagine....#3392
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prayin granny
True Blue Farmgirl

1874 Posts

Linda
Kansas
1874 Posts

Posted - Mar 13 2014 :  3:35:48 PM  Show Profile
Love all these pics! And I love the rock idea!! Might try that one :)

Blessings,
Linda

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Country at Heart
'For I know the plans I have for you......'
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl

172 Posts


Sierra Mountains California
USA
172 Posts

Posted - Mar 13 2014 :  5:01:54 PM  Show Profile
Killarney, I love what you did with the broken pots and Heather, that wine cork is genius. Not that I drink a lot of wine or anything! Mine are not cute, but they are functional and we were in a pinch. These are made with wooden skewers and duct tape, lol! You can see our tomatoes and peppers are enjoying the sunshine.




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debbies journey
True Blue Farmgirl

635 Posts

debbie
anchorage ak
USA
635 Posts

Posted - Mar 13 2014 :  11:07:54 PM  Show Profile
Wow such great ideas, thanks for sharing!
Debbie
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl

5602 Posts

Annika

USA
5602 Posts

Posted - Mar 14 2014 :  07:27:11 AM  Show Profile
I found a huge number of tiny terracotta pots at an estate sale last year and I would like to think of some way to mark them so that if, say ,I want to grow a different variety I can reuse them...they are so cute!

I love the rocks and the jars are cute too.

My other thought was spatulas from the dollar store or junk shops could have the variety laminated on or engraved into . Kind of fitting in my veggie garden

You must do the thing you think you cannot do
-Eleanor Roosevelt

She with the most chickens wins

Annika
Farmgirl & Sister #13

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magnoliakathy
True Blue Farmgirl

453 Posts

Kathryn
Magnolia Texas
USA
453 Posts

Posted - Mar 18 2014 :  06:30:39 AM  Show Profile
Small clay pots, hmmmm, you can write on them with permanent markers, they come in lots of colors now or you can paint them white, and then write or draw pictures with craft paint. Get some string and break some sticks small enough to fit across the hole in the bottom, tie the string to a stick, thread it through the hole and hang them up or use wire and bend it into a hook. Just a few thoughts.

When you free your mind your heart can fly. Farmgirl # 714,
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5104 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Apr 16 2014 :  2:28:52 PM  Show Profile
I love these! but 15.00 each (Williams-Sonoma) is too expensive for my budget! Easy to make if your a wood- Worker! The door has a hinge and opens to add your Seed packet.

Connie
Imagine....#3392

Edited by - Killarney on Apr 16 2014 2:29:35 PM
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl

3088 Posts

Heather
Wapakoneta Ohio
USA
3088 Posts

Posted - Apr 17 2014 :  09:56:50 AM  Show Profile
Love those Connie, but I agree - $15 is too much for me too. Do you think it would be possible to get a bigger piece of wood and modge-podge the seed packet onto it????? I wonder.......

Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
http://nndairy.blogspot.com/

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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl

5104 Posts

Connie
Arlington TN
USA
5104 Posts

Posted - Apr 18 2014 :  09:46:08 AM  Show Profile
Heather that is a GREAT idea!!!!!! very affordable!!

Connie
Imagine....#3392
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl

3088 Posts

Heather
Wapakoneta Ohio
USA
3088 Posts

Posted - Apr 22 2014 :  1:29:23 PM  Show Profile
Look what I just found!!

Old canning jar lids with the seed packet on them. Bamboo skewers used as the steaks. Here's the link if you're interested:
http://untrainedhousewife.com/repurposed-canning-lid-seed-labels-lowescreator-plus-free-printable-template#_a5y_p=1540953
I love this idea!

Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
http://nndairy.blogspot.com/

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