Heather the founder of Dollar Store Crafts and I go on the most fun trips to the Dollar Store. By the time we leave I have a cart full of items and a mind full of ideas. One of the hot items in my cart this week was a package of metal barbecue skewers. I was excited to come home and start crafting with them. They are perfect for turning into garden markers!
Project estimate:
- Paper, on hand
- Barbeque skewers, $1.00 for 4
- Twine, on hand or $1
- E6000 glue, on hand
- Masking tape, on hand
Total: $1.00 and up
Place two skewers flush together. Put a small amount of E6000 where you intend to start your twine. Start wrapping the twine around the skewers. Wrap one time over the start of the twine to cover the end. Place a small amount of E6000 down the area you intend to wrap around. Continue to wrap the twine down the skewers until you reach the point where you want to stop. I didn’t wrap all the way to the bottom because I knew the very bottom would be in the soil and I didn’t want to waste any materials.
Once you get to the end place a small amount of E6000 and cut your twine. Place masking tape around the end to hold it until it dries.
Once the glue has dried insert your paper between the two rings are the top and place in your garden or container.
10 Comments
Tiffannie
umm, but that’s basil.
Shanda
These would make great picture holders too!
Tammi Smith
Cool,,,I wanted to tell you what I made. At the Dollar Tree, I bought one of those nylon drawstring totes. It has openings at the top where the string is . I decided to try to make a garden flag. I sewed the very top edges together with a whipstitch, . Then put the tote on my small flag holder , through the openings left in the top. I used ordinary thread, but, now, thinking, I should have used some kind of nylon thread like a fishing twine. It looks really cool,,waterproof, . If I knew how, I’d send a pic to you.
Melissa
I think they are really cute!
BTW, that is NOT a sage plant. It’s basil. :-)
Cheryl
I really like this idea. I especially like the end where you put a “Sage” Marker in the “Basil” plant. lol
summer
Hahaha! I have to laugh that everyone noticed the plant is different than the marker. My daughter gave me that beautiful basil plant she grew in class for Mother’s Day. I had already wrote Sage on the the paper and she really wanted her plant in the picture. She was so happy mommy used her plant even though it was the wrong one. LOL
summer
I know its a basil. Read my other reply and you’ll see why its tagged like that. It was to make me daughter smile.
Debbie @ Deliciously Inspired
Very creative idea. Thanks for sharing.
Jackie B
Great idea and very thorough steps. I love both basil and sage! :)
lmcburney
Excellent idea. I love the holder you made. I saw an idea for marking plants by recycling keys on Madigan Made blog but she didn’t have a holder. She put the keys into the ground. I think hanging her recycled keys on your skewer holders is the best of both worlds. Thanks for sharing your creativity!