Barn Sale Garden Markers DIY

While we've been busy tending to yard work and managing the veggie and herb gardens, we've also managed to find some time for small crafty projects here and there...and these garden markers are one such example. Quick and easy, this DIY project only takes a small portion of the day to complete and would make a great summer project for the kids now that they are out of school.

Here's what I used:

Popsicle Sticks | Pre-Cut Wooden Houses | Red & Black Paint

Glue | White Marker | Clear Protective Spray Paint

The popsicle sticks and wooden houses can easily be found at any craft store. We picked ours up at Michael's for very little money. Obviously, you don't have to use houses...we did because they looked like barns. Original, right?!

  

  

 

Next up: time to paint! To make things easier, we chose to use red and black spray paint. Red for the houses/barns and black for the popsical sticks. If your kids are involved in this project, it may be fun to have them use paint and brushes so they can really get their creative juices flowing. If you plan to use these outside, remember to use paint that will work well with the weather!

 

  

 

Once the paint has dried, you can begin putting it all together. I started out using the glue gun, but halfway through I decided it may make more sense to use something stronger such as gorilla glue since we'll be using a handful of these outside. Good thing I did, because after the rain storm earlier this week, a few of the markers that were put together using the glue gun didn't make it, however the ones where I used gorilla glue made it just fine.

 

 

After the glue dries, use the white marker to write out whatever veggie plants or herbs you'd like to mark. I used the white marker on black to give the illusion of chalk on chalkboard. Since chalk would most certainly be washed away if left outside, I think this ended up being a great alternative.

 

Spray it with a little clear protective coating to protect it from the weather and you're all done. Seriously, this is one of the simplest DIY projects ever... and cute, too!