Notes

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Materials:

Plant images and names cut out of your seed catalogues or magazines

Cardboard or balsa wood rectangles to match your images

Wooden tongue depressors, popsicle sticks or stainless skewers as stakes to mount your plant tags and poke them in the ground

Elmer’s Glue-All or Mod Podge

Scissors

Small bowl of water


Acrylic paint (optional)

Prep surface:If you are using balsa wood, you may have to sand off any rough edges.
Do so gently in order to avoid splintering the wood. Then wipe away any dust having a damp sponge.

Decide if you prefer a colored background. The balsa wood showing through can be a nice look on it's own – kind of like old-fashioned orange crates. If you want color, apply two coats of acrylic paint, allowing two hours drying time for each coat. If you will find any rough spots, sand again; and wipe away any dust as before.


Decoupage

This is a great tip from Durwin Rice. If you are using images with color on both sides (like from your catalogue or magazine), soak each image in a bowl of water until it stops curling and floats freely without wrinkles.

This relaxes the paper fibers rendering it less difficult to put the image cleanly about the decoupage glue/sealer. Images will slide easily into place and not be “grabbed” by the glue.

Liberally apply glue/sealer to the area for every image and slide the style into place. Gently erase any wrinkles or bubbles with your fingertips.


Using a damp sponge, wipe over the picture and round the edges to eliminate any stray glue.

Repeat until all of your images and plant names have been in place.

Let dry thoroughly.

Check for bubbles when they dry. If some develop, smooth gently. If they are already set, pierce having a pin or craft knife, then smooth. It won’t even show as soon as your piece is conducted.

Back (Optional):

Paint the back of each tag with two coats of acrylic paint.


Embellish (Optional):Use a wide nib pen to draw in outlines, background patterns or border trims on the front. Run the pen throughout the edge to present a nice finished look.

Seal:

Using a sponge brush, apply at least two coats of acrylic-based polyurethane. Since https://innovative-tags.com.au/ is going to be exposed to the elements, 3 to 4 will be better. You’ll also observe additional coats add a special depth. Your markers will look as you hand-painted them!


Mount:

Using appropriate glue or fasteners, attach each plant label tag to your stake.





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