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b>Materials:Plant images and names cut from your seed catalogues or magazinesCardboard or balsa wood rectangles to fit your imagesWooden tongue depressors, popsicle sticks or stainless-steel skewers as stakes to mount your plant tags and poke them in to the groundElmer?s Glue-All or Mod PodgeScissorsSmall bowl of waterAcrylic paint (optional)Prep surface:If you are using balsa wood, you might need 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 want a colored background. The balsa wood showing through is really 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 a couple of hours drying time for each coat. If you'll find any rough spots, sand again; and wipe away any dust as before.DecoupageThis is often a great tip from Durwin Rice. If you are using images with color on both sides (like from the 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 making it much simpler to position the picture cleanly on the decoupage glue/sealer. Images will slide easily into place rather than be ?grabbed? from the glue.Liberally apply glue/sealer on the area for each and every image and slide the image into place. Gently erase any wrinkles or bubbles together with your fingertips. Using a damp sponge, wipe over the style and around the edges to take out any stray glue. Repeat until all 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 using a pin or craft knife, then smooth. It won?t even show as soon as your piece is performed.Back (Optional):Paint the back of each tag with two coats of acrylic paint.Embellish (Optional):Use a wide nib pen to attract outlines, background patterns or border trims for the front. Run the pen throughout the edge to give a nice finished look.Seal:Using a sponge brush, apply at the very least two coats of acrylic-based polyurethane. Since the markers will probably be exposed on the elements, 3 to 4 could be better. You?ll also observe additional coats give a special depth. https://callahan98boyle.bravejournal.net/post/2021/11/15/Detailed-Notes-on-plant-tags can look as if you painted by hand them!Mount:Using appropriate glue or fasteners , attach each plant label tag to some stake.

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