These recycled key garden markers survived great last year, but I neglected to bring them in over the winter and now I have to redo them. Have fun with different colors and designs on each key!
When I was ready, I used colored Sharpie’s to add the words and designs. To decide what to write on each key, I traced each one’s shape onto paper first. Then I drew out the herb names to see what fit best on each key. I sprayed them on one side and let them dry, then flipped them over and did the other side. I used an old shower curtain to protect the grass and laid all the keys out. To make these plant markers, I used white spray paint with a satin finish. Outdoor sealer spray or brush-on (such as Outdoor Mod Podge).What you’ll need to make Recycled Key Garden Markers Here are some photos of him from last year. And, this year, he has a lot more plant cover as you can see! I added even more herbs, and I kid you not, the day after I planted them the toad was back! I’m happy to see him taking up residence here once again. Well, this year I looked at the empty planter and decided I wanted it to be much fuller than last year. Please note, all of these key marker photos are from last year, hence the vast amount of unplanted space you see. You might remember my Toads Welcome Herb Garden Sign from last year. If you’re like that too, I suggest you check with your local hardware store and see what they do with their mishap keys! Maybe you’ll come home with a batch as well.Īnyway, back to the planter. I love recycling things and keeping as much as possible out of the landfill.
He knew me well enough that I could probably make something from them!Īs you can see from the bottle, they had some fun with a fellow employee named Ricky! :) They have a key cutting machine, and apparently, these were all the rejects. One day he showed up with a 2-liter plastic bottle, the top cut off and filled with keys. My daughter’s boyfriend works at the hardware store here in town.
First, I made these adorable Recycled Key Snowman Ornaments with my big batch of keys, and now these recycled key garden markers were born! Recycled Key Garden Markers Luck would have it that I had been given a big container full of keys and I knew there were lots of projects I could use them for. I’m not crazy about those little plastic markers that come with the potted herbs, so I decided to make a set of my own. I have a wooden planter box outside my door where each year I plant my herb garden. This is a wonderful springtime recycling project to keep old keys out of the landfill. Use old keys to make these recycled key garden markers for your herb, vegetable, or flower garden this spring.
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