I saw some garden labels made out of old spoons at shrimp salad circus ages ago and just knew I had to have some. So I bought a few bulk lots of old spoons off trade me this included some forks for good measure. Most of these spoons turned out to be silver plated but I didn’t let that stop me. We made some labels for my sister in law birthday last week. This inspired us to make extra labels for ourselves – they look amazing!! I love them and can’t wait to get my new seeds so we can make more labels.
Materials for your garden label spoons:
Earmuffs (we did some of the labels without earmuffs and my ears were ringing so definitely wear them)
Spoons
Hammer
Alphabet punch
Permanent marker
Steel wool
How to:
Place the spoon face down on a flat surface – we used rimu offcuts outside though an anvil would be even better. I don’t recommend hammering on tiles as you might crack them. Using the hammer pound the spoon flat we found that hitting the centre of the spoon first then work your way outwards – this reduces the hammer marks and allows the spoon to stretch without cracking.
Using the alphabet punch hammer your chosen word(s) onto the spoon. I couldn’t really get my labels straight but Mr Ecochick could get the words perfect without even measuring! So he hammered all the letters onto the spoons.
Using the permanent marker completely colour in the stamped word(s). Colour over the letters a few times as you want the marker to go into the letters as deep as possible.
Using steel wool rub off the black marker. This really makes the label stand out.
Now you’re all finished push your label into the soil and admire your handy work.
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I love these!
Aww thanks. I love them too. They make great gifts aswell. Mx
These are SOOO adorable!! Thanks for linking up!
I know right!?! Thanks for your great blog hop. Mx
What a cute idea!
Thanks I think they are super cool too Mx
Thanks SO MUCH for sharing your project – I love to see when somebody makes something from one of my tutorials, and they turned out fantastically!!!
– Lindsay
Thanks so much for the inspiration and the idea. You rock Mx
Love this idea….will be looking for some spoons shortly
Enjoy you’ll love them Mx
Yay!! I have alphabet stamps, headphones, and spoons…I can do these! Thanks for the post!
Fantastic. Have fun hammering away! Mx
LOVE LOVE LOVE these! I need to get my hands on the alphabet letter punch!
So up your alley babe. Will look great in the garden MX
…p.s HAPPY NEW YEAR GORGEOUS!
Happy new year to you too my darling Mx
I absolutely love these and it’s fab to find a great NZ blog on Tip Junkie. Thanks for hsaring how you made them.
Lowri
http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/
You’re welcome. Love your blog too Mx
What size alphabet punch did you use, and where did you purchase it?
I bought the punch set from Bunnings for $20 they are a 6mm set. Which seems to be the standard size but bigger would work too. Have fun Mx
Where do you get the metal alphabet punch set from?
Hello, I bought mine from Bunnings. I think it was about $20. Have fun Mx