Summer Crafting with Unconventional Materials

Last year, for the first time, I collected seeds from various flowers in my garden.  

This year, once those seeds were planted, I needed a creative way to identify the flowers.  

Using plastic cut from a Milk Jug and Alcohol Ink, I created artsy flower pot labels.

Materials Used:              (*affiliate links)

• Milk Jug
• Alcohol Inks*
• 661906 Eileen Hull Journal Die*
• Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cut Machine*
• Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol*
• Ranger Inkssentials Mini Misters*
• Wood Craft Sticks*
• Deco Art Americana Acrylic Sealer/Finish Aerosol Spray, Matte*
• Marvy Gold Chisel Point Pen Tip Calligraphy Paint Marker*
• Straw
• Twine
• DAP RapidFuse All Purpose Adhesive*

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Directions:

• Protect your work surface.  (this can be a messy project)
• Cut the flat sides of the milk jug into 2 ½” x 3 ½” strips.
• Fill the mini mister* with alcohol*.

• Drop several drops of alcohol ink* onto the plastic.
• Spray the alcohol inks with the alcohol-filled mini mister to make the inks run and spread.
• Use a straw to direct the spread of the inks.

• Once the inks have dried, spray the plastic with a matte acrylic sealer to help weatherproof the label.

• Using the scalloped label from the Eileen Hull Journal Die*, die-cut the plastic using a Big Shot Die-Cut Machine*.
• I used a Gold Paint Marker* to edge around the label.
• Label your seeds using a black paint pen or permanent marker.
• Adhere finished plant label onto the end of a wood craft stick* using Rapid Fuse adhesive*.
• Tie a small bow using a piece of thin twine and glue onto the bottom of the label.

I have several small pots of flowers growing.  I will eventually place some of them in the ground.  

The others I will leave in the pots.  I will harvest the seeds again in the fall.

This was a very cost-effective way to add beautiful blooms to my garden.