How to Make Herb Garden Plant Markers from Brass, Copper or Nickel Silver
You have planted your herb garden and you are looking forward to cooking with fresh herbs from your garden. Now you need to mark the herbs so you can differentiate the herbs as they grow. This tutorial will explain how to make a set of reusable markers from brass, copper or nickel silver sheet metal to put into your herb garden. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- steel alphabet stamps
- hammer
- 18 or 20 gauge copper, brass or nickel silver
- jewelry saw, tin snips or
- file
- sand paper
Instructions
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Cut the copper, brass or nickel silver sheet metal into 2 1/8 inch (about 55 mm) long and 1/4 inch (6mm) wide. If you do not know how to cut metal, see our ehow How to Use a Jewelry Saw at http://www.ehow.com/how_4772007_copper-steel-gold-sheet-metal.html or click the link in the resource section of this article.
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The sheet metal will now be a rectangle. Cut a "V" shape on one end of the rectangle. The "V" shaped end will be the bottom of the plant marker that you will insert into the soil. The "V" shaped end should be filed so it is sharp enough to be easily inserted into soil, but dull enough not to cut the planter.
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File the edges of the metal until quite smooth.
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Stamp the name of the herb on the top end of the cut metal.
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Sand the metal until smooth. If you do not know how to sand metal, see our ehow How to Use Sand Paper at http://www.ehow.com/how_4805483_use-sand-paper.html or click the link in the resource section of this article.
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Tips & Warnings
For other projects involving stamping on metal see our ehows How to Make a Sterling Silver Stamped Cuff Bracelet at http://www.ehow.com/how_4770914_make-silver-bracelets.html and How to Make a "Best Mom" Stamped Pendant at http://www.ehow.com/how_4906974_mothers-day-pendant.html or click the links in the resource section of this article.
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