Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Herb Markers

























This year I've planted a veggie and herb
garden. It's all fenced in so the critters
can't get to it. The tomatoes are growing
abundantly, I have peppers and leeks
and strawberries.






















My favorite part from the start though has 
been gathering fresh herbs to cook with.
Watermelon tastes so good with mint, and
fresh basil on the tomatoes!
But when I send out my husband or son,
they don't always know which is which,

And that inspired me to go out and
collect rocks 
and make them into little herb markers.
I always get what I need now!







I've been getting lots of people looking at these on my blog. 
Thanks so much for visiting! I've added some of them to my 
Etsy shop. There is a snowstorm coming so I won't be collecting 
or painting any new rocks right away... 

10 comments:

JS Daniel said...

Wow! That's really nice!! Love the herb makers.

Chloe said...

They look great, what a nice idea!

Amanda Dilworth said...

Great idea, they look fab:)

Bethany Hissong said...

I love these markers! You make everything more lovely!

Mom's Just Wana Have Fun said...

Did you use paint or marker? Do they hold up in the weather or does the writing wash away?

jennifer said...

I used white acrylic ink and painted it on with a small paintbrush. They held up pretty well outside all summer but too much time in the weather and they start to fade. They should certainly be taken in for the winter. I also tried putting a varnish coating over it, but the same thing happened if left outside for too long.

AmphipodGirl said...

Those are really lovely. They look easier to see than little sticks in the ground and have a nice homegrown feeling.

Ziggy Posterman said...

Hey August,

So you know I found my way here through Etsy, they featured your rocks in an email to members!

We sell paint markers and other items on Etsy.

You should consider paint markers as an option, then spraying them with a fixative, a clear acrylic spray from the hardware store works. Our markers have pigment in them so they are UV light resistant.

Here is an application note that we did on them. http://zigposterman.com/gardening-zig-posterman-paint-markers/

mellywashere.com said...

Love this! You inspired me!

http://mellywashere.com/2013/03/22/pin-of-the-week-painted-rock-garden-markers/

Deb~Paxton Valley Folk Art said...

Great idea, love them <3