Inspired by mom’s Make Your Own Buttons post, I decided to try my hand at making her some garden markers for Mother’s Day. It was a success! They turned out great and now I must make myself a set. I used the same premo clay in ecru.
Just as mom did when she made her buttons, I used a cookie cutter and cake decorating tip to cut the hole in the top. I purchased some fancy stamps to letter the names of herbs. I love these stamps! I’m sure I’ll find lots of uses for them in the future!
Using the color Raw Sienna acrylic paint mixed with a little bit of water, we lightly brushed each marker then baked them according to the package directions. I think when I make my set of garden markers I will try a different color. I thought a teal wash would look awesome as well!
I brushed them with sculpey satin glaze to seal each marker and placed them on thick copper wire I bent into curleeque shapes to hold them. These are going to look so great staked in her herb garden.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!
What a sweet idea, Carli!! I know she will be thrilled with them.
Such a cool idea! I have never worked with clay, but love the results!
Those look great! I must try this 🙂
I LOVE these! Thank you so much, Carli. They’re going to look so perfect in my herb garden!
What a fantastic idea! They turned out great!
I got some clay to try this project but am wondering if there is something wrong with it. it is brittle and crumbly and I can’t get any consistency to roll it out. Is there a trick to make the clay pliable or is the block I purchased old?
Hi Kesh,
I have to admit that I’m not real knowledgeable about the different types of polymer clay but the stuff I worked with was not brittle or crumbly at all. It was actually quite stiff until I started kneading it then it slowly loosened up and I was able to roll it flat. The more I played with it, the more it loosened up. I’d venture to guess you have a bad batch if it has a brittle feeling that can’t be kneaded to a good consistency. Sorry, what a bummer!
Super idea for a plant sale. I need to find the stamps now. Where did you find yours?
I just got mine at my local big box craft store. Have fun!
I love this idea – great winter craft to prepare for spring! Do you know what gauge copper wire you used? Wondering how thing I need to go for it to hold its shape out in the wilds of the garden.