DIY Herb Markers: You’ll Love ‘Em!
If you’ve never grown your own herbs, you have no idea what you are missing out on. They add a whole new dimension to your favorite dishes & they smell absolutely amazing. I’m like a crazy woman lately, sniffing my herbs every time I walk by them. {Love!} They’re also a great summer design element in your kitchen or outdoor space!Click here for info on growing herbs, then when you get them home, you can remind yourself which ones are which with these cute little aluminum markers.
I made them using an aluminum baking pan and a pencil. {I love this technique. Someday I’ll show you some other ways to use it.} Just use scissors to cut out the flat pieces of the pan. FYI: you’ll also be sharpening your scissors when cutting the foil…I love multi-tasking!
Next, cut the shape of marker that you want. I made a little flag.
Now, the fun part. Using a sharp pencil, write the name of the herb on the aluminum. Place it on top of a magazine or other semi-soft surface for best results.
Next, make the pick using a bamboo skewer. (These are a staple in my craft room–I use them for all kinds of things!) Lay the tag face down & just wrap the side of the aluminum around the back of the skewer. Add a dot of hot glue to keep it from sliding up & down.
Aren’t these so easy? And I love how they look in my pots! 
Now, go get your herbs & make your markers. And stay tuned…soon I’ll be sharing some great recipes for cooking with them. Sharing this project with some of these peeps!
June 10, 2011 @ 1:40 pm
I LOVE THEM!!! Thank you so much! I was going to paint some but this is so much easier!!!
June 10, 2011 @ 4:36 pm
Wish I had this post a day earlier. I just gave all of Thomas's teachers herbs for the end of the year. I painted a strip of chalkboard paint on the terracotta pot and wrote the name of the herbs with the bistro marker. I put about 8 small pots on a big terracotta tray for the classroom teacher and it looked so pretty. These flags would have been so cool to use too! I will have to do it for my own herbs!
June 11, 2011 @ 4:22 am
What a charming way to label your herbs! Thanks for sharing!
June 11, 2011 @ 4:35 am
What a great idea! Now you made me want to grow my own herbs just so I can make them their own cute little flags!
June 11, 2011 @ 12:40 pm
That is truly such a cute idea. I love those little flags for all sorts of purposes – they would make a cute "happy birthday" banner on a cake too, that is reusable! Thank you for sharing!
June 11, 2011 @ 7:49 pm
I love this idea! I had been contemplating paying for markers at our garden center but they are $5 each! Now I am going to make some. Thanks so much for sharing!
June 11, 2011 @ 8:58 pm
What a cute idea! I love it..and here I thought cutting thru that tin foil would dull/ruin my scissors. See what I learn here? xo Diana
June 13, 2011 @ 1:43 am
Ah, I love that! Perfect! I might link to this post on my blog sometime this week if you don't mind!
June 13, 2011 @ 5:55 am
Those are so cute I'm almost inspired to go buy the herbs to go with them. 🙂
Pam
June 15, 2011 @ 12:20 am
Oh my goodness! Absolutely love this idea! I now have another project to add to my summer list. Clever girl!
June 16, 2011 @ 5:10 am
I just came over from Starr Family blog where I saw this link. What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Blessings,
Marcia
July 26, 2011 @ 1:14 am
Oh, this is too cute!! I will be trying this asap 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
July 26, 2011 @ 2:43 pm
Whoa! I am slapping my forehead over this ingenious idea. Why didn't I think of this? I love to have matching labels for my herb bed, and have tried different approaches, including making my own faux-terracotta ones from polymer clay (they lasted a year and fell apart).
Your idea of using an aluminum tray is perfect. It's easy, cheap, fast and so classy!
June 10, 2013 @ 1:14 am
I had different ideas, but I like yours a lot!! Thanks for sharing!! you have a fun blog with tons of info. Following your Pinterest, Twitter and liked your FB page.
Enjoy your week!