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Making Plant Markers While it Snows

Category: Homemade Plant Markers | Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 10:00 am

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making the wire frames i used a piece of 1x4 bent the wire across the top down the sides to form a rectangle 1x4 at the bottom where the ends cross find the center and bend straight this part will stick in the ground paint the wire to keep from rusting . i cut some rolled copper 1x5 its just a little thicker than heavy duty aluminumfoil using some 1/4in letter punch ,print the name fold ends over and solder to backside , steelwool bothsides blacken letters with sharpie or black paint steelwool again then apply a good clearcoat to both sides i do about 12 at a time it takes me 2-3hrs this is my first time making them im sure my lettering will get better

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