How to Make a Plant Markers Bouquet
- 1). Tear a sheet of wax paper to cover the work surface. Position wooden spoons on top. Using the water base primer, apply to back of the wooden plant markers leaving the bottom 1 inch of spoon handle bare of primer. When the back side of spoon is dry, apply primer to front of spoon. Let primer coat dry well.
- 2). Choose a different color latex paint for each plant marker in the bouquet. Paint the markers starting on the back of the wooden spoons. Let dry. Paint the front of each plant marker, leaving the bottom 1 inch bare of paint.
- 3). Dip the pencil eraser into black latex craft paint. Dab eraser on each plant marker to make polka dots. Holding the spoon near the handle base, dot either the front or back of the spoons first. Continue down the plant marker handle. Don't dot the bowl of the spoon.
- 4). Choose the names of flowers or plants to label the plant markers in the bouquet. Lightly pencil the names in the bowl of the spoons. Use a small paintbrush, dip in black latex craft paint and follow along pencil lines. Let dry thoroughly. To preserve the garden markers, apply two coats of water base polycrylic to the front and back of the wooden spoons. Allow first coat to dry completely before applying the second coat.
- 5). Arrange the plant markers bouquet in the vase with a few green leaves and perhaps a couple of silk flowers for contrast.
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