DIY Garden Crafts

Aged Terra Cotta Containers

• 1

  Cover your work surface with a layer of old newspaper.

• 2

  Place five terra cotta containers upside down on the work surface.

• 3

  Crumble five to seven handfuls of local moss collected from your yard into a large plastic container. Add five cups of plain yogurt to the crumbled moss and mix well.

• 4

  Apply the moss mixture to each pot with a foam sponge. Coat all exposed exterior parts of the terra cotta pots with the mixture.

• 5

  Place each pot in a large plastic bag and seal the bags.

• 6

  Place the bags in a cool, damp and shady place in your home or yard for up to 10 days. Each pot will be moss-covered and ready as a container for a plant in your garden.

Garden Stakes

• 7

  Cover an outdoor area with several layers of newspaper.

• 8

  Count out the same number of tongue depressors as you have plants in your garden.

• 9

  Place the tongue depressors on the newspaper.

• 10

  Spray the tongue depressors with a thin layer of white spray paint. After letting the sticks dry for six hours, flip them over and spray the other sides. Let the tongue depressors dry overnight.

• 11

  Place a large section of contact paper sticky side up on a clean work surface.

• 12

  Place each seed packet, spaced two inches apart, onto the contact paper.

• 13

  Place a second piece of contact paper sticky-side down over the seed packets. Press firmly to adhere the two pieces.

• 14

  Cut out each seed packet with the scissors, leaving a 1/4-inch border of contact paper around the edges.

• 15

  Cut off the bottom edge of each seed packet so that you can slide your finger into the packets.

• 16

  Place a dab of extra strength glue on each side of the top end of a tongue depressor.

• 17

  Slide a seed packet onto the tongue depressor just until the bottom edge covers the glue.

• 18

  Press the packet firmly to the depressor to create a seal. Repeat the process with each seed packet to create your garden stakes.