How To Make Garden Stakes

As you might know, I grew up on a very large farm. I guess you could say that farming & gardening is in my blood. My husband and I are even lucky enough to have our very own farm.

As a child & teenager, I can still remember the many summer days I spent with my mom & dad working in the garden and fields. While I didn't love every second of pulling weeds or hoeing the garden, I'm so happy that they made me stick it out at times.

Today, it's one of the things that I enjoy the most!

Basically, when I think of summer time, I think of farming and gardening. And today, I'm sharing some really cute and really easy garden plant stakes.

I just love them!

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

To start, I bought a $3.00 pack of stakes from Home Depot.

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Once I got them home, I typed up a list of our vegetables, made sure they would fit on the stakes, and printed them out.

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I gave each stake a light white wash with equal parts water and white paint.

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So easy…. I didn't even sand them smooth. I left them just like they came.

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I cut around each of my words…

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Then flipped them over and covered the entire backside with blue chalk.

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I made sure to evenly space each of the words onto the stake, then used a pencil to trace around each letter a couple of times…

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I pulled off the paper and was left with a faint outline of each letter.

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Then, I traced each letter with my pencil.

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Once all the words were traced onto the stakes, I was ready to paint!

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I mixed a few different colors to make a dark blue/ black color. Then I used a small brush to hand paint each letter.

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It really didn't take that long!

I tried to make sure and paint as close to the pencil outline as possible, but there were still a few areas where you could see the pencil marks…

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I used an eraser and erased over the entire word….

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I did that to the rest of them, and they were done!

I seriously contemplated sealing them with something, but I think they will only look better as they age outside. Plus, they're so easy to make, I don't mind touching them up every now and then.

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

I just love them!

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

Simplicity at it's best!

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

They've added the perfect touch to our garden!

Here they are in action:

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

Have I mentioned that I love them?

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

Well, I do. A whole bunch…

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

They're the perfect pop against the lovely green in our garden…

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

This year, our garden is in a field of corn in front of my parents house…. These little markers add the perfect unexpected touch to a huge field!

That makes my heart happy.

DIY Garden Plant Stakes by The Wood Grain Cottage

There you have it…. the easiest and cutest garden plant stakes you ever did see.

This is summer for me and my family!

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Have a fabulous weekend!

Shayna | The Wood Grain Cottage

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