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DIY Garden Stakes

These DIY garden stakes are made from simple supplies and make for a fun Spring craft idea just in time for your Spring garden.
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Home + Garden DIY
Servings: 10 DIY Garden Stakes
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

  • Stick or Dowel to Mix

Ingredients

Stakes

  • Package of Longer Shims
  • Package of Shorter Shims
  • Wood Glue
  • Small saw either a hand saw or Miter Saw if you have one handy — Optional

Chalkboard Paint

Instructions

  • Measure 3 inches and draw a line across two of the shims. Use a saw, cut the pieces of wood down to 3 inches. You don’t even need to cut them if you’d don’t feel like it.
    A collage illustrating woodworking steps: two wooden planks labeled to cut, a saw in action, a wooden piece split in half, and an assembled wooden mallet shape for crafting DIY garden stakes.
  • Use a few drops of wood glue to glue the the shims together. Let them dry for a hour.
    Garden Stkes
  • Now time to paint! Paint the stakes whatever color you'd like. To make the color chalkboard paint is 1 part Non-Sanded Grout and 8 parts paint. Use a teaspoon of grout and ½ cup of paint and mix until there are no sand clumps left.
    chalk paint
  • Use chalk markers (black) to write the names on each. Super cute, super fun!
    diy plant stakes

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