While I was home in Missouri for my brother's wedding, I saw these cute garden stakes with little chalkboards on them in a local home decor shop. I thought they were adorable, but there was no way I was paying the $20 asking price for them. I knew I could make one for much cheaper. (Chalkboard paint is $12 a quart which is a little pricey, but it can be used for a bunch of other craft projects besides this one.)
Then, after my mom hung sticky notes on the front door for expected guests to let them know we were out in the garden a couple times, I got an idea. I thought a permanent, re-writable sign, like a little chalkboard, might be useful for leaving "be right back" or "I'm in the garden" notes when you know someone will be dropping by.
I also thought they might make nice little "back in 5 minutes" type signs for crafters who go to craft fairs/farmer's markets. There are so many things you could do with a little chalkboard sign. It's just a useful, environmentally friendly and, might I say, cute little way to leave a note. :) So here's what I came up with:
So if you ever find yourself taping notes to your front door or you just want a pretty garden stake to label a row of peas, follow the jump to get the tutorial. :)
