Upcycle your old canning jar lids into these adorable plant markers for garden. Download my free printable garden markers and print on sticker paper and use your Cricut or sticker paper to easily make these mason jar lid crafts.

Mason Jar Lid Vegetable Garden Markers

Although we use a map to plan the garden each year, things change when you're actually planting. Sometimes we have more seeds than we had planned, and other times our spacing is off.

That's where vegetable garden markers come in. We like to mark each row with a stake and then make a new chart so we know what is where.

I also use herb garden markers for my herbs because my brain is usually not functioning in the spring, and I forget a lot.

For more gardening DIYs, check out these posts:

Plan your garden and keep track of your plants year after year with this printable gardening planner.

Why You'll Love These DIY Garden Markers

Easy to Make. These herb garden markers are so easy to make! This is a great craft for kids or adults. Since you use a printable (find it below near the directions), you don't need to be artistic or have good handwriting.

Upcycled Materials. Since you can't reuse canning lids, using them for canning jar lid crafts is a great way to reuse them. I also used them to make mason jar lid ornaments. (I use the rings to make a DIY hanging bird feeder.)

Inexpensive to Make. Since you reuse old lids, these DIY garden markers are very easy to make. You may need to buy wood craft stocks, or you can use some leftover from a previous craft.

Supplies Needed for Markers for Garden

Here's what you need to learn how to make plant markers:

Mason Jar Lids. I used previously used regular mouth canning lids. You can't reuse them for food canning, but you can use them for mason jar lid crafts. You can also buy new mason jar lids if you don't have any.

Wood Craft Sticks. I used the large size for more durability. You can use whatever you have on hand.

Hot Glue Gun. I used hot glue to attach the lids to the craft sticks.

Outdoor Mod Podge. If you use these herb garden markers outdoors, then I recommend sealing them with outdoor Mod Podge.

Sticker Paper or Cardstock. I used a sheet of sticker paper and used my Cricut Explore and used the print and cut function. You can also use Avery 2 inch round labels and print directly on the labels. Alternately, you can use a 2 inch round punch to cut out the plant labels or use scissors and cut by hand.

Customizing Your DIY Mason Jar Lid Plant Markers

Now that we've covered the basics, let's explore creative ways to customize your mason jar lid plant markers:

Paint the Lids. You can use acrylic paint to paint the lids before adding the stickers.

Chalkboard Paint. You can also use chalkboard paint to paint the lids and hand write the name of the plant. I recommend this for indoor use only.

Use Old Seed Packets. If you want to use pictures of the plants, use old seed packets instead of the herb garden labels printable sheets.

Vintage Jar Lids. Use vintage jar lids or unique lids instead of reusing canning jar lids.

Download the Labels for DIY Garden Markers

Enter your email in the box to get the printable garden marker labels sent straight to your inbox.

How to Make Plant Markers

Step #1

Print the herb and vegetable markers on sticker paper. You can also upload the Cricut sheet into Design Space and print on sticker paper and then cut with your Cricut. Please note that you may need to resize the sheet so the labels are 2 inches in diameter.

Step #2

Place the stickers on the mason jar lids, centering the stickers inside the outer rim.

Step #3

Use hot glue to attach the mason jar lids to the wood craft sticks.

Step #4

Seal the vegetable garden markers with Outdoor Mod Podge.

I love how cute these turned out! I'm using the herb labels in my herb garden on my patio, so I really wanted something that looked good.

Now you know how to make plant markers with mason jar lids!

Like this post? Pin it!

diy, plant marker, vegetable, herb

Yield: 12 labels

Author: Cari @ Homesteading in Ohio

Estimated cost: $5

How to Make Plant Markers for Garden With Canning Jar Lids

prep time: 15 Mperform time: 1 hourtotal time: 1 H & 15 M

How to make vegetable or herb garden plant markers with mason jar lids.

materials:

12 mason jar lids
12 jumbo craft sticks
Hot glue gun
Outdoor Mod Podge
Sticker paper

tools:

Scissors

steps:

Print the herb and vegetable markers on sticker paper. You can also upload the Cricut sheet into Design Space and print on sticker paper and then cut with your Cricut. Please note that you may need to resize the sheet so the labels are 2 inches in diameter.
Place the stickers on the mason jar lids, centering the stickers inside the outer rim.
Use hot glue to attach the mason jar lids to the wood craft sticks.
Seal the vegetable garden markers with Outdoor Mod Podge.