Nancy, I love them. It sure looks better than metal shining in the garden or those awful mini blind shades that I use!

These should blend right in. What a great idea. It looks like they are shellacked....?

I like them, too.

Hmmmmm....I have a lot of old wood. I wonder what these things would fetch on eBay? That's a nice idea for people who prefer to remain natural.

Pretty cool looking!
Remy

They are not shellacked, gldno, but some kind of coating - spar varnish(?) that would take the weather might not be a bad idea. If you burn it it shouldn't need it - it should silver nicely. Also, it you are talented, you could carve by hand, or by dremmel!!

Thanks All. Nancy.

How fun!

Edna

Those are wonderful. I love the rustic look...perfect for the garden. c

Lemon oil gives a nice water repellent finish on wood and bugs don't like it. Ants hate it.

Annie

I really like those! What a wonderful idea!!

I like them, too. I currently have the mini-blinds in the ground, too.

Someone did a great job picking a gift for you.

Sue

Now that's what I call an attractive plant label, lucky you.

Annette

Tung oil is good too if you can't find lemon oil. A lot of teak furniture is finished with one or the other.

I love how natural those will be in the garden. I always lose plant names and still have some white labels (very noticeable in winter) hanging around. That's such a wonderful idea that you've got with the wooden labels.

Cameron

Yes, I think with wood-burning or carving, they will last a while. Better if they were native cedar or tamarack - these are a fine chinese wood!! lol. Glad that you like them - I think they are brilliant!!!
Token, what will you sell them for on eBay?? You could have several different styles: Rustic, like mine; all square and slightly modern; then you could do all crooky and funky...something for everyone! !!

Nancy.

I don't know Nancy, I was just thinking...I've got all these little logs from trees I took down this summer just sitting out there rotting. I could do different sizes too. It just made me think how simple and creative something like that is. And it wouldn't take a lot of effort either.

Anyone with a wood burning tool could easily write their own message, or I could personally engrave them, for an extra fee, of course. LOL

I used to have a set of leather stamps that I would heat with a pencil torch to sear leather. I wonder what I did with those things....

Hee-hee!!!

All my wood is still wet from the past few days of rain, but I'm going to bring some smaller pieces in this afternoon to dry out in the basement. I'll let you know how it turns out next week.