DIY Leather Stamped Plant Tags

Date
Apr, 02, 2014

This was one of those projects where I saw a picture, got an idea, made an impulse purchase and hoped for the best. I was browsing Pinterest (obvs) and saw the picture on the left from Heather Bullard. Thanks so much for the inspiration that led me to create these DIY Leather Stamped Plant Tags!

DIY LEATHER STAMPED PLANT TAGS

I was drawn to the beautiful colors of the Sweet Peas but loved that little tag on the vase. I can’t quite tell what it’s made of and to me it almost looks like it might be a metal, but it’s hard to be sure. I wasn’t ready to do any welding, and I figured I could make something similar with leather. How do you do that? Is there some kind of kit?

You bet! I headed over to Amazon and bought this leather stamping kit. It was the cheapest one I could find, and got great reviews. Thank you Amazon Prime for free 2-day shipping 🙂 I picked up some leather strips at Hobby Lobby and was ready to start! I wanted to make one for a vase similar to the picture above, but I also had some succulents sitting on our windowsill I wanted to tag.

I’ve been dying to incorporate copper into one of my projects and knew they would be perfect. I actually ordered the spray paint on Amazon here because the internet told me it wasn’t sold in any of the stores around me. Liars. I found it in A.C. Moore and couldn’t resist. I’m pretty sure the 2 cans won’t go to waste 🙂 Here’s the supplies I used:

SUPPLIES FOR DIY STAMPED PLANT TAGS

–> Leather Stamping Kit (link above)

–> Leather

–> Wet Sponge

–> Hammer or Mallet

–> Vase, pot or any type of holder for your plant or flowers

–> Rustoleum Metallic Spray Paint in Copper

–> Sewing Pins

–> Hot Glue

Ok so the directions in the stamping kit say to wet a sponge and get your leather wet, but don’t soak it. I found this to be true. If it’s soaked it doesn’t stamp as well, but if it’s dry it doesn’t stamp either. I just made sure that the area I was stamping had water on it and that seemed to work. If you’re doing a long word, you’re going to have to keep using the sponge because it dries up pretty quick. The kit comes with a little handle you attach the letters to and once you’ve placed it in the correct spot, give it a few hits with the hammer to embed the letter into the leather. Make sure you don’t lift it up or you’re going to get a double stamp. It’s kinda tricky to line up the letters evenly so I just used a piece of paper (you can use anything with a straight edge) as a guide to line up the bottom of each one.

I spray painted the little plastic vases the succulents came in and o.m.g I want to paint everything with it. Amy, from Homey Oh My! was right. I’m OBSESSED. I’m seriously crushing on copper right now. Isn’t it amazing?! After doing that and holding up the leather tags to the vases, the colors were pretty similar. I wanted to make the tag stick out a little more. I used sewing pins at each corner to give it a little pop of silver and add some contrast. I used wire cutters to cut the excess pin off and just used some hot glue to attach.

I had a few ideas for what I wanted to put on my tags. Originally I thought I’d just do words like, grow, love etc. The more I thought about it the more I didn’t like it. I wanted to get more personal with my plants soooo I decided to name them! But I took it a step further and named them in Spanish, because let’s be honest, it sounds cooler 🙂 With that being said I’d like you to meet my new friends!

Poco –> small, little (because he’s just a little guy)

Raya –> stripe (because he’s full of stripes!)

Rosado –> pink (because she’s got little hints of pink)

Sorbo –> sip (this may not be as self explanatory as the others, but to me, it looks like the leaves on this guy could be used to sip water from)

Belleza –> beauty (I didn’t want to get too specific since I’ll change the flowers)

Now that that’s covered, check out some beauty shots of these guys! I had so much fun with this photo shoot it was hard to pick favorites, so apologies for the photo overload!

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Leather Stamp Tag on Plant

Happy Hump Day friends!

 

brepurposed

42 Comments

  1. Reply

    Ginger

    April 11, 2014

    Love this idea! I particularly like the leather on the glass vase; a little rugged with some polish. I found you via Artsy Corner. Btw, if you’re interested, I have a link party over at Gingerly Made that runs from Wednesday night through Saturday night. I’d love to have you over. Have a great rest of the week!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 11, 2014

      Thanks so much for stopping by Ginger! I’d love to link up at your party, I’ll be sure to stop over 🙂

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    Laura @ The Turquoise Home

    April 9, 2014

    So, so cute!!

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      brepurposed

      April 9, 2014

      Thanks, Laura! Glad you stopped by 🙂

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    Corinna Ashley (For My Love Of blog)

    April 8, 2014

    The names are SO stinkin’ cute! I used to have a small army of betta fish and names them their respective spanish color. I kindof wish i still had them around so i count make snazzy leather name tags for them! 😉
    Pinned for sure!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 8, 2014

      Great minds think alike! It sounds like you might need to get some new fishies! Thanks for sharing on Pinterest 🙂

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    Diane @ Vintage Zest

    April 8, 2014

    Love the clever names you picked! Also, congrats because you are featured on this week’s Do Tell Tuesday link party and have been pinned to our features board! Feel free to grab a button and link up this week too. 🙂 http://www.vintagezest.com/2014/04/do-tell-tuesday-18-cohost-features.html

    Diane @ Vintage Zest

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      brepurposed

      April 8, 2014

      Yay! Thank you so much Diane! Can’t wait to check out all the other features 🙂 Have a great week!

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    Alexis @ Persia Lou

    April 7, 2014

    These turned out great! I love the names you gave your plants. Thanks so much for sharing them with us at The Makers.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 7, 2014

      Thanks so much Alexis! I’m kinda obsessed with them haha 🙂

  6. Reply

    Deborah

    April 7, 2014

    What a great idea for labeling just about anything! Thanks for sharing this technique at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a lovely week! ~Deborah

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 7, 2014

      Thanks Deborah! And thanks for hosting a great party!

  7. Reply

    Malia

    April 7, 2014

    Oh my gosh these are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them at Project Inspire{d}…

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 7, 2014

      Thanks Malia!

  8. Reply

    Wangu

    April 4, 2014

    I love the way they turned out. the copper is gorgeous and the leather stamping is giving me so many ideas. This is really cool. Thank you for sharing.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 4, 2014

      thanks so much! I’m glad they’re giving you inspiration! Can’t wait to see what you make 🙂

  9. Reply

    jubilantrendezvous

    April 4, 2014

    That was supposed to say executed.

  10. Reply

    jubilantrendezvous

    April 4, 2014

    Gosh this is a really wonderful idea! You excited it very well and it looks professional. Thank you for sharing.

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 4, 2014

      Thanks so much!!

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    Amy @ Homey Oh My!

    April 4, 2014

    Told ya!!! The planters look beautiful and the copper looks SO good with your leather tags. Gorgeous!!
    Thanks for the shout out :D.

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      brepurposed

      April 4, 2014

      Thanks Amy! I’m ready to paint everything in sight copper haha

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    Bre @ Average But Inspired

    April 3, 2014

    BRE! I am SO glad you stopped over to my blog today so I could find you. I LOVE your blog and these leather plant labels are too much. So cute! I’m excited to see what other ideas you have up your sleeve. And yes, you have a fabulous name. – Bre @ Average But Inspired

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      brepurposed

      April 3, 2014

      You’re so sweet! I’m glad you made your way over to brepurposed and thank you for the kind words! I already see some recipes on your blog that I want to try! I’ll have to keep you posted on how they turn out 🙂

  13. Reply

    Lindsey

    April 3, 2014

    gosh Bre those place mats are so beautiful! hope you didn’t poke any holes in them 🙂 craft me something!!! I need some fake flowers for a few things. let me know if you find anything. I”m excited for garage sale season. I will find you something great to Brepurpose for me !! xo love ya Mrs. B

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 3, 2014

      don’t worry, those place mats are holding up just fine 🙂 I want to paint something for you! My parents are coming up next weekend if you find something before then! xoxo

  14. Reply

    Christina

    April 2, 2014

    These came out great!!! Your photos rock as well! 🙂

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 3, 2014

      Thanks so much Christina!

  15. Reply

    Liz

    April 2, 2014

    Wow – I love it!

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      brepurposed

      April 2, 2014

      Thanks, Liz!!

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    idyllwilddesigns

    April 2, 2014

    Love this! Great blog – just stopping by from the Lovely Ladies Link up!

    • Reply

      brepurposed

      April 2, 2014

      Thank you! And thanks for stopping by 🙂

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