The Dirt: seed strip garland gift

Here’s an idea for your next party favor or house warming gift.

Make a seed strip garland and wrap it around a bottle or vase.  Add directions and you have a nice, useful gift.

Here’s how you can make this project:

Seed Strip Garland:

• Cut out pieces of newspaper or other recyclable paper into leaf shapes. I used  telephone book white pages.
• Make a paste out of flour and water - approximately one tablespoon of flour and two tablespoons of water.
• Using the paste and a small paint brush, glue a seed to each paper leaf. Let dry thoroughly.
• Glue the leaves to a piece of string to make a garland.

 

Vase:

• Recycle an old bottle and wrap the seed strip garland around the vase.
• Add planting and care instructions.

The seed strips are meant to be planted with the paper and string. The seeds are then evenly spaced in your garden and paper and string will eventually compost.

This is a nice low-cost gift that can be used for a variety of gift-giving occasions.

If you want to raise the wow-factor, put your vase and garland in a basket and add gardening tools, gloves or other fun items.

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