Recycled and rhinestones vintage silver plated flatware garden markers gift tags and then some

These recycled or if you prefer "upcycled" silver plated flatware garden markers were from an abandoned  wind chime project.  They make fun flower picks, cheese markers and gift tags.  Some will be bent for place cards,  napkin rings, hooks, business card holders...and more. Maybe, we will get to that wind chime project yet, using stamped spoons of course.

My DB stamped a teaspoon with "beach" for the "toffee twist" beach grass

and hand engraved the other side.

So sweet of him.

Then we made some more.

including another "beach" with some tiny tiny little starfish.

I'm thinking beach wedding or party just plop these in container 

filled with sand, a votive candle and some shells.

No need to worry about the flowers drooping in the hot sun.

  Sweetie also surprised me with this "By The Sea"

to match some of my ribbons. I couldn't believe all of

the work that went into it.

 

I thought he was building something with all the hammering going on.

  Turns out it was the starfish!

Soup sized spoon turned inspirational message
(A fun look in old milk bottles and jars.)

Knives usually have to be stamped on the blade
because the handles are usually hollow.

Every once in awhile we find ones that can be
stamped on the handle which worked out
for this custom order.

A few cheese markers, a colleague gave me the idea.

Brie lover's please forgive the faux pas, this was the only
cheese in the house.

Gold colored stainless flatware too.

My absolute favorite is this one.
Fancied up with vintage rhinestones.

Made as a little surprise.

I was tempted to keep adding more.

Placement of the embellishment depends on the size and depth of the

spoon's bowl, how it flattens during the hammering and length of the word

Some ideas for others in the works.

 

Let me know what you think of them, good, bad or indifferent.

The marker,tags are available in my Etsy shop. 

Custom words available

Thanks for stopping by.