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Making Milk Bottle Seed Labels

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This is a really quick and easy project that turns your old milk bottles into useful seed labels.

if you have a few milk bottles ready to go in the bin and you’re running short on seed labels then why not give it a go?

Cut the side off a milk bottle
Cut the side off a milk bottle

Cut your milk bottle down into flat pieces.

I used my garden snips for this entire process, they are razor-sharp and work really well. You can find them on my store at the link below.

Tried, Tested & Sold By Me!
Needle Nose Snips ARS-300L
£11.99

Perfect for harvesting tomatoes, peppers etc.


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Mark out your labels using a template
Mark out your labels using a template

I used an existing seed label as a template and drew round it with a marker to give me some cut guides.

Cut Them out
Cut Them out

Cut them out using scissors or snips like me.

As it is only a thin plastic, this ain’t too hard to do.

The Finished Seed Labels
The Finished Seed Labels

All done, my collection of recycled seed labels.

They arent as thick as the ones you buy but they are just about strong enough to stay rigid.

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