Carol--

Tamara, better yet, give the grandkids a list of the irises and have them make the labels, that's what I do.

I use a P touch, and then I spray them with Clear Coat, or however the heck you spell that stuff.

Trish, it's funny about the no soda. My grandkids are not allowed soda at home, but if they come her, or go out to eat, they can have one a week. Yesterday they were here, and as they were leaving we saw (how could you miss it), the nine year old granddaughter had a plastic bag with 6 soda cans in it. Guess enough to last her the rest of the week.

Too funny!!

I'm adding soda to the grocery list to make some! Cherry Dr. Pepper.....mmmmmmmm 'Course, the baby will be bouncing off the walls if I do that!

Great Idea..Grandkids do it...DH drinks enough soda,so we have the cans...Im not a drinker...LOL.. Those are too cool not to try to make...

I don't drink soda either but I am always able to get plenty of cans out of the recycle bins on our street on Tuesday evenings (pickup is on Wednesdays). I treat them like I do manure or anything else. I wash my hands well after handling and before I touch/eat any food or drink.

Carol

I hope so Carole ... .... Umm just watch out for Bees... Im still going to barrow the grandkids label maker...

A single can will make about 6-8 labels so I only need two or three cans at a time. Huggergirl, are bees are out in the evening/night? By the way, not sure how blue bins work in the rest of the country, but it is not like I am rifling through the neighbors trash. Don't want ya'll to think I am a vagrant. Our blue bins (= recycle bins) are big, open rectangular hard plastic boxes. It is easy to see and pick up a couple cans out of them.

Carol

I just handed out some wide aluminun slats from a blind to some friends, will have to check on how they used them for markers. I've always used the mini blinds, but it is time to try something else. No more permanent markers for me as I can't read them after a while. We recycle aluminum cans, but I guess I could snag a few to try making markers.

i was just meaning if the bees were in the soda cans,dont want to rile them up... Umm We cruise the streets and alley`s during may cleanup days...well if there is something setting out by the trash and Iwant it ...I get it....
Thats how I got all my ladder trellis`s...

Im buying a label maker...I borrowed the GK`s ...Then ill make some fancy ones...

Metal blinds ,That would be GREAT Material for plant markers..