{"id":3755,"date":"2013-05-09T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T21:09:41","slug":"diy-plant-tags-with-weatherproof-shipping-labels-or-plastic-label-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/diy-plant-tags-with-weatherproof-shipping-labels-or-plastic-label-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Plant Tags with Waterproof Shipping Labels or Plastic Label Tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3775\" src=\"\/\/office-ink.ontimesupplies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/plastic-label-tape-weatherproof-shipping-labels-diy-plant-tags.jpg\" alt=\"Spring in the garden, potting flowers\" width=\"650\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/plastic-label-tape-weatherproof-shipping-labels-diy-plant-tags.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/plastic-label-tape-weatherproof-shipping-labels-diy-plant-tags-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\">We got an interesting question at On Time Supplies recently: can you use <strong>plastic DYMO label tape<\/strong> as <strong>plant tags<\/strong>? Seemed like a good idea to us! But we called our DYMO rep just to confirm that a strip of plastic label tape makes a great plant tag. While\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/dym91331-letratag-plastic-label-tape-cassette-05-x-13-ft-white.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DYMO LetraTag Plastic Label Tape<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\">not\u00a0absolutely\u00a0waterproof, it is durable enough to weather a season outdoors in your garden. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\">Don&#8217;t own a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/dym21455-letratag-100h-label-maker-2-lines-31-x-26-x-83.html\"><strong>DYMO Label Maker<\/strong><\/a>? Well first of all, now is a\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/ots-media\/files\/dymo-labelwriter-mail-in-rebate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">great time to buy one<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; line-height: 12pt;\">! Or you can use another brand of laminated label tape, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/brother-p-touch-tze-series-standard-adhesive-laminated-labeling-tape.html\"><strong>Brother TZe Series Labels<\/strong><\/a>, or even\u00a0<strong>weatherproof shipping labels,\u00a0<\/strong>to DIY plant tags. Weatherproof labels are tough enough to remain intact and legible through inclement weather. \u00a0Just slap your shipping labels on a pot, or fold them over a stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Weatherproof Shipping Labels for your DIY Plant Tags:<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/124685.jpg\" alt=\"3M Permanent Adhesive White Weatherproof Address Labels\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/157577-1.jpg\" alt=\"Universal\u00ae Weatherproof Permanent Adhesive Labels\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ontimesupplies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/17348-1.jpg\" alt=\"Avery\u00ae WeatherProof\u2122 Durable Labels\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">3M Weatherproof Address Labels<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Universal\u00ae Weatherproof Adhesive Labels<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 33%;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Avery\u00ae WeatherProof\u2122 Durable Labels<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got an interesting question at On Time Supplies recently: can you use plastic DYMO label tape as plant tags? 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