herb box

we love fresh herbs for cooking and living out here in the middle of no where, but somewhere to me, they sure are pricey and most of the time they are already wilting to their death in the package. one day, i think it was a Friday because that is the go to Clovis and get mineral day, nathan and i headed into town to pick up some mineral, salt blocks you know cow goods for the dairy, stopped by Lowe's, picked out the perfect herbs, planted them with the boys and accomplished instant garden satisfaction!! we'all planted the herb garden a month or so ago and  every time i looked at the plain wooden box i knew it needed some extra help or maybe i just wanted to use my stencils and get my paint brush out.

materials:

-paint, i used black

-paint brush

-stencils, these are from ace hardware or office max i can't remember i have 3 different sizes

-tape

-wooden box from Lowe's

-edible or non-edible plants

easy as 1, 2, 3...

but i did learn that when using stencils you want to push on the stencil when going over it with paint because some of the paint leaked under the stencil..creating a not so perfect edge. i tried my best and went over it free hand to straighten my crooked lines.
this mini  D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself)  took only a few minutes and i like it so much better now and since it is "labeled" no one will be confused as to what is in the box. i added a arbor for decoration (the boys think it is real fun to pull it out of the ground) and some prayer flags that i still had from the college days cause the more prayers the better (no i am not a Buddhist..just like the flags)!!

  i did find this..Prayer flags are said to bring happiness, long life and prosperity to the flag planter and those in the vicinity.

we will go along with that then..

TA-DA!! 

my herb shrine or herb garden whatever you want to call it!! and my Maxwell always there to watch mommy do her crazy projects because she does need supervision at times:)

be creative, inspire yourself.