Back in January I showed you some wonderful Thrifty Garden Finds that I found at Goodwill. One was a brand new Smith & Hawken Bird Attracting seed kit with planter! I recently painted it and remade it into a little kitchen herb planter with the help of a digital transfer from my daughter’s etsy shop Digital Download Shop.
My local Asian market had some potted herbs on sale and I just couldn’t resist. Easy indoor herb garden and they smell so good!
Parsley, dill, basil, and thyme.
The Graphics Fairy has a wonderful page that lists all the different ways you can transfer images onto various surfaces. 12 Easy Image Transfer Methods for DIY Projects. I used CitraSolv.
Herbs need a lot of light so you need a nice sunny spot if you’re going to grow them inside.
I’m hoping these will do well enough for me indoors to plant outside next month. Nothing beats a snip of fresh herbs to liven up a meal!
Well done, Manuela!
I need to get something cute for my growing little pot collection on my kitchen window sill. I just have a jumble of cheap plastic pots sitting on makeshift saucers, holding: an african violet, a small dracaena (which I will move outside when it warms up), a Christmas cactus, a half of said Christmas Cactus that somebody broke off of the one, hopefully rooting, and a lump of a base of celery in a hyacinth vase very s-l-o-w-l-y growing leaves that I will use for cooking. Some kind of something like you have would be very nice to contain them all (and protect them from being knocked over by the cats, who like to sleep in the sun on the sill).
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Really makes me think of summer when I see an herb garden. Love what you did to the container. That Graphics Fairy is awesome. Mimi
Such a cool container garden!
How beautiful and functional, Manuela! I love how you’ve decorated your box. The herbs look great in it.
I love it!
Oh I’m working on a project using one of those transfer methods now. I’m wondering if CitraSolv would have been the better way to go. Oh well. Nothing for it now. Cute box, great idea to have some herbs growing right in the kitchen. My rosemary is still hobbling along, thank goodness. How else could we have crash potatoes?
I’m so missing my fresh herbs from my herb garden!! I made a roast chicken tonight and normally would have had an abundance of thyme to place in the cavity and I wasn’t about to buy some so I threw in some dried thyme… not quite the same! Can’t wait until spring. Love how your box turned out.
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That turned out great!
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Very Pretty!! Really like the graphics you used. I should send a copy of that to a “certain person” in my neighborhood who …Never mind.
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It turned out wonderful! I was just complaining that I missed fresh herbs. We moved here too late to plant any, so I am looking forward to planting some this spring.
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You’re right, Manuela! Nothing tastes better. Or looks cuter.
Brenda
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Beautiful! You inspire me to get something planted:) Have a blessed week, HUGS!
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That looks great. Did you just place the nursery pots inside, or is there something else in there?
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The pots are just inside for the time being. I will probably repot them into a larger pot next month when it’s warm enough to have them outside (hopefully)!
Beautiful herb planter! Unfortunately, I don’t get enough light in my kitchen or living room for any indoor herbs. I have to wait until the warmer weather to plant herbs outside. Can’t wait – I love fresh herbs!
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How lovely, Manuela…and fresh herbs, too!
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I love it and have pinned that 12 transfer tips from the Graphics Fairy for future reference. Thanks!
That’s a wonderful idea! I wish I’d have thought of that when I brought my herbs in from the garden last fall before the freeze set in. I’d dreamed of a winter herb garden inside, it lasted about a month. I’m thinking improper lighting. Anyway, your find is cute! The graphic design is lovely as well!
Yes, indoor herbs really do need a very sunny window or grow lights! Sometimes I take mine outside during the afternoon if it’s warm and sunny.
I just love the look of those fresh herbs! Even if I didn’t cook with them, I would still grow them. Your planter turned out awesome!
Beautiful! I’d love to grow herbs indoors but living at the edge of a forest, there is only one place that gets enough light to grow anything at all. That is the French door to the deck.
I plan on expanding my outdoor herb garden this year. I want to grow loveage and may try dill again. Last year I didn’t grow basil and found I really missed it as the season went on.
Last year’s drought and heat wave was disastrous for the herbs so I’m not sure what is going to grow back. Although I doubt if the apple mint is actually dead, I don’t know if anything can kill mint.
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Manuela, your pictures make me long for spring. What a perfect planter… and the way you upscaled it makes it a great foundation for all those lovely green plants!
I don’t have any luck growing herbs inside. I’ll just have to enjoy yours!
Thank you Yvonne!
I’m longing for spring too (and it hasn’t even been a particularly cold winter). I just want to get out and work in the garden!
That looks great, Manuela, and I know you will enjoy it so much!
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Hi, Manuela
I love it! I wish I had a green thumb, but I don’t. Love this idea though.
Vanessa
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Your herb planter is beautiful! I think I’ll paint one too, with an old box I have. Believe it or not, some of my herbs have survived outdoors, and it’s been below freezing , but I better rescue them soon, or the frost will surely finish them off! I like having them indoors to snip and use often. Love your planter with those wonderful transfers! Love, Linda
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Thank you Linda!
I have some rosemary, thyme, sage and little bit of parsley that has survived the winter…so far!
I love this Manuela! I’d be so happy if you would share your creative herb garden on The HomeAcre Hop today
http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/the-homeacre-hop-7.html
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LOVE! It is so pleasing to the eye…(candy!) but I’m betting the smells are what make it go over the top for you for sure. LOVE to smell herbs. Great idea, and very unique. ((hugs)) Thanks for sharing and inspiring – again! xoxo
It looks amazing and perfect for your herb garden!! I wish I had a sunny window sill for some indoor herbs too…great job!!
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Thank you Nancy! You could also move your herbs around. Sometimes mine start at the front of the house (which gets morning sun) and by late afternoon they’ve moved to the back of the house. I also take them outside if the afternoons are sunny and then bring them back in when the sun goes down.
Love your planter and herbs-I have oodles of houseplants and I am always on the look-out for one of a kind containers!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! This is such an easy way to make your own one of a kind planter. You could even upcycle one of those clementine crates – those are a great size.
I love this Manuela! Thanks so much for sharing this on The Creative HomeAcre! I can’t wait to see what you share next time at…
http://www.theselfsufficienthomeacre.com/2013/02/the-creative-homeacre-hop-5.html
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