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06/28/17

Repurposed Shelf=DIY Herb Planter *with sign printable

Re-purpose your own herb planter with this DIY idea. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!

Try this DIY, repurposed, herb planter. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!
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I love the idea of using fresh herbs when cooking.

But have you ever paid for fresh herbs??

One recipe I was making called for fresh basil. This was during the spring, so I knew I would have to pay a “little” more for it being out of season….well….my husband (bless him for going to the grocery store for me) came back and reported the package cost $6! (And let’s be honest….it probably wasn’t all that “fresh.”) You can see why we use primarily dried herbs (because an extra $6 a recipe is a little too “cosmopolitan” for this rice and beans family! Ha!).

Luckily, our cooking is getting some fresh additions in the flavor department because of this bad boy: 

Re-purpose your own herb planter. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!Stick with me, dear reader, because when we saw this wall shelf at Goodwill, I knew it had to come home with us! (There were actually TWO. I have plans for it’s sibling for another project.)

It is supposed to be a shelf that holds wine glasses on the bottom (see those little feet hiding underneath?). But, while wine glasses are an essential part to any mom’s arsenal of survival tools, I had other plans for this shelf. It had “Herb Planter” written all over it. Well, not really, but it soon would (quite literally in fact!). Read on!

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The Plan

This planter was part of a fun Facebook group challenge I participated in called “Thrift Games” (hosted by Charleston Crafted).  Doesn’t that sound fun?! The idea was to spend no more than $15. The second challenge was to find something that would fit the theme of “summertime.” 

I knew I would need to save room in my $15 budget for getting the herbs, so I only spent just over $3 for the shelf/planter.

Once we had scored that, it was onward to Home Depot. I was in luck because they were having a sale on herbs and vegetables, so I got all 4 of these for $12! Here is what we picked:Re-purpose your own herb planter. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!

I used 2 criteria when picking: 

  1. (Most important) Did I think I would use it?
  2. Did I like the way it looked? (If it was going to be sitting on my counter, I wanted it to look pretty, so I went for varying textures and heights.)

I used mason jars I already had to plant the herbs in (some I had and some my mom gave me- thanks mom!) 

Hmm…Something is Missing….

Once it was all put together, I was really liking it, but it just seemed to be missing something.

And then it hit me-it needed a little sign. (Because who would know it was an herb planter without a sign stating the fact? [Let’s all give a little eye roll here. Wink.] 

I have quite a thing for signs (if you want to be swanky and sound sophisticated, you can call them “textual art”).  

Trust me when I tell you that homemade signs are slowly making their way into every room in my house. I’ve caught the sign bug!Re-purpose your own herb planter. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!

To make this little sign I used an unfinished craft sign I had on hand (you can pick one up at the craft store for less than $1) and also some acrylic craft paint that I had-LOVE this color. (I painted the pig in this post here using it.)

The process to make the sign is SO easy. It literally took 5 minutes to complete it.  Check out the “Cheater Method” I use to make EVERY sign in my house in the tutorial here. (But be warned, you might start a compulsive habit like moi…so read with caution!) 

Once everything was done I just used some little twine to tie it around the shelf.Re-purpose your own herb planter. See the post for the printable to make your own "herb" sign!

I like how it looks even more with the little “herb” sign (and who doesn’t love a little pop of turquoise blue?). Make your own herb sign using this free template!

All in all it came to $15.30 (Hopefully that .30 didn’t ruin it for me and I can still play along for the $15 “Thrift Games” Facebook challenge…. Please? I’ll share my herbs with you! Basil anyone?) 

(If you can’t find a shelf like this one, this also works with baskets-I saw several at Goodwill that would look great!)

hugs tag lineCheck out the neat ideas other bloggers came up with for this new “Thrift Games” challenge here.



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Hi there friend! I'm Morgan and I'm a thrifty DIY-lover just like you! My small budget has taught me to make a dollar stretch 'till it's basically transparent!No matter what your budget is, I want to give you the motivation and encouragement you need to make your own nest feel like HOME.
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  1. Morgan says

    June 28, 2017 at 1:12 pm

    What a great idea! There is nothing better than fresh herbs. Love it!

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    • Morgan says

      June 28, 2017 at 4:33 pm

      Thanks so much! Thanks for hosting the fun challenge! (And I totally missed before that your name was Morgan too. How fun!)

      Reply
  2. Tracy says

    June 28, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    I love how your herb planter turned out! What a great idea! And $15.30 is a total score!

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    • Morgan says

      June 28, 2017 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks Tracy! Now let’s hope I can continue to keep them alive! Yikes!

      Reply
  3. Emy says

    June 29, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    Very cool! Is the bottom for hanging wine glasses? Pick some fresh mint for mojitos! 😉

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    • Morgan says

      June 29, 2017 at 4:36 pm

      Excellent idea Emy! I like how you are thinking! 😉

      Reply
  4. Andi says

    June 29, 2017 at 4:15 pm

    I love it! I have to admit, I tried to plant some herbs a while ago…they died within a month. So now I have succulents. But If I could keep them alive, I would totally do something like this!

    Reply
    • Morgan says

      June 29, 2017 at 4:38 pm

      Fingers crossed I can keep these alive Andi! If not, I might resort to succulents (which I have those too and love them, so it wouldn’t be a huge loss….just not super for cooking! I’ll let you know how it goes!)

      Reply
  5. Melissa says

    June 30, 2017 at 11:51 pm

    This is so crafty! I love it!!! And what a score for $15.30 – even if you did go over by a few pennies, it was totally worth it! And I love that you shared the challenge – I’m going to edit my post to share too! What a great idea.

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    • Morgan says

      July 2, 2017 at 12:04 am

      Thanks so much Melissa! It was a fun challenge to participate in. Now here’s hoping I can keep these herbs alive this summer!

      Reply
  6. Michelle James says

    July 6, 2017 at 11:46 am

    Very cool project!!

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    • Morgan says

      July 21, 2017 at 10:36 am

      Thanks so much! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Michelle James says

    July 6, 2017 at 11:47 am

    I love this project!! Great update!

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    • Morgan says

      July 21, 2017 at 10:35 am

      Thanks so much Michelle! Here’s hoping I can keep the plants alive! 😉

      Reply

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