Good Morning everyone! Happy Earth Day! Today I am celebrating Earth day by sharing with you these simple Repurposed Herb Planters that can be made with tomato cans. You can make these out of any sized cans you would like to recycle, but I chose to use these 28 oz. cans for this project. I wanted to display these on my window sill over my kitchen sink and these seemed to be the perfect size. For larger plantings, I think large coffee cans would also work great. You will want to use a smooth edge can opener so that you don’t cut yourself when working with these, then wash your cans and set them aside until you are ready to make these. Make sure you are in a well ventilated area when spray painting. Set up your cans and spray them the desired color.
While the cans are drying, cut out your numbers with a Cricut machine. I usually use my Cricut for scrapbooking, but I am finding that I can use it for SO much more! If you do not have a Cricut, you can always print out a number in whatever font you like on your printer and use a crafting knife to cut it out and use as a stencil.
I suggest using painters tape to adhere the stencil, as it probably won’t pull of any paint when you remove the stencil. I, however did not think of that, so I had to touch up a few spots! Try and get the stencil as flat as possible. It can be a little tricky because the cans are rounded, so just tape underneath any parts of the number that stick up. I used an up and down motion when spraying the numbers so I minimized the paint getting onto the base color. Let the paint dry and then remove the stencils. Fill the cans with potting soil and plant your herbs:)
Now you can enjoy fresh herbs right from your kitchen. You can always transplant these outdoors when they are larger and start new herbs from seed in these planters. How are you celebrating Earth Day?
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Hi Shannon!
These are great – love how you repurposed the cans for herb planters!! We’ll be featuring it at the Pinterest Power Party tomorrow night… Hope you’ll come back and link up again!
You can grab a new “featured” button when the party goes live tomorrow!
Happy Tuesday!
Danielle
SewMuchCrafting.com
Thanks so much Danielle!
Thanks so much for sharing these at Give Me The Goods Monday! Such a great idea!! And I love anything with numbers 😉 Hope to see you again tomorrow.
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
Thanks Jamie! I love numbers on things too. My husband asked me what the numbers meant- I just thought they looked cute! He didn’t get it:)lol
Love these! It would great on my kitchen counter in the winter to keep fresh herbs! Thanks for linking up at Pint Sized Baker‘s Two Cup Tuesday Party! I’ve pinned this! I hope to see you again on Monday Night!
Thanks Karyn! See you Monday:)
Shannon, I love these! I am attempting a TINY veggie garden this summer, and this would be great for some herbs. I don’t have a green thumb, but I’m determined to grow my own basil, at least!
Hi Kristen! I love basil….actually the one in the planter has gotten pretty big, so I am going to transplant it outdoors now, but I bet you could plant basil from seed really well on the window sill like that! I love when the plants are by the sink…it’s a constant reminder that I need to water them:)
fun! I love how they looks with the plants in them. Thanks for taking the time to link up to Tasteful Tuesdays @Nap-TimeCreations.com. I do feature round ups on Saturdays and Tuesdays now, so make sure you are following the blog in some way so you know if YOU are featured…GFC, facebook or bloglovin are my recommendations :o)
Thanks Emily! I really enjoyed the Tasteful Tuesdays link party- so many great ideas for recipes and projects. I am following you on Bloglovin:)
Hello Shannon, what a lovely idea. The plants look great placed by the window.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea.
Visiting from Sew Crafty Angel link party (http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com)
Thank you Marge and thanks for stopping by today:)
Hi Shannon! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! I am so glad you liked my bread.:) These cans are great, I also love fresh herbs, and I love live plants in my house although I do have a hard time keeping them alive…. wink! Very cute site, I really like it. Thanks again for you visit and your comment, I hope you will stop by again sometime.
Thanks so much Britany:)
Love these!! I’ve been thinking of planting some herbs and these are fantastic!
Thanks Justine! I think they can brighten up any kitchen too:)
These look great! I wish I had a green thumb. 🙂
toddlindsey.com
Thanks Lindsey! I am working on my gardening skills, but these planters brighten up my day every time I look out the kitchen window:)
These are adorable and what a great idea! I would love to have fresh herbs all the time! I don’t have a gorgeous sill like you, but I’m sure I could find somewhere else to display them. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
~Abby =)
Thanks so much Abby! These would be great in any window in your home- not just the kitchen:) They are so nice to look at when it is chilly outside too, they make me think of warmer days to come!
Shannon,
First thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? Second, I want your kitchen window – herb planters and all. That is a beautiful picture.
Maybe I missed it, but did you put drain holes in the bottoms of the cans? That is always the problem I have with indoor plants. The drainage thing. I’m a neat nut and dripping water from the plants drives me nuts!
Have a great week,
Linda
Thanks Linda:) I actually didn’t poke drain holes in these, but before I put the soil in I put some small stones/gravel in the bottom and that helps. I am just careful when I water, not to over water because I hate the mess too!