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DIY Chalkboard stencilled herb box

03/19/2013

I love to paint things and was excited to try out these Handmade Charlotte stencils , Folk Art paints, and chalkboard paint I received from the Plaid Company to try out.
I made this herb garden box A La Francaise with the stencils, paints, and the chalkboard paint which I loved. It was my first time trying it. This was a fun project!
The Handmade Charlotte stencil kit was a frame theme as you can see below.
Here is how I made the box:
First I painted a planting box from the home store a creamy white I already had.
Materials:
Herb plants, potting mix, Handmade Charlotte Stencils, Folk Art paint, Chalkboard paint, potting soil, little wooden oval shaped plaques from the hobby store, a piece of sandpaper, wood stain in walnut, a Sharpie, and a rag.
I used one of the frames and the alphabet stencils to create the graphics. I traced them with a pencil and then filled them in with paint. The letters I filled in with a Sharpie. I mixed a few colors together to get this aqua green color.
I sanded the box to rough it up, then I rubbed a little walnut stain on the box to age it.
I painted the little plaques from the hobby store with the chalkboard paint and used some wood glue to glue them on.
Now I can just pop out my back door to pick these three herbs I probably use the most in my cooking .
Parsley, thyme, and basil!

Disclosure:

I wrote this post as a part of a campaign with Plaid and Blueprint Social
 
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Comments

  1. Simple Simon & Co says

    03/19/2013 at 5:25 am

    Super cute!
    liZ

  2. Amy says

    03/19/2013 at 11:58 am

    Very cute!!

    • Justine of SewCountryChick says

      03/20/2013 at 12:48 am

      Thanks Amy!

  3. Carrie - Worth Pinning says

    03/19/2013 at 2:32 pm

    Such a cute blog- following you now!

    • Justine of SewCountryChick says

      03/20/2013 at 12:47 am

      Thanks Carrie. I’ll check you out too!

  4. Justine of SewCountryChick says

    03/20/2013 at 12:47 am

    Thanks Liz!

  5. Sew Blessed Maw says

    03/20/2013 at 2:29 am

    Adorable.. I love painting things too. such fun..

  6. Carissa Bonham says

    03/20/2013 at 8:17 am

    I absolutely adore this! Great job

  7. Virginia says

    03/20/2013 at 6:52 pm

    What a sweeeeet project!

  8. Katie from Sew Woodsy says

    03/21/2013 at 3:00 pm

    This is super cute!!!

  9. Jani Jo says

    03/21/2013 at 9:34 pm

    I was sent your way from NapTimeCrafters and I LOVE your darling herb garden! A functional, detailed, & happy place to grow those yummy herbs:) Great job! I love your ‘jazzy’ print leggings too!

  10. Shannah @ Just Us Four says

    03/23/2013 at 1:19 am

    So cute! It turned out awesome! This is an awesome project! I hope you will consider linking it up to the Pinworthy Projects Party over at my blog, Just Us Four.

  11. Amy Anderson says

    03/25/2013 at 8:05 pm

    You are so fancy! Love the painting – great job!

  12. Jody and Stan says

    03/28/2013 at 4:51 am

    Love your blog! New Follower!

    Jody



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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