Chalkboard Plant Pots

I also love to bake, cook and garden as well as craft. It was actually a difficult decision choosing which subject to blog on, crafting obviously won! That being said, this next project does have some overlap from my other hobbies. I have a garden every summer where I grow green beans, carrots, cucumbers, gourds (for bird houses), cat nip and various other things.  I hate only having them in the summer though so I decided I would plant some fresh herbs in the winter indoors and that way I would be able to have at least fresh parsley, mint, basil and oregano when i make sauces or bruschetta or other things that require these herbs.  Then of course I decided to get crafty with it haha.  Here is my how-to.. 

SUPPLIES:

• 4 Ceramic Terracotta Pots (with matching water catching dishes)
• Painters Tape
• Chalkboard Paint
• Chalk
• Seeds ( I chose mint, parsley, oregano and basil)
• Dirt
• Water

DIRECTIONS:

1) Tape off the top thick rim of the ceramic pot with the painters tape.  I did this because I did not want the entire pot to be chalkboard. I liked the contrast of the terracotta color with the black of the chalkboard paint.  

2) Once it is taped off then you can begin spraying with the chalkboard spray paint.  I did multiple thin coats because I have found that works best.

3) Let it dry and remove the tape.. 

4) Write the names of the seeds you are going to plant on each pot with the chalk.  Just make sure the name you write correlates with the seed you plant! All of the seeds look so similar and the plants when they grow are hard to tell apart sometimes also so be careful! 

5) Plant your seeds! I put the dirt in, wet it and add the seed on time.  Then I lightly brush some dirt over them.  

6) Now place them in front of a window that receives a lot of sunlight and wait for them to grow!

You're done! Here is how mine turned out! 

Now I have fresh herbs all of the time! 

It's great!

What seeds would you plant?!