I have a great project for you today, a kitchen herb garden that you can grow on your windowsill or your counter top. All you need are a few supplies to get you started. Growing your own herbs to use while cooking is an economical way to feed your family healthy meals.
Kathy Zengolewicz
Here is what you will need to get started:
- Three 4 ½ inch terra cotta pots
- Patio Paint – Fern Green, Geranium Red, Cloud White, Wrought Iron Black, Pumpkin
- A paint brush
- Paper towels
- Foam plate or a paint palette
- Fine tip black marker
- Stencils – you can find these online for free (a chef and a chile pepper)
- Pencil eraser
First, paint all of the clay pots with Pumpkin/Orange paint and let them dry.
On the chef pot, mix Pumpkin and Cloud White to paint the face. I used a plain chef stencil. Paint the chef hat with Cloud White, the neckerchief Geranium Red and use the fine tip black marker or Wrought Iron Black to make the eyes, eyebrows, mustache and mouth. Write “Too many cooks” on the top.
On the Herb pot, Refer to the photo and write “Paprika, Garlic, Bay Leaves, Oregano, Parsley and Basil on the top and randomly on the pot, using fine tip marker or the Wrought Iron Black paint. Trace a small leaf pattern on the pot between the lettering and paint the inside of the leaves Fern Green.
For the Pepper pot, just trace small chile pepper on the pot. Paint the pepper Geranium Red and the leaves Fern Green. Make a small stem with the marker or Wrought Iron Black paint. Paint the words “hot” across the top.
You can also use a pencil eraser dipped in the Wrought Iron Black to make small black dots on the pots.
Now you have three colorful container to start your kitchen herb garden. Enjoy!
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