My Aunt has just bought a new house and has invited a bunch of the family to a housewarming get together. I wanted to give her something special, and as she is a horticulturist I thought a mini herb garden would be ideal.
I used a standard 6x8 inch paper mache box I bought at Hobbycraft and covered it in white cardstock. I took a small flower stamp (I used one from papertrey Ink's Limitless Labels collection) and some ink that coordinates with the colours of the rest of the project and stamped all over the box. I added a strip of ribbon to the lid and base of the box and glued on a scallop medallion to the lid to complete the box.
I punched six holes into a sturdy piece of cardstock to hold the pots in place and placed it in the bottom of the box. The terracotta pots were also purchased at Hobbycraft and are filled with a little potting soil mixed with some gravel. Each pot contains a different herb; garlic chives, rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil and chamomile.
I got the inspiration for this project from this post http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2008/02/introducing-jus.html at Nichole Heady's blog. Sadly, Papertry Ink don't have a UK outlet, (and I cannot justify paying an $11.00 shipping fee on a $4.00 item) so this paper mache alternative (more or less identical in dimensions) from Hobbycraft priced at £1.99 is a perfect substitute.
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