Ever have those days when you just wake up feeling motivated and you want to just start checking things off your list? Well that was this morning for me! A couple of week's ago, I made Lobster Fra Diavolo (a special little Valentine's dinner), and decided that some fresh basil would be a nice touch to brighten it up at the end. I hate buying a bunch of basil because it always goes bad too fast, or I just don't need all of it and the rest just goes to waste. So instead, I like to buy the little potted basil plants. The last one i had grew out of control! I had it sitting around on the counter after that though, and on it's own, it's not very pretty and I kept telling myself "I need to find a little pot for it." As it continued to sit out on the counter, we used a can of crushed tomatoes and the can was sitting out on the counter next to the basil, and I had a little inspiration!
I figured for the price of some rope a the craft store (where I find myself at least once a week anyway), I could create a super simple pot for my basil. So with my used aluminum crushed tomato can, my trusty hot glue gun and some rope (I was hoping one length of rope would be enough, but of course i needed just a little bit extra!), I created something cute and functional.
So to get started, all you need to do (after removing the label and washing your can out), is to heat your glue gun, and starting with the end of your rope, glue down the end and then start winding the rope around the can tightly, gluing it to the can as you go. When you reach the end of the rope, and start with a new length, just be sure to glue them very close together trying to minimize the visual seam that you create. After you've wound the rope all the way to the end and there's no exposed can left, cut the rope, wrap the end of the rope with clear Scotch tape or craft tape tightly so it doesn't fray and glue it down securely to the can. That's it!
It's really that simple. I squeezed in this little 15 minute craft in between grocery shopping and running out to hunt for some interesting new dessert table displays for an upcoming baptism. You can see I added a cute little chalkboard sign to label my basil, but the options are endless.
This would be a great project to mimic to create centerpieces for a party; use different size cans and fill with cut flowers or potted plants. Use the chalkboards to label the plants or for table numbers and give them away at the end of your party. Or use the same technique around the bottom 1/3 of a dollar store glass vase, fill with some sand and a candle, and glue on a starfish or shell and you're one your way to some fun and inexpensive party decor!
This would be a great project to mimic to create centerpieces for a party; use different size cans and fill with cut flowers or potted plants. Use the chalkboards to label the plants or for table numbers and give them away at the end of your party. Or use the same technique around the bottom 1/3 of a dollar store glass vase, fill with some sand and a candle, and glue on a starfish or shell and you're one your way to some fun and inexpensive party decor!
If you give this a try, please share your pictures with us. We'd love to see what you were inspired to do. You can post them to Instagram and tag us @theboastfulhost
Happy crafting!
Adrienne
Happy crafting!
Adrienne
