humble carnival: DIY: $10 Project

I love all things crafty but I don't always have a very large budget to fund my obsession. I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to create projects on a strict $10 or less budget, the $10 has to more or less include every single thing needed to make the project, assuming you have very basic craft supplies like glue and a paintbrush but other than that you can buy everything for just ten bucks! This is the first of what I hope will be many $10 projects.

Chalkboard Herb Planter

Supplies and cost:

- Herb plant (I choose thyme) $1.98

- 4" pot $1.19

- 3" saucer $0.89

- Chalkboard paint $1.99

- Chalk $0.50

- Dirt $2.97

TOTAL $9.52

You will also need a small paintbrush.

Clean your pot with a damp towel and paint with the chalkboard paint following the directions on the bottle. Usually that means 2 coats, one horizontal and one vertical. Let it dry overnight or if your impatient like me at least let it dry a few hours.

Replant your herb following the directions on the tag/soil.

Decorate with chalk!! I went with stripes.

And an added bonus, you will have plenty of dirt and paint leftover for other projects too!

*If you bought your herb plant from somewhere like a grocery store, where the plant wasn't getting any natural sunlight, don't just take it home and put it in the sunlight... apparently that can kill it.... I lost one thyme plant to that already. Allow it to slowly get used to the natural light before you give it a perminate home in the sunlight... Also if your plant's leaves and stems are limp this probably means you are watering too much. Just a few lessons I've learned....