A Fun Cherry Tomato Planter Idea & Farmhouse Shed Wall Decor
Container Gardens,
Farmhouse Style,
Garden Junk,
Old Sign Stencils,
Outdoor Decorating,
Stenciling,
Vintage,
May 17, 2021
Patio vegetable containers need not be boring.
See how I transformed this little thrifted crate, along with a galvanized bucket into a fun cherry tomato container garden. Also see my garden shed wall decor for 2021.
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After painting the white crate with Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Caviar, I pulled out my new Vegetable Labels Stencil from Old Sign Stencils. Of course you can create super cute plant labels with the stencils, but I had an idea for my crate.
I cut my stencils into strips for ease of use.
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*Old Sign Stencils has provided me with complimentary samples. All opinions about these fabulous stencils are my own.
For the first stencil on the crate, I measured and taped it down so it would be perfectly centered.
I then pounced on the stencils using Dixie Belle Chalk Finish Paint in Drop Cloth.
I added more vegetable names on the boards of all sides of the crate. I chose veggies that were suitable for growing in patio pots.
I then taped the "vegetables" stencil on my galvanized bucket, between the crate boards.
I pounced on vegetables using more drop cloth paint.
Deciding that a few leaves may add additional interest, I pounced on one of the two leaf stencils included with the vegetables stencil with Dixie Belle Paint in Kudzu.
A couple of coats of Rustoleum Painters Touch Clear Spray Matte Sealer were applied to the crate and stencils.
I planted a cherry tomato in the galvanized bucket.
The bucket has holes drilled in it, and the bottom of the crate will become weathered with time, but the sealer will keep it nice for a few years. Maybe even more years, with additional applications of sealer next year.
I think it's adorable!
The patio container is ready for other veggies.
The veggie crate is being displayed on my potting sink. (My potting sink has a new location in the yard, and new cedar legs).
This side of the potting sink is my "Garden Cafe" side to tie in with my window screen sign project.
I'm just getting started on 2021's junk gardens!
Here is the display side of my shed with the potting sink, farm junk, an ivy geranium, two Calliope geraniums, and with the cherry tomato plant. That's a tulip crate on the left hanging on the wall.
The farm supply window project details are HERE. The stenciled coffeepot details can be found HERE. The garden screen post tutorial is HERE. It's time to add some stenciling to your garden junk too!
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ReplyDeleteLove this! What an awesome idea!
Thank you Sandi!
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