Dreaming of Spring

I've had spring on the mind, and more specifically gardening.  I'm so excited to starte our first garden at this house.  Right now spring seems so far away.  Since the frost has set in, and all our herbs have died off I thought this would be the perfect time to start an indoor container garden.  I've been saving some plastic containers from cottage cheese, sour cream, and fresh parmesan cheese.  I also won a little Chia starter herb garden from a game of White Elephant with my family on Christmas, that's where the little clay pots and saucers are from.  

I always have a stash of spray paint, so I picked a few colors to spray the containers with.  Then to ensure proper drainage I used a small nail, and hammered several holes into the bottom of the plastic containers.  

Then I filled the container most of the way with soil, and sowed the seeds over the top.  

I added a handful of soil over the top, and watered the new plants.  

I painted a few other containers, but I have to wait a little longer for them to dry.  I'll share photos when they show some signs of growth.  

I'm excited for all the fresh herbs I will hopefully have!  I love using fresh herbs in my cooking, and I can't wait to use my own plants.  Happy DIYing, chris!

Cilantro Ice Cubes & Heart Stick Coaster

Today I did a little catch up on a previous project.  I tend to get enough done to make a post, and then I get wrapped up in making my blog post, that I don't fully complete my project.  

A few days ago I made 20 tags for my heart crayon valentines.  The first project I completed today was melting the rest of my heart crayons together.  

I didn't attach the tags to the crayons yet though, so I'll have to post photos of that later. 

Another thing I did today was make good use of the leftover cilantro from yesterday's chili.  I hate having to throw away herbs because I didn't use them in time before they rot.  To keep the cilantro overnight (or for a couple days), I kept the stems in a cup with water.  

This morning I cleaned out two ice cube trays, and then I plucked (with my husband's help) the leaves off the cilantro.  We jammed a ton of leaves into each cube, and we almost filled a tray of twelve.  

Then we added some water to help it freeze together.  Once they are solid cubes I will put them into a freezer bag to store until the next time I want to cook with cilantro!  

The third project I completed today was making a heart stick coaster.  I began by cutting out two hearts from pink card stock.  Then I glued the two paper hearts together.  Next I broke up a bunch of sticks, and played with their placement on the paper heart.  

I started at the bottom and hot glued the sticks up as I went.  i replaced and added or subtracted sticks as I went.  

Once the first layer was done I added a second layer.  Now I have a valentine decoration that isn't too overwhelmingly girly!  

That's what I got done today!  Happy DIYing!