DIY Chalkboard stencilled herb box

I love to paint things and was excited to try out these Handmade Charlotte stencils , Folk Art paints, and chalkboard paint I received from the Plaid Company to try out. 

I made this herb garden box A La Francaise with the stencils, paints, and the chalkboard paint which I loved. It was my first time trying it. This was a fun project!

The Handmade Charlotte stencil kit was a frame theme as you can see below.

Here is how I made the box:

First I painted a planting box from the home store a creamy white I already had.

Materials:

Herb plants, potting mix, Handmade Charlotte Stencils, Folk Art paint, Chalkboard paint, potting soil, little wooden oval shaped plaques from the hobby store, a piece of sandpaper, wood stain in walnut, a Sharpie, and a rag.

I used one of the frames and the alphabet stencils to create the graphics. I traced them with a pencil and then filled them in with paint. The letters I filled in with a Sharpie. I mixed a few colors together to get this aqua green color.

I sanded the box to rough it up, then I rubbed a little walnut stain on the box to age it.

I painted the little plaques from the hobby store with the chalkboard paint and used some wood glue to glue them on.

Now I can just pop out my back door to pick these three herbs I probably use the most in my cooking .

Parsley, thyme, and basil!

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Disclosure:

I wrote this post as a part of a campaign with Plaid and Blueprint Social

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