It's not often that we have empty coffee cans in our home.
So when I found myself with one last week - I figured it was 'project time'.
My first order of business was to plant my herbs.
Funny - I went out and bought chives and parsley (I was in an extreme hurry.)
When I got home - I realized what I actually bought was chives and cilantro.
Guess I'll be cooking Italian (or is that Mexican?) Recipes welcomed!
Next I painted and distressed the can. Translation - I sanded it in
places and then added a little glaze to tone down the creamy white...
I was inspired by Heather's recent project at Post Road Vintage (she's the best!)...
but alas - I had no good looking seed packet to use.
So - I went rooting thru my paper ephemera (which isn't tons)
and decided on this greeting card...
With a bit of scissors work, a ribbon of burlap and some mod podging
(using homemade of course!) - I'm thinking I'm happy with it.
Oh - and the plastic coffee can lid?
Switched to the bottom it makes a great coaster to prevent
a rusty ring on whatever surface the can is sitting on.
3 comments:
A coffee can never looked so good! Great job...
I have a recipe for salsa with cilantro! I think it may be used more in spanish or mexican recipes than Italian? Just a thought. Not completely sure!
Hi Joyce,
Love your up-cycled coffee can. Cilantro is used a lot in Mexican and Thai dishes. I add it to fresh salsa and chili. It had a very distinct, strong flavor - do use it with a light hand. When it goes to seed, the seed pods are another spice called coriander. It has an entirely different flavor. I use it crushed as part of an all-purpose seasoning for meat and veggies. Once you cilantro has gone to seed, it is pretty much done. However it is relatively easy to grow from seed. Bon appetite!
Your coffee can project turned out just beautiful! It is a bummer so many coffee cans are now made of plastic instead of metal.
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