Need a Quick Gift? This Herb Set is the Perfect Combo of Store Bought and Handmade
Everyone has a friend who’s super-hard to buy for … I bet you’re thinking of one right now! Well, I have a fail-safe gift solution – the perfect present that combines handmade, store bought, yarn, nature and food. Whether your friend is a foodie who loves to cook or a crafty type who appreciates handmade, this has you covered.
Presenting the Homemade Herb Kit, curated and handmade by you (okay – mostly you, a little me too)!
MATERIALS YOU NEED:
- a potted herb plant (I picked up my thyme plant at a local grocery store – other popular herbs include basil, rosemary and mint)
- a pot or box you can drill holes into — I love my Dremel drills
for this type of delicate work
- some yarn or jute
- a nifty pair of budget-friendly herb-slicing scissors
DIRECTIONS:
1) Buy an herb plant (or if you have time, grow your own). I bought my thyme plant from a local grocer in Brooklyn – these are readily available in most places.
2) Source a vessel to place your potted herb plant into, something you can drill holes into if you want to do what I did OR skip the drilling and knit or crochet a band to wrap around the vessel – something cabled would look great.
I chose a rustic wooden box I had lying around, decorated with a little paint and leftover from a recently deceased succulent:
As you can see above, using a Dremel drill
After threading the yarn through the holes, you now have the main bones for your gift. Now it’s time to organize the accessories, like the plant and the herb scissors.
Here’s what it looks like when you start to put it all together – awesome gift, right?
The scissors themselves are very sharp and they mince herbs extremely well. It’s a great time-saver when you want a pinch of fresh herbs for that stir-fry or spaghetti sauce. They come with a cover which doubles as a cleaning tool and a sheath to protect the blades when not in use.
BONUS: Did I mention they’re also great for crafting? Need to make fringes, these scissors totally have you covered!
I really love this gift idea because it’s unique and it will impress the person you gift it to. Let’s face it, we all need to eat and fresh herbs make that process 100% better.
You can simply grab a herb scissors from Amazon by clicking here.
Happy gift-giving!
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