B&W Planters

Last weekend we were earth movers with dirt under our fingers and toes.

We tore into our overgrown front yard landscaping and spent the days

trimming, weeding, planting, watering, sweating, and teaching 

little boys how to stay away from the dangerous street.

I have to find the picture I took with all of the boys out front,

serious disaster zone, but they were so happy to dig, look for worms,

move rocks, and all seven of us just started to move in a rhythm 

to make our corner of the world a little prettier.  

Being under the sun, hands in the dirt, it is truly a 

good form of soul therapy and renewal.  

One of the projects I finished up...hurrah!...was my black and white planters.

The one on the left is chalkboard paint, which I love using on planters

because of the versatility and the finish looks great on the terracotta pots.  

On the right, I just spray painted a large pot white as in the pictures below,

taped off the stripes {on a curve, tricky and don't bring a measuring tape here ok?}

and then sprayed on the black.  They hold my Mother's Day boxwoods so nicely.

I love boxwoods and am glad they now have a home.  

{paint first color/base}

{tape off stripes and add second color}

We also picked out succulents for the front urns.

I hope I can keep these alive.

The boys liked planting our hens and chicks 

and added some rocks to the scene.

I'm really loving it too.

Even more that it was a family effort.

Head on over to these lovely parties I'll be linking up to.

Happy Friday!!

{michelle}