Sewing Basket Turned Planter

When the neighbors had an estate sale last summer so many items were not purchased.  The lady who passed away had always sewn.  She had a room full of sewing supplies and a couple of baskets packed with sewing items.  This was one of them, nothing fancy, just a plain basket.

The lady's family knew I sewed and asked me if I wanted any of the items before they threw them away or gave them to a thrift store.  I brought this basket and a larger one filled with all kinds of sewing goodies home with me.  Made me happy :)

When I purchased the Flea Market Garden magazine (I posted about here) it had a basket filled with plants and flowers.  I remembered my free baskets from last summer.  I brought this one out of the basement last week and went to work.

My husband helped me line the basket to hold the soil.  This is what my free basket looks like.

I filled it with an assortment of plants I had purchased and had not yet planted. 

Small zinnias, creeping Jenny, Mexican heather, a small fern and other flowering plants.  I spaced the plants with room to grow and filled in with moss.

I love my basket now!

I like to garden and this can easily be moved from the backyard to the front porch or anywhere I want to place it!

I love taking old things and reusing them.  I still have a larger basket that I will eventually fill with flowers.

I am joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch and Linda at Coastal Charm for their weekly parties.

Thanks for visiting and God Bless!

Donna