Not just for Jamba Juice anymore
Anyone remember these hideous things from last month?
(I’ve got nothing against America, just these awful containers.)
They had this gritty texture on them similar to sand paper. After about 2 seconds of scraping I figured out if I soaked them the gunk came off quicker.
(Ewww – look how gross they made the water…)
After I got all the yuck off them I washed them and let them dry.
Now the fun begins!!
Spray paint! Two coats of Flat black followed by a coat of Oil Rubbed Bronze.
Yes, that is a vinyl sticker (you guys are just too sharp, aren’t you?!)!
If you guessed that the vinyl is going on the newly painted tins, you are correct! 
First I figured out where I wanted them to go.
And then I just applied the vinyl.
I’m getting excited just looking at them and they aren’t even finished yet!! Just wait for it… these are so cool when I’m done!!
I love how I spaced out the numbers on the tins. The 1 is on the far left, the 4 is on the far right, and the 2 and 3 are off center.
Now the floral foam:
Each tin needed a block of foam. I cut each piece of foam stuff to size with a bread knife.
And now for the big exciting part that I’ve been tweeting about for weeks…
FAKE WHEAT GRASS!!
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook then you KNOW I’ve been thrilled about my fake wheat grass. I talk about this grass all.the.time.
Fake Wheat Grass is NOT cheap
(well, that’s all relative though, isn’t it?!).
I scoured the internet and found it for $8.95 a square (I needed 3). I found it HERE. (After shipping my bill was $33.49. NOT cheap.)
I figure it’s an investment because I love the end result so much that I plan to keep these around for YEARS.
Next I cut each square of wheat grass to fit. I didn’t even use adhesive. They are just sitting there.
LURVE IT!
I know exactly where I want them to go – on top of my kitchen cabinets!
(I hate having to clean my kitchen for photos! 
)
(Why does my apartment have to have such horrible lighting?!?!)
Okay, I’m dying. I outdid myself. Even I didn’t think these would turn out THIS. AWESOME.
From Country America:
To Rockin’ awesome wheat grass containers!
Would you even believe those containers could look so good if you didn’t actually see it for yourself?!
Me neither.
Welcome to my new favorite project!!!!
(Sorry soap pump and cloche, you just got bumped).
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Live the grass – very cool! {and ya can’t kill it…the best part} Thanks again for joining the Sunday Showcase! ~ Stephanie Lynn
can I say….super ca-yoot!
by the way, your little monsters and expression icons are super cute too.
LOVE the idea… and I’m chuckling over your enthusiasm about the fake wheat grass. I love the organic and natural look of it..(although I could see my cat getting at it it my house)
Great project, and great way to reuse those containers!
What a transformation! They look great, I like the numbers that you added to them. I have a wheat grass container that I bought at a garage sale almost identical to yours minus the #’s.
Joy
I WANT FAKE whgeat grass!!!!
I too have been looking like mad for that! All I could get was astro turf…
Fab project!
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Love the transformation! I’ve been going to plant “actual” wheat grass all spring… nope hasn’t happened yet.
Great transformation!
Just wanted to let you know that I featured these this week.
http://thespeckleddog.blogspot.com/2010/05/weekly-faves.html
You beautiful pots have been featured over at Bird Crafts today!
Have a great Mother’s Day!
Love,
Bird
I love this. Thank you!
These look cool, and since they should be easy to clean (rinse off the dust and reassemble) you can’t beat the look.
Yet I have to raise a toast to real wheatgrass. That anyone can grow from wheat berries any time, any where, just by adding water. That needs zero sunlight or soil, because the fuel is inside the seed. That grows an inch per day and has a radiant spring green glow. That you can eat, or you can allow to go to seed, but baby you can’t keep it looking good because it is living baby grass sprouts. After an astonishing week of rapid growth, it’s no longer wheat grass, it’s on to a new stage toward its goal of making more wheat seeds.
Wheat berries are cheap as anything at the bulk foods section of the grocery store. Just wanted to encourage anyone who’s never sprouted wheat grass, who could use an infusion of optimism (and maybe some nutrients) to try it out.
I seem to love fresh young wheat grass too much to follow your route, but your grass boxes project does look good. Cheers.
I’m going to try my hand at growing wheat grass this spring! But for the tops of my cabinets, only fake will work!
These are gorgeous! The grass looks so real…no one would be able to tell the grass is fake. You did an awesome job and they look awesome above your cabinets like that :0)