Last year, in an effort to give gifts that people could actually USE, I decided to give all of my gardening peeps tins of seeds. I liked the idea because giving what I call “filler” gifts {gifts just for the sake of having something to give} has always bugged me. I want my gifts to be personal, something that I love, something that I hope they will love {and use}, and something that is unique. It’s not a tall order, or anything!
The tins went over really, really well. I made sure the seeds were custom picked for each individual person, and then I packaged them in a re-usable tin. If you have seeds you collected from your garden yourself {my chive seeds were from my garden}, it makes it all the more personal.
If you have any gardeners in your life {teachers, neighbors, co-workers}, I totally recommend giving these.
You’ll need:
- Spice tins
- Seeds
- Twine
- Labels
Directions:
These are pretty crazy directions, so stick with me: Put your seeds into the tins. Label the tins. If you want to get crazy, flip the label over and provide planting instructions. Gift the tins.
~Mavis
Alison says
This was our first year in our new house with a (big) yard, so I got a late start on everything, but next year I plan on gifting dried herbs. They are so darn expensive at the store, and I figure mine are (basically) organic herbs and I can’t wait to give my dehydrator a great workout! I’m going to plant lots and lots of the common ones – parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme (of course), and oregano, and marjoram. Depending on my garlic harvest I may try to dehydrate that too!!! I love the tin idea though – I was thinking of buying the empty spice jars, but I may like tins more 🙂