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How Do Your Pesto & Mojitos Grow?

June 11, 2012  Garden | My Projects

If it can hold something, it can be a planter.

Remember The Rummage Sale from Heaven where I bought one giant toolbox for $3.50 and it was filled with lots of baby toolboxes?

Toolbox Planter and stamped silver markers - how unique!  kellyelko.com

What’s better than a fresh batch of homemade pesto?

Toolbox Planter and stamped silver markers - how unique!  kellyelko.com

And a mojito to wash it down.

Toolbox Planter and stamped silver markers - how unique!  kellyelko.com

My dad’s Cuban so I love me a good mojito.

3/4 oz fresh lime juice
2 oz white rum
1 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz club soda
ice
8 mint leaves (plus a sprig for garnish)

* In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves (which means bash them around with a pestle)

* Add ice, rum, lime juice and simple syrup and shake it up

* Strain into a tall glass filled with ice, stir in club soda and garnish with a mint sprig

* Sit back, relax and let the mojito work it’s magic!

Toolbox Planter and stamped silver markers - how unique!  kellyelko.com

Want your own vintage stamped silver herb markers?  Visit my Etsy shop.
Learn how to stamp your own silver – it’s easy!

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  1. Kirby

    June 11, 2012 at 5:50 am

    I’ll take a pitcher. (I love mojitos! Actually, I love most alcohol. Except the expensive wine that tastes like lighter fluid.)

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  2. Laura at Top This Top That

    June 11, 2012 at 6:15 am

    love me some mojitos! especially the one’s dad makes!

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  3. Kim

    June 11, 2012 at 6:57 am

    That makes a great planter. Love the chippy bench, too. I have only had one mojito and it was some odd flavor and wasn’t very good. I will have to try another one.

    Reply
  4. [email protected]

    June 11, 2012 at 8:17 am

    A few of my favorite things…old tool box, fresh herbs…mojito’s and pesto…yum!! Love 🙂 Laurel

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  5. Jean

    June 11, 2012 at 8:18 am

    I love me some mojitos and pesto! Your house must be surrounded by wonderful old junk planters and greenery…sounds lovely! Still waiting for the warm weather to arrive here.

    Reply
  6. Linda @ it all started with paint

    June 11, 2012 at 8:41 am

    Love the edible toolbox garden! So clever. And I can’t believe this but I’ve never had a Mojito! How can that be? How could I have lived this long without imbibing in such a yummy sounding drink? I will be trying out your dad’s recipe this summer for sure …

    🙂

    Linda

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  7. rhona

    June 11, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Hi there, just wondering how you got the letters printed on the spoons!!!!!!!

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  8. Debra @ Bungalow

    June 11, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Never had me a Mojito but I love mint and basil. The toolbox, old bench and stamped herb markers are great. Love it all!

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  9. andrea

    June 11, 2012 at 8:53 am

    LOVE this but no silver bells and cockle shells (whatever they are???) believe it or not — going to use an old tool box my self for my rosemary : ) shocking right! sending hugs!

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  10. Heather

    June 11, 2012 at 9:28 am

    Me likey Mojito’s too!! Love your basil garden! Cuba is beautiful, visited there about 8 years ago….beautiful weather, music and hospitality was amazing! 🙂 Heather

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  11. Maury @ Life on Mars

    June 11, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Love those markers! I’ve been wanting to start an herb garden for awhile but haven’t found just the right spot for them.

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  12. Rachel

    June 11, 2012 at 9:41 am

    Love Mojitos too! Do you use any special type of mint?
    Cute planter!

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  13. Bliss

    June 11, 2012 at 9:48 am

    Clever. Start muddling.

    ~Bliss~

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  14. Lynn Wood

    June 11, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Now that’s my kind of toolbox!

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  15. [email protected]

    June 11, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Mojitos….love mojitos…Lived most of my life in South Florida, where the “mojitos roam”….Love the tool box planter…so cute and clever and the idea of naming your herbs after the appropriate drink is making me tipsy with joy…I love it!

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  16. Kelly @ DTTDidc

    June 11, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Love your stamped spoon plant markers and that you’ve used toolboxes as planters – such a creative idea 🙂

    I’ve never had a mojito – not sure if it’s my kind of drink, because I’m not a fan of mint or rum. I do love lime though! My favourite drink is a strawberry daiquiri made with Bailey’s instead of rum. It’s amazing. Seriously. Try it! 🙂

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  17. Becca

    June 11, 2012 at 11:15 am

    A dresser potting bench, a mop bucket planter and not a toolbox planter- what could be next!

    You know I’m dying for a few “tour” type shots of the whole space! You are so creative!
    xo Becca

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  18. [email protected] Roam

    June 11, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Maaaan… I love everything you’ve done out-of-doors. And now I’m thirsty.

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  19. Brenda

    June 11, 2012 at 12:18 pm

    Your basil looks great!!! How is it so full already?? I love pesto, but am reallllly looking forward to Caprese salads… yum!
    The planter and bench are perfect!

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  20. cassie

    June 11, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    LOVE this! love the box, the plants and the markers!!! it’s all awesome! i don’t like mojitos (i know, i know!) but i will come over for some pesto!

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  21. [email protected]

    June 11, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    Oh, yes! I’ll have a mojito! YUM!
    Your tool box looks adorable as a planter, and I love the stamped markers! Supa cute! 🙂

    xo-Lisa

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  22. kristin

    June 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Love the box filled with plants and mojitos are so yummy!
    XO
    Kristin

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  23. Jessica @ Stay at Home-ista

    June 11, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    Yay mojitos! It wasn’t until after i planted our garden that I realized I’d forgotten mint. Big problem for a girl who likes cocktails in the summer! Can I borrow your green thumb over here?

    Jessica
    stayathomeista.com

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  24. [email protected]

    June 11, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    I dont know what I love more, the toolbox planter or the fact that you included a recipe that involves some alcohol! Definitely going to have to give your mojito recipe a try! 😉

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  25. debbiedoos

    June 11, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    mmmm…mmmm…mmmm…I could go for one right now! My southern friend makes one bad A** Mojito. Can I say that on here?

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  26. Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads

    June 11, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    Love those stamped spoons, Kelly! I have plenty of mint growing so I may have to make some mojitos soon. And my basil is going to seed. I need to give it a haircut-quick!

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  27. Anne

    June 11, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Love the spoons, love the toolbox, love that bench!!! All around love fest going on here!
    Have a great night, xox

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  28. Geneva

    June 11, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    Love that sweet basil in the old toolbox! You’re going to have some delicious pesto…
    Blessings!
    Geneva

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  29. Sheila Zeller

    June 12, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    What an eye candy post – your photos are gorgeous! We just had our first Mojitos of the summer on the weekend,but had to improvise on the fresh mint! What we thought was random growing mint turned out to be lemon balm instead! It still tasted pretty goid, but now we’re hunting down some mint to grow for our Mojitos yet to come 🙂

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  30. Carmel

    June 12, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Such a cool planter! Love your silver markers too! We love mojitos over here too!

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  31. Heidi @ Decor & More

    June 12, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    I’m totally a mojito girl! And aren’t those marker precious? Headed to check them out at your shop — I’m in need, I believe. 🙂
    xo Heidi

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  32. Tanya from Dans le Townhouse

    June 13, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    LOVE the stamped spoon idea! So cute. And yes, please, to the mojito!

    Reply
  33. meg

    June 14, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    SO cute!!! may need to steal this 😉

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  34. [email protected]

    June 15, 2012 at 11:05 am

    I am getting caught up on my blogs and this is perfect for the end of a long week. Mojitos here I come. Is it 5o’clock yet??

    Reply
  35. HouseTalkN

    June 18, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Did someone say “MOJITO”???
    This is fantastic- thank you for inspiring me to jazz up my mint stash!
    Kerry at HouseTalkN

    Reply
  36. Shannon at madiganmade

    June 18, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    Sounds delish! Love that way of marking your ingredients, too!

    Reply
  37. Stevie (@Garden_Therapy)

    June 19, 2012 at 11:09 am

    So cute! I just got a stamping set, but need to find the antique silverware. It works OK on stainless but your whole set up with the tool box and silver is gorgeous!

    Reply
  38. Connie

    June 19, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    Love this post, please link it up with me Wednesday on Wow Us Wednesday.

    Reply
  39. Roeshel

    June 23, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    I love your eclectic creative style, Kelly. Love the garden markers, LOVE the garden planter! Adorable! (I’m featuring some of your outdoor DIY projects in the highlights tomorrow – thank you for sharing your talent!)

    Reply
  40. amanda @ mommy is coocoo

    January 25, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    I see the text links for parties you participate in. Perfect! Thank you! I am following you (on many fronts) now. Hope you have a great weekend.

    Reply
  41. Liz @ Quirky Vistas

    February 22, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    Can’t beat a toolbox or some silver and they work doubly well together!
    Liz

    Reply
  42. lisa

    February 23, 2013 at 7:53 am

    Oh my, this is fabulous!!!!!
    xo,
    Lisa

    Reply

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