Garden :: DIY Succulent Gift Ideas

Succulents are one of my absolute favorite types of plants because they take minimal care and I love how they will surprise you with their infrequent blooms.  There are so many interesting ways to use them as accents in your garden or indoors as a table accent.  And they are perfect to give as gifts.  It is a pretty inexpensive yet unique present to give to the plant lover, friend or your child’s schoolteacher.  We found some unique DIY ideas you can do with the kids!  Some are large projects and would be more costly as you need several plants and others would take just one succulent.  The skies the limit with what you can create with these wonderful plants.

Framed Succulent Garden:

Luna See.com provides a wonderful tutorial on how to make this gorgeous succulent framed garden.  She used some old frames she had laying around her garage and you can go garage sale hopping to find some inexpensive ones to use for this fun idea. To read more on how to make this gorgeous framed succulent display go to: https://www.luna-see.com/2010/11/diy-tutorial-vertical-framed-succulent.html

Supplies Needed:

1- Vintage frame with a 16″ x 20″ interior opening
1- 20″x24″ piece of 1″ Chicken Wire
1- 9′ long piece of 2″x”2″
1 – 22″x 26″
piece of oak plywood for the backing
a bunch of nails (some 2 1/2 ” & some 1″)
1 spray can of clear satin water based outdoor Varathane Diamond
Spar Urethane
~10 pounds of cactus soil
50+ succulent
clippings

Tools Needed:

Work Gloves
Wire cutters
Hammer

A Novel Idea:

This novel idea comes from HGTV and is a very clever gift idea for the book lover and would be a wonderful gift for a librarian or teacher!  You can find some old books at your local Salvation Army or Goodwill. To read more on how to make this fun idea go to: HGTV Novel Idea: Succulent Planter From Vintage Books

Unique Planters:

Love this idea from Sunset Magazine.  One of my favorite hobbies is to search garage  and estate sales and the occasional flea market to find interesting odds and ends.  Find some great colorful pots and fill them with little succulents for the perfect table display!  To read more go here: https://www.sunset.com/home/natural-home/creative-eco-friendly-garden-shed-00400000058127/page12.html

Vintage Soda Crate:

Cozy Bliss.com has some great ideas on how to recycle vintage soda crates.  Check out her site to see what other uses she created with these cool boxes!  I really like the simplicity of this succulent box and you can use the tutorial from Luna See’s post.  To see what other uses for these vintage crates go to: https://www.cozybliss.com/diy-decorating-with-vintage-soda-crates/

Enjoy  making some unique and gorgeous gifts for birthdays, holidays or teacher-appreciation week.  These will surely be a hit with anyone who receive one.