Homemade Christmas Gifts - Succulent Planters
by
C Thompson
Hometalk DIY projects inspired me to make some homemade Christmas gifts this year. The metal Walmart containers cost about $7 each, and the succulents were fairly inexpensive from Lowe's and Home Depot for about $3 each. Painting the containers with stencils was fun and allowed me to customize the colors for the recipient. The planters were finished by applying a clear glaze over the outside paint to keep it from washing off over time.
Planted 6 to 8 plants per container using "sandy" succulent-type dirt and rocks filling the bottom of the pot.
More examples of the succulents used in each planter.
This is a view of the different stenciled pots. I learned to tape the edges of the straight lines and to use double-stick tape under the stencils to keep them tight and flat and the paint from seeping under the stencil.
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I love that you took the trouble to customize these for each individual. Probably made it more fun for you as well!
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Those are just stunningly lovely! You've got some very lucky friends, my dear. How thoughtful.
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