Winter Succulent Decor

@JagCagDesign
by @JagCagDesign
6 Materials
$30.00
1 Hour
Medium

Did you decorate with pine cones for the holidays? Now you can use them to create beautiful succulent arrangements to hang in your windowsill during the winter months!

I had so much fun creating these for myself and for gifts! This is an easy an inexpensive project, and when winter is over the succulents can be potted up and placed outside. I got a variety of succulent cuttings from my friends at Harddy Succulents - if you go to my Instagram page @jagcagdesign, you will find a link to Harddy with a 5% off coupon. Rosette type succulents and delicate hanging succulents (like String of Pearls) work well for this project.


Tools and Materials

  • pine cones
  • succulents
  • screws
  • twine
  • cup
  • hot glue
  • moss


Attach Twine to the Pine Cone
Attach Twine to the Pine Cone


The first thing I did was drive a screw into the pine cone and tie a long length of twine around it. Be sure to leave the twine nice and long so that you will have lots of options for hanging your pine cone at different lengths.

DIY Pine Cone Decor

Tip: I was able to hang my pine cones from a tree branch while I worked on them, but if you do not have a branch, you can rest your pine cone in a cup or glass to hold it upright.

Glue Moss to the Pine Cone
Glue Moss to the Pine Cone


Next, I used a hot glue gun to add a little bit of moss to the pine cone. I used assorted mosses - Sphagnum moss (ordered online), and other mosses that I gathered in the forest. Don't put too much moss in at the start, as you will want to leave room for the succulents. You will add more moss later.

Glue on Succulents
Glue on Succulents


Next, I used a small amount of glue on the backs of the succulents and tucked them into the pine cone here and there. I used low temp hot glue, but you could also use Tacky Glue. Then I went back and tucked in more moss to fill in any "holes". The moss will hold the moisture for the succulents, so once you have most of your succulents tucked in, surround them with more moss.

DIY Pine Cone Succulent Decor

That's it! You can mist your succulents with water once a week, or as needed depending on your climate. I had so much fun using different sized pine cones. I had some really large Sugar Pine Cones, which I experimented with (hung different directions), and some smaller cones that are more readily available at craft stores, especially during the holidays. I think it would also look lovely to have pine cones just laying on a table with succulents & moss tucked into them - they don't have to hang! (Hmmmm... that might be my next project! The big Sugar Pine Cones would look amazing on their sides!)

Homemade Pine Cone Succulent Decor

When the warmer weather comes around, you can gently remove the succulents from the pine cones, pot them, and put them in a sunny windowsill or outside. If you make these, please share a pic - I would love to see!Happy DIYing! xo, Jamey @jagcagdesign

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  • Lil63083237 Lil63083237 on Oct 02, 2022

    Amazing. you are talented and have a wonderful sense of balance. Could a person use artificial succulents, berries with Spanish, reindeer and sphagnum mosses? Would it look too cheesy? Yours was attractive but I live in the mountains of Colorado. I would also want to store them for the next season.

  • Gda6214470 Gda6214470 on Oct 02, 2022

    Could you use Gorilla glue instead of the other glues? Just another question.


    Thank you. G. Davis

  • Denise Denise on Apr 28, 2023

    The glue doesn't affect the growth of the plant? Seems to me it would kill it.

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  • Patty Patty on Jan 27, 2023

    This is genius! An adorable idea for a gift


  • Aud62616903 Aud62616903 on Jan 31, 2023

    I admit these look attractive but I can’t honestly think any succulent would thrive being glued to a pine cone. You might have the RSPCP knocking at your door…

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