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Now that we’ve made all these beautiful felt succulents, what can we do with them?!? Enter, 5 ways to display felt succulents around your house.
Didja miss all the DIY tutorials we did with our Felt Succulents Series?? No worries, you can find all the links for our 5 different felt succulents below. All of the templates are FREE — and links for each template can be found in each post. Just click on the name of the succulent or the pic itself to go to each DIY Tutorial. Links to the FREE video tutorial are there, too.
Okay, so now that we’ve made the succulents, where are you going to put them? I mean they are too damn cute not to display, right?? So, I came up with 5 unique ways to show off your felt succulents.
1. Picture Frame – I loved this way of displaying them! The first thing you’ll do is pick a nice frame that has a large border. If the frame has some kind of texture to it that’s even better because then the succulents will stand out more. The size of the frame will depend on how many succulents you want to display inside. The first thing you will do is remove the glass inside the frame.
Then, put the frame backing in place and secure with those little frame shutters. Now, you have a decision to make. Do you want to permanently use this frame for succulents, or do you want it to be removable? If you are hanging your frame on the wall, I suggest using hot glue to adhere the back of your succulents to the frame. If it will be lying on a table (as in a centerpiece) then you can simply place your succulents inside and remove them when you want to do something different with them.This is what my finished frame looked like:
2. Vase – This is a great way to make use of those super cute vases (that don’t have a water hole at the bottom, so you can’t use them for real plants) that are just sitting empty in your closet. The other cool thing about vases is that you can be super creative with them. You can add just one dainty succulent to a mini vase or add several to a larger vase. Check out the image below:
Below, I’ve provided step-by-step images of how you can dress up a vase with your felt succulents.
Take a damp paper towel and clean the inside and outside of your vase. Let it dry for a few minutes before adding your moss.
Next, I added bunches of newspaper to the bottom of the vase. This provides a good foundation for the moss to rest on. Since the newspaper is hard, the moss shouldn’t sink in.
After that, add moss to the inside of your vase. Take care to add enough so the entire vase opening is covered. If your felt succulent is not big enough to cover the opening, you want folks to see moss peeking out, not newspaper.
Finally, add your succulent(s)….and that’s it! Stand back and bask in the victory of creating something magical from your felt succulent(s).
3. Wreath – This is a relatively easy way to display your felt succulents. I used a grapevine wreath for this display since I think succulents go well with the rustic vibe.
Then, you’ll just place the succulents you want to use on the wreath. I didn’t want to cover the entire wreath with succulents because I wanted the wreath to show, so I only placed my succulents on opposite sides of the wreath. Once you’re happy with the way it looks, use hot glue to adhere your succulents to the wreath. This is how it came out:
4. Terrarium/Mini Greenhouse – So I got this idea from browsing through the Crafty Trinity (Joann’s, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby) and noticing how many darn cute containers they have — year round. I kept trying to think of what I could put in there besides just small candles or pretty stones. When I made my felt succulents, I thought it would be the perfect way to display them in my house. Bonus — don’t have to worry about them getting dusty! Here’s what I did:
Purchase a medium-size terrarium or mini greenhouse. I got one that could be closed completely without any openings.
Open it, and carefully place your succulents inside so that they are all facing the same direction. Keep in mind where in your house you want to display your terrarium, so that you can place your succulents accordingly.
And voila! Your finished masterpiece!
5. Wrapping Paper – So I know this is a lot to do for a gift, but if the recipient/occasion is special enough, why the f not?? Bonus –> your special someone will get the added surprise of using one of your succulents to then display somewhere in their home. Pay it forward, succulent style. So here’s what I did:
I wrapped my gift in brown kraft paper – ya’ll know I love that rustic vibe – and found a ribbon that would complement my succulents.
Lay out the succulents that you have and mix and match them to see what would look nice on your gift. Experiment with laying them flat on your ribbon or laying them on top of each other. If you want your recipient to re-use the succulents, do not hot glue them. Instead, I recommend double-sided tape.
In the end, I decided to go for a more simple look and let the star succulent steal the show. 🙂
And that’s it! I hope you liked these 5 ways of displaying your felt succulents in your home. Please leave me a comment if there’s another way you like to display your succulents. Until next time…keep it crafty!
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