Terrariums seem to be a hot home decor trend right now, so I thought I would whip up a faux version for all the black thumbs out there.
I’ve seen聽some fairly convincing fake succulent plants pop up in stores聽lately. I think it helps that real succulents almost look fake to begin with. Amirite? 馃槈
I got these little guys at Michaels.
Some came in clusters attached to these foam moss rocks, and some came as loose stems.
I simply, removed the stems from the loose plants and hot glued them into the moss rock clusters to make the arrangements fuller.
Then I plopped them into these darling candle holders I got from Michaels too! They are kind of expensive for candle holders (like $25), so use your coupons! The succulent stems are pretty inexpensive though, and they’re new, so I suspect they’ll even be on sale soon.
I skipped the usual sand layering steps you find in most terrarium tutorials, because the plants are fake so they don’t need it. Plus, I like that I can just wiggle the plants back out if I ever want to use them as candle holders.
Look at that…Unkillable and versatile. My kind of terrarium. 馃槈
I’m planning on tucking at least one of them on my new bookshelf. I’ve been trying to incorporate some faux plants on there because it needs color, but doesn’t get enough light to keep things alive. These guys are just the ticket…
I need these! I have several live succulents but these are just the thing for my less than sunny spots in the house. Thanks Delia!
Thanks Courtney! Isn’t it so great that they have good faux plant options now? I have so many spots in my house that need some plant love but just don’t get enough light too.
I need these candle holders. They are really pretty! Thanks so much for sharing <3
Aren’t they so pretty!? Thanks Aki!
OMG i NEED these! you don’t know how many succulent plants i’ve killed. (and they are seriously SO low maintenance! SAD! ill have to check out my michaels.
Yes! I’ve also seen some at Target of all places, but there is a wider variety at Michaels and you can use coupons. 馃槈 Also…don’t be so hard on yourself. Contrary to popular belief there are some succulents that are actually higher maitenance than others. Those are the ones that tend to die on me too! ha!