I can’t even begin to explain the MASSIVE purge I’ve been doing around the house lately. Every nook and cranny. Sometimes I haven’t even begun cleaning out a spot when another spot distracts me. I was cooking the other day and suddenly found myself organizing a drawer in the kitchen. So I’ve been determined to either find a place or function for everything. I have a HUGE stash in my garage of things I’ve found along the way that I loved but never did anything with. A lot of the stuff ends up upcycled and for sale at A Diamond in the Stuff Boutique but some stuff just sits.

I had this beautiful old mason jar that was missing a lid and had a crack in it. It wasn’t sell worthy so it needed to find a place in my home. I decided that it needed to become a Mason Jar Succulent…..

By the way….I am so over winter! So this project was just what I needed to brighten my life. I luckily had everything I needed on hand except the succulent which made this project even better.

I added a bunch of pea gravel to the bottom of the mason jar for plenty of drainage for the succulent.

Then I added some fast draining potting mix on top of the pea gravel and popped my succulent in.

Bam! That’s it. A super adorable Mason Jar Succulent!

Since I’ve got a little yellow and aqua thing going on in my kitchen I thought this was the best place for my new addition.

I love to have little bits of greenery in the house, but because I have been known to be a bit of a black thumb, most of mine is fake. I have faith that I can keep this succulent alive. I hope.

It’s just so beautiful isn’t it?

Do you love succulents as much as I do???

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As we prepare for our move I am trying to do some major stash busting. I have a huge open house coming up on Saturday to sell what inventory I have left, so I am crafting as much as I can before then so I can possibly sell a completed item instead of moving a bunch of supplies. I am also going through some of my Thrifty Finds and doing some projects with those.

I have a ton of random cooking and baking pans of different shapes and sizes. Obviously I am attracted to this sort of thing when I’m thrift shopping. I rounded a bunch of them up and decided that I needed to find a purpose for them….so I created my Succulents & Thrifty Finds.

I went through my stash of different pans, pots, and trays and pulled out the things I thought would make great succulent gardens. Obviously I was thinking outside the norm here and flowers pots were not going to cut it for this project.

When it came time to buy the succulents I went with the mini potted succulents. They are just so darn cute….even the lady at the register commented on how cute they are.

Once I had all the thrifty finds rounded up I stared preparing them for the succulents.

I put some rocks in the bottom of each pan so that there would be sufficient drainage, especially because I didn’t add drainage holes in them. I then added some potting soil, I actually used a specific moisture balance variety. Then I mapped out where I wanted each plant to go and placed them in their spots and filled in more soil.

In some of them I decided to sprinkle these little pebbles on top of the soil, mostly because I just liked the way it looked.

The concept is the same for each one, but they each have their own distinctive looks and personalities.

This bundt pan had a larger hole in the middle and it was just begging to become a beautiful centerpiece. I added three thin white  pillar candles to the middle and fell slightly in love. Wouldn’t this make the best centerpiece to your summer table? Or imagine a bunch of these at a wedding. Sigh.

I picked up this bread pan awhile ago and shared it in a Thrifty Thursday post. I knew immediately that it needed to be a succulent garden and I was totally right.

The teapots are definitely out of the box when it comes to being a planter….but aren’t they too cute?

I can’t decide which one I like the best? Do you have a favorite? I love them all!!!

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