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{DIY} Succulent Party Favors

July 11, 2017 by Molly

This post contains affiliate links
diy succulent party favors

These adorable and colorful succulent party favors are not only easy to make and suitable for any special occasion, but they’re very affordable!

I know, you’re probably thinking “No way, faux succulents are not inexpensive” And that’s because when you purchase them from high end craft stores they’re not. But when you find them at Dollar Tree, they’re $1 each.

One. Dollar. That’s right!

We’ve used these exact succulents for decor at our church so many times over the last year, and they look great. You can order them in large quantity from Dollar Tree online, or try to find them in your local store.

dollar tree succulents

I first thought of painting the succulents  when I was looking for a unique idea for party favors, and happened to run across real succulents that had been painted. They’re called Kosmic Cactus or Kosmic Succulents, and they’re literally brightly painted, live houseplants. I’m not sure how healthy this is for a plant. I mean, it’s been a while since I’ve attended a science class, but I seem to remember photosynthesis needing sunlight. How to they get that with paint on them? Anyway, I don’t know, but there’s no denying that they’re pretty.

That being said, when you paint fake ones, you don’t have to worry about harming a live plant.

How to Make Succulent Party Favors

To begin, just pull the plastic plant from the flower pot. The base is styrofoam, so they come right out.

Next,  you’ll want to cover that ugly black foam.

Flip the flowerpot over, and trace the shape onto a piece of scrapbook paper that coordinates with your special occasion. You’ll want it to fit snuggly inside the pot, so you’ll probably need to cut the paper just a little smaller than your traced shape.

I cut a small X in the center of the paper so the plant will slip back into the flower pot easily.

The next thing you need to do is choose a color to spray paint your succulents.

The main thing you need to make sure of is that your paint is made to work on plastic. You can find several shades that will work HERE,  or your local hardware stores. Walmart even carries a few types.

I began with Krylon Maxx metallic silver.

They look clean and modern, and very elegant.

Silver Succulents

And then I changed my mind and painted them with Krylon Maxx in aqua, and used a silver Sharpie marker to add a few details.

aqua succulents

And then I decided that, while soft and trendy, aqua just wasn’t quite what I wanted either.

So, I finally settled with Krylon Maxx Mambo pink, a vibrant color that coordinated with the scrapbook paper I chose.

Succulent and bird party favor

You can see how versatile these are as party favors. They’re perfect for baby showers, weddings or wedding showers, birthdays, and so much more.

Any color looks wonderful, and you can completely customize them to coordinate with your event.

You’ll also want to create toppers for your party favors, and making those with PicMonkey is very easy!

As you can see, for premium members, there are several pre-made themes you can choose from (premium only is marked by that little crown in the bottom left). Even if you’re not a premium member there are still several designs you can create.

Use PicMonkey to make party favors

Just put as many as you like onto a white page, print them, and cut them out.

free printable party favor toppers

Use a shish kabob skewer cut to size, and hot glue the topper to it.

Insert it into the styrofoam base of the succulents, and you’ve got beautiful, custom party favors!

its a girl succulent party favor

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR PRINT THESE FREE PARTY FAVOR TOPPERS

free party favor succulent cupcake toppers

I use PicMonkey to easily create all my graphics. If you’re a new user, it’s free to try all of the features, and if you love it you can start a free trial in order to save your designs to Hub, create custom effects, and share and export your work.

PicMonkey Photo editing made of win
 

If you like this project using succulents, you may also enjoy these others that I’ve shared. 

Modern and Vibrant Color Block Succulent Planters

diy color block succulent flower pot

Tiny Gold Leaf Succulent Planters

tiny gold succulent flower pots

DIY Antique Gumball Machines for Succulents

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  1. Carol ("Mimi") says

    July 11, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    Genius!! These are so cute. Thanks for the comprehensive tutorial, too.
    Carol (“Mimi”) from Home with Mimi

    • Molly says

      July 12, 2017 at 4:23 pm

      You’re welcome, thanks for stopping by!

  2. Lisa Russo says

    July 11, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    Oh these are wonderful! What a fun idea and I’m glad they’re not made from real plants…

    • Molly says

      July 12, 2017 at 4:23 pm

      Thanks, yeah, same about the real plants. Paint fake ones all day, but not the live ones 😉

  3. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    July 11, 2017 at 9:00 pm

    Super cute! I love succulents and especially love the hot pink ones. Great idea! Visiting from Wine’d Down Wednesday party.

    • Molly says

      July 12, 2017 at 4:22 pm

      Thanks! As you can see, it took me a bit to find my favorite color, but the pink is awesome 🙂

  4. Stephanie Abbott says

    July 12, 2017 at 6:39 am

    Very cute idea. Pinning. Would love to have you join our link party. We pin each post and pick features each week.

    • Molly says

      July 12, 2017 at 4:22 pm

      Thanks for stopping by. I’m going to go check out your party, it’s always fun to find a new place to link up!

  5. Corisa says

    July 17, 2017 at 8:38 am

    These succulent party favors are adorable and such a great idea! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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