Faux Succulent Arrangement

This DIY succulent planter was created using an old trinket display case found at the thrift store.  With a little paint and some faux succulents, it’s a planter that can be hung on the wall year after year. If you can’t find a display case like this one, there are other options you could upcycle to make this faux succulent arrangement. A wooden toy crate, like those that small toys from Melissa and Doug come in, or a wooden drawer utensil organizer could be painted and used to create a this succulent wall hanging, too!

Search the thrift stores for one of these trinket display cases to make a hanging succulent planters. Could also use a Melissa and Doug wooden toy box with those little compartments and paint it!

I stumbled upon this wooden trinket case at Goodwill a couple of months ago.  Originally, I just planned to take off the glass frame and make it into a mirror, but after looking at the wooden crate with all the little compartments, I knew I could reuse that part of the piece as well.

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I’m a big fan of succulents, and I love planting them in unusual places. The quirky look of them combined with a vintage vessel just makes me smile. I’m such a fan of succulents, I devoted an entire post to how to plant succulents so they don’t die.

Okay, so it’s clear that I love succulents, but I’ll admit, I’ve only used real succulents in my home.  Because I plan to keep this succulent planter out only during the spring and summer, and then put it in storage during the fall and winter, I knew I couldn’t use real succulents. 

Although I’d much rather prefer real plants over fake, I decided to go the faux route for this planter.

Where to find fake succulents and look real and tips for making a hanging succulent planter.

Thankfully, I was very surprised at the selection available at Michaels, and how real they actually looked! I did go shopping during the spring season; I think you’ll have the best chance at the largest variety during that time of year.

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Supplies Needed to Make a Hanging Succulent Planter

How to Make a Hanging Faux Succulent Arrangement

1. Paint the Wood Container

Because my thrifted container had a lid, I had to remove it by unscrewing the hinges.

use a wooden box to make a faux succulent arrangement for spring
use a wooden box to make a faux succulent arrangement for spring

To paint the inside, I used a dry brush technique (dip your brush into a tiny bit of paint, wipe off most of the paint with a towel, and then quickly move your brush back and forth over the surface). If you prefer a solid color, I would definitely recommend spray painting as it’s the fastest way to paint in all those little compartments!

2. Add Spanish Moss and Succulents to Compartments

Use hot glue to glue Spanish moss into each of the compartments. Then, attach the faux succulents with more hot glue. When gluing, try to attach the succulents to the bottom part of the crate rather than the Spanish moss. Because the succulents are somewhat heavy, they will pull out the moss if only glued to that.

Search the thrift stores for one of these trinket display cases to make a hanging succulent planters. Could also use a Melissa and Doug wooden toy box with those little compartments and paint it!

3. Attach Hanging Bracket

My trinket display case already had picture framing hooks on the back to hang it, but if you were using a reused toy crate or utensil holder, just nail in a sawtooth picture frame bracket.

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This hanging faux succulent planter was so easy to make, and adds the color and interesting look of real succulents, without the hassle!

Upcycle a wooden trinket case or wood box from Melissa and Doug to make a succulent planter for spring.

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  1. Jenny I love your succulent planter and will be featuring it on this weeks OVER THE MOON LINK PARTY which goes live on Sunday evening, 6 pm Eastern. Thanks for linking up and join us again this Sunday.
    🙂 gwingal

  2. What a great idea. I’ll be looking for a display box on my flea market/yard sale excursions this summer. It looks great! Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

  3. Hi Jenny, I love your planter and I’ve featured you on this week’s Party in Your PJ’s! I’ve shared on all social media too!