cereal box succulent planters

by | Jan 31, 2017 | DIY, Home décor, Kids craft | 61 comments

cereal box succulent planters
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This post is sponsored by Post in collaboration with Pebbles. All ideas and opinions are our own.

We’re long time cereal eaters. And big fans of upcyling. We love a good challenge to turn trash to treasure, what better way to do so than our new cereal box succulent planters. We are loving the classic trend of succulents and the current trend of animal faces everywhere so decided to combine the two into these easy-to-craft planters:

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

You’ll need a cereal box, (we enjoyed Cinnamon Pebbles, mm!), a mason jar, small planter, scissors, a hot glue gun, acrylic paint and a Sharpie.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Cut the cereal box apart with your scissors.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Measure your planter then cut your cardboard to size to wrap around it. 

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

(We left little triangles for our fox ears.)

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Paint and decorate your cardboard.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

I freehanded the scallops with a pencil then filled it in with Sharpie. The coral on the fox is acrylic paint, I just used a little pin to help with its foxy face.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Hot glue the seam around your planter or mason jar. Fill with succulents.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

We used artificial succulents for easy greenery with no fuss.

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

That’s really it. Just plop them in and enjoy. 🙂

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Isn’t this fox so darn cute?

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

They fit right in on my dining room shelves. 🙂

CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Paint and decorate your cardboard. CUTE Cereal Box Succulent Planters. Made from cereal boxes and a few craft supplies, great for a kids craft or to make when on a budget!

Big thanks to Post for challenging us today! Keep up with them Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

See more of our succulent ideas like our DIY Toothbrush Holder turned Succulent Planter,

DIY toothbrush holder succulent! Turn a toothbrush holder into a succulent planter, so cute! Love this succulent hack!

our DIY Succulent Key Holder,DIY Succulent Key Holder. Love the stenciled aztec pattern!

and our popular Painted Mason Jar Succulent tutorial!

DIY Mason Jar Succulents. Holy CUTE and super easy to make (and cheap!) via @lollyjaneblog

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61 Comments

  1. Randi on 01/31/2017 at 7:37 pm

    What a fun idea! I love the creativity!

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  2. pris on 02/01/2017 at 7:14 am

    This is such a cute idea and much cheaper than buying the real ceramic ones! Would u please tell me where u found that darling little owl planter?? So cute!!

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  3. Shawnna on 02/01/2017 at 8:47 am

    Such a cute idea!

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  4. Tiffany Hardy on 02/02/2017 at 5:31 am

    Wow! Had I not seen the pictures I wouldn’t believe they look so great! They do fit on shelves which is fantastic! Thanks!

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    • Lolly Jane on 02/02/2017 at 4:51 pm

      Thanks, Tiffany! They were so fun to make 🙂

      Reply
  5. Erlene on 02/05/2017 at 8:15 pm

    Squeee…this is too cute! I love that it’s made from recycled cereal boxes and it would be so easy to change up. Pinned!

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  7. Debrashoppeno5 on 02/07/2017 at 6:03 pm

    These are so cute. And so easily to make so you can make a grouping.

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  8. Lara on 02/08/2017 at 5:05 pm

    Super cute idea!!

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  9. Sandra on 02/10/2017 at 4:37 pm

    These are so stinking cute and this is recycling at it’s best!

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  10. Katrin on 02/11/2017 at 2:17 am

    So pretty and fun to make, I love succulents and this is a cute way to reuse those cereal boxes!

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  11. Julie on 02/11/2017 at 7:02 am

    The number of times I put a plant on an old plate or saucer because we don’t have a nice fancy planter for it o go in and I’ve never thought to do something like this! I’m having a real “doh!” moment! Why didn’t I think of this? It’s perfect and so easy to refresh when you want a change.
    Thanks so much.

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  13. Jann Olson on 02/11/2017 at 10:10 pm

    Fun! It’s amazing what you can do with a cereal box. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  14. Natalie on 02/12/2017 at 12:53 pm

    Hi! Juste came from dianarambles.com Pin Me Linky Party 228. Saw your entry and pined it to my DIY home decoration board. What a nice and simple idea. Just like I love them! Thanks!

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  15. Jen Perkins on 02/12/2017 at 10:13 pm

    These are so stinking’ adorable. I could not wrap my head around the cereal box part and how it held dirt and water, but it is all clear to me now! Cardboard box plant koozy. Love it!

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  16. Carol on 02/13/2017 at 6:28 am

    Cute ideas! Pinned and shared

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  17. Christina on 02/13/2017 at 12:15 pm

    These are ADOREABLE! I don’t have any cereal boxes, but could probably use some pasta boxes after dinner tonight!

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  18. Jennie on 02/13/2017 at 1:29 pm

    These are sooo cute! Oh my goodness, I’ve got to try this, especially since we have a bunch of succulent “babies” that need homes. 🙂 Thank you for such a cute idea. 🙂

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  19. Liz on 02/14/2017 at 12:04 pm

    What a fun idea! That fox face is too stinkin cute 🙂 Thanks for sharing on Homestead Blog Hop

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  20. Robin Gay on 02/15/2017 at 6:22 am

    Adorable!!! Thanks for sharing with Monday Funday xo

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  21. Tianna on 02/15/2017 at 9:02 am

    these are so cute! they came out great 😀

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  22. Christine on 02/15/2017 at 2:34 pm

    That’s so cute and such a great trash to treasure with the leftover boxes!

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  23. Mari on 02/15/2017 at 8:05 pm

    Great share over at Wed Showcase just pinned! I love plants

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  24. Michelle on 02/15/2017 at 11:43 pm

    You’re so right, that little fox is adorable and it’s a great way to re-use cereal boxes. I would never have guessed that’s what they were if you hadn’t posted the step by step. Great idea

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    • Lolly Jane on 02/17/2017 at 5:22 pm

      Thanks, Michelle! Happy crafting!

      Reply
  25. STEPHANIE on 02/16/2017 at 4:18 am

    That fox is adorable. Great idea!

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  27. Cate on 02/16/2017 at 7:42 am

    Wow, so cute and so easy!

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  28. Alison on 02/16/2017 at 1:24 pm

    What an adorable idea! Love it!

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  29. Emily on 02/16/2017 at 6:18 pm

    These are absolutely darling! Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week!

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  30. Charlene on 02/17/2017 at 11:38 am

    Thanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party. Join us Sunday because you are being featured. Congrats!

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    • Lolly Jane on 02/17/2017 at 5:17 pm

      No way!! Thank so much, Charlene! XO

      Reply
  31. Stacey on 02/17/2017 at 7:03 pm

    Adorable!! What a fun idea for making something cute and reusing the cereal box.

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  32. Kati on 02/17/2017 at 9:01 pm

    These are the cutest things ever!

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  33. Colleen on 02/18/2017 at 1:38 pm

    This little fox planter is totally adorable!

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  34. Cristina at Ava's Alphabet on 02/18/2017 at 9:11 pm

    What a clever project! That little fox is just too much! Darling! Pinned and sharing. I have chosen this post as my feature at the next Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party. I hope you will join our next party starting Sunday at noon EST.

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  35. clairejustine on 02/19/2017 at 11:13 am

    What a lovely idea. Love the Mr. Fox one 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays

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  36. janet trieschman on 02/19/2017 at 9:33 pm

    totally cute. I would have guessed an oatmeal container not starting from a rectangular cereal box. Thanks for sharing at #CCBG

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  38. Jeannee Taylor on 03/12/2017 at 4:37 pm

    They look porcelain! Sooo Pretty! I love the little fox! I REALLY love your succulent planter key holder! Thanks for sharing! #HOmeMattersParty
    Jeannee

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  39. Marie on 03/12/2017 at 5:48 pm

    These are too cute! I’m in love with the fox! (Also super smart to paint the cardboard before attaching it. That has to make it so much easier!)

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  40. Angela on 03/12/2017 at 9:02 pm

    Cute AND resourceful- awesome craft, you two!! My girls will love this.

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  41. Lisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing and Crafting on 03/13/2017 at 3:38 am

    Nooo, those are just TOO cute! And so easy, too! I couldn’t believe that those were cereal boxes, because the material looked like something totally different. Just wondering, did you seal the planters with Mod Podge or something else? I’d be worried about the Sharpie decorated ones in particular running. Pinning! 🙂 Lisa

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    • Lolly Jane on 03/13/2017 at 12:52 pm

      Oh thanks Lisa! They’re actually faux so no mess with water 😉
      Thank you for pinning and popping by! xo

      Reply
  42. Cecilia on 03/13/2017 at 2:43 pm

    Adorable! Thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm!

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  43. Amber on 03/13/2017 at 3:11 pm

    The little fox planter is adorable – I love these ideas

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  45. Pauline Molinari on 03/15/2017 at 1:10 pm

    I adore these planters! The fox is just too cute! Thanks for sharing your crafty inspiration on this week’s Monday Funday Party!

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  46. Samantha on 03/15/2017 at 4:46 pm

    This is so cute! It’s hard to believe you used a cereal box to make it. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!

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  47. Diana on 03/17/2017 at 3:42 pm

    Love this craft, ladies–super cute and oh so foxy! Pinned and facebooked 🙂

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    • Lolly Jane on 03/17/2017 at 10:30 pm

      Well thank you Diana! So sweet of you 🙂

      Reply

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