Can you believe we’ve never DIY’d with succulents before? We are brand new to the succulent craze but spied the cutest potted ones put together by Home Depot at the recent SNAP conference and we were motivated to pot our own so, we gave it a go! Without further adieu, here’s our painted mason jars succulent pots,
…including free printable gift tags- perfect for Mothers Day or for teacher appreciation week!
We snagged these pretties at Home Depot for just $1.99 each. Love the variety!
They come in cute little black pots. We’re saving these for a future DIY! 😉
We rounded up a few stray mason/glass jars and paired them with 3 of our fav chalky paint hues by DecoArt. We’ve included some (affiliate) links so you can easily make your own.
Supply list:
- Ball Jar (painted yellow) 16 oz pint size
- Kerr Jar (painted green) wide mouth, 16 oz pint size
- Quilted Jar (painted coral) wide mouth
- sanding sponge, fine grit
- foam brushes
- paper straws
- free tags, download below
Free tags:
Colors Used:
Check out DecoArt’s full line of colors, we used Delicate (yellow), Smitten (coral) and Refreshing (green). They have a great sealer too. We’ve used their products many times, click through to see all of our DecoArt projects on our site. We also contribute to their blog, lots of inspiration to visit!
Love how easy the chalky paint goes on and sticks to the glass. We almost always use foam brushes with chalky paint, btw, it has a super smooth finish!
True to Lolly Jane style, we used a sanding block to distress the jars (similar to our craft mason jars here.)
Simply fill with potting soil and move the succulents to their new home!
LOVE how low maintenance these are = no draining necessary, yay! (Let’s see if we can keep them alive, lol!)
Cute!
Such a fun way to display these little suckers, right? What were we posting about again? Oh yeah! HA! So we plugged a cute gift tag on these (just a skewer w/ washi tape on the back) and they’re now the PERFECT Mothers Day or Teacher Appreciation gift!
Here’s a closer look at the Mothers Day gift tags, (the teacher tags just replace Mom with Teacher):
Please pin so your friends can make these too (:
Becky says
Do you paint the inside of the jars or the outside of the jar with chalky paint.
Kate says
wow, these look fantastic – and it seems so simple, too. I can’t wait to give this a try myself, I just hope they turn out as awesome as your pictures 🙂
Amanda says
I did this last night! Painted 2 16 oz jars (yours is yellow) with the colors “Treasure” and “Yesteryear.” Used some dot sponges to give them glittery polka dots and added some gems! ADORABLE.
Lolly Jane says
Great question, Abby! These are unwaxed but you can pair it with DecoArt’s wax finish if it will be outside or close to little hands to protect it (:
Francine McDermid says
Love your wonderful ideas
Betty Rubble says
Suculents need a well drained vessel and do require water when the soil becomes dry to the touch. So, these mason jars are very cute as a gift, as long as the recipients knows they must be transplanted in order to live. I keep them in the small store containers then just set it in the vessel of choice.
lollyjane says
We love how low maintenance these are, for sure. Great advice, thanks Betty!
Pauline Henderson says
I love this post. These are so cute.
Victoria Powell says
Thanks for this idea! Making it today. Do I need the sealer or is it fine with just the paint? Thanks!
lollyjane says
It’s fine with paint but will chip more, a quick seal will prevent that (:
Alicia says
love this! paint is drying as I type 🙂
any chance you can tell me what the font is on the printable?
i want to type my own thing on the blanks and i love that font!!
thanks so much!
lollyjane says
Thanks Alicia! The font for “grow” is Bombshell Pro and the rest of the font is “Jacques & Gilles”. There is a blank one if you want to use that on the printable. 😉 Enjoy!
Mandee says
So just painted my jars with a foam brush, but my finish looks grainy??? Any suggestions?
lollyjane says
Hi Mandee, Did you use chalky/chalk paint? It’s a very smooth paint, regardless of what type of brush you use. If your chalk paint is home made, it could be that you didn’t mix the plaster of Paris well enough with the latex/water combo. You can also soak the jar and scrub the paint off and use a good quality brand of straight acrylic paint (like DecoArt Multisurface, which covers glass very smoothly.) We’ve also used regular latex paint. Good luck!! 🙂
Mandee says
I used the same paint you suggested…I painted 2 coats and after I sanded it, it looks a little better…just thought I missed a step somewhere…thanks!!! 🙂
Laura says
I just finished making 5 of these for all of the important mothers in our life! I would LOVE to share a picture…. How can I do that?
lollyjane says
Hi Laura! Just tag @lollyjaneblog on any social media outlet or on Instagram/FB you can use the hashtag #lollyjaneprojects. Thanks so much! Can’t wait to see! Yay! XO
Christine says
Oh so very pretty!!! I’d happily display them here! hehe 🙂
Ursula says
Hello! This is absolutely lovely! Pinning 🙂 Visiting from Snap linky.
Then, SO sad I missed the yearofcelebrations party! Do you know what will the next party theme will be? Thanks 😉 come visit me ‘:)
Ursula @ http://kraftmint.com
lollyjane says
Hi Ursula! We’ll do it again for Father’s Day! Subscribe to our emails so you can keep in touch (;
Kelly @ Here Comes the Sun says
These are adorable! I would love to get this as a gift!
melanie says
Girls, these are so gorgeous and the perfect Teacher Appreciation gift! THANK YOU for the inspiration!
Smiles,
Melanie 🙂
Rachel @ R & R Workshop says
Cute idea!!
[email protected] says
LOVE! You got me wanting to make these now!
Amberjane says
I love this idea – I have the paint and the jar will be popping down to the garden center – and I love the printables. Thank you for sharing
lollyjane says
That makes us happy!! You’re welcome, enjoy! XO
Katie says
CUTE! I love the gift tags that you added!
lollyjane says
Thanks, Katie!! Isn’t floral fitting? (:
Tara @ Anything & Everything says
These turned out so cute! Love them. Great use of the chalky paint!
lollyjane says
Thanks Tara! We will slap chalky paint on just about anything, haha! 😀