DIY Faux Concrete and Felt Succulent Planter

DIY Faux Concrete and Felt Succulent Planter is an inexpensive home decor craft that will fill your home with color and a modern flair.  The triangle planter can be displayed on a coffee table, mantle, shelf, and more.  

Disclosure:  I am a member of the FloraCraft® Make It Fun team.  I received compensation and product for this post.  All ideas and opinions are 100% my own.

Hello there!  Do you love succulents?  I do but I can’t seem to keep them alive.  My husband jokes anytime I look at a real succulent that the plant has a death wish.  Anyway, I decided to create a succulent craft that I can keep around for awhile.  This DIY Faux Concrete and Felt Succulent Planter is super light-weight and easy to make.  I love the colors of the succulents and the modern look of the faux triangle planter made from foam.

Supplies (affiliate links):

• FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam Blocks: White 12″ x 12″ x 1″
• FloraCraft® StyroCutter® Plus
• FloraCraft® StyroGlue®
• Make It: Fun® Foam Tools – Shaper
• DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste – 4oz White (2)
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paint – 1oz Medium Grey Volume 6
• DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic Paint – 1oz Dark Grey Value 3
• Felt-fetti Ovals, die cut shapes – large and small
• Felt Pom-Poms – Stone 2cm, 1.5cm, 1cm
• Hot Glue Gun
• Ruler or Measuring Tape
• Paint Brush

Instructions:

I started by cutting the foam block in half on a diagonal angle using the StyroCutter® Plus.  You will get two triangle pieces.  I used both pieces to create the faux concrete planter.  Leave one half of the foam block like the picture above.

For the second half of the block, I used the cutter to cut out the center of the triangle leaving a 1 inch border.

Glue the cut-out triangle to the top of the solid triangle using StyroGlue®.  Make sure to line up the sides neatly and let dry completely.

To create a concrete look, I used DecoArt Media Texture Sand Paste and mixed it with two grey fluid acrylic paints using the Foam Tools – Shaper.  I just eyeballed the color to a medium gray concrete color.  I applied two coats of the colored texture sand paste all over the foam.  Let dry completely.  I did use two jars of the texture sand paste for full coverage.

I made felt succulents using Felt-fetti oval, die cut shapes from Benzie Design.  You can find the tutorial to make the DIY felt succulents here.  Finally, I added some felt pom poms to fill in the extra space.

This is probably one of my favorite craft projects I have done in awhile.  I love the faux triangle concrete planter with the felt succulents.  The best part is that it’s light-weight and I can display it anywhere in my house.  This was such a fun and easy home decor craft idea that came together beautifully.  

Thanks for stopping by to check out my DIY Faux Concrete and Felt Succulent Planter tutorial.  I hope I have inspired you to make your own.

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