I've said it before, and I'll say it again, I wasn't born with a green thumb. As sad as that sounds, it is true. If you can believe it, I actually just killed a succulent.
I know I'm so bad, especially since succulents are the easiest plants to keep alive. So before I buy yet another plant, maybe I should consider another option. Check this out.
There is a way you can have a cute cactus garden even without using real plants. Folks like us are making them, and I'm going to show you how.
You can probably do this over one afternoon or have your kids help you out. And if you're not the creative type, don't worry about it. It's quite easy, I promise you.
There are a few things you will need to do. First, pick up some rocks, or you can buy them in a craft store, a landscaping supplier, or go for a walk and find some in nature!
Then get yourself some acrylic pens in green and white colors. You'll also need some felt, glue, scissors, a decorative pot, small rocks or sand, and wax paper.
Then lay everything out on the wax paper to protect your working surface. Now you can paint your rocks with primer, so their natural colors don't seep through the final product.
Now comes the fun part — you can add all the little cactus details by hand. Doesn't that sound awesome? I think this would be my favorite part, ha, ha!
Add some to the top of the rocks to make them look like a real cactus. Then plop them in the pot with some small rocks and sand. And... that's all she wrote!
I love this idea. What a great little craft project, huh? I don't know about you, but I would enjoy doing something like this. And finally, I wouldn't have to worry about killing these plants, ha, ha!
I think this would be great if you did it for an outdoor garden, too. You can get some larger rocks and arrange them in an area in your backyard. What do you think?
