DIY Felt succulent planter A fun project to add a splash of colour to your space STORY AND PHOTOS BY LAURA NIGHTENGALE
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lants and greenery add warmth and coziness to a home, bringing a space to life. Little plants are a great way to dress up empty corners of bookshelves or window sills or to design a beautiful centerpiece. Unfortunately, I also have a tendency to kill live plants. Even the ones that are supposed to be very hardy! So instead, I create cute plants and succulents out of wool felt to decorate the little spaces in my home. They are simple to make and require no maintenance, they are quite literally impossible to kill! The key to making felt florals and succulents is not to worry about perfection. The leaves are never all identical, and that’s part of the charm of this little succulent. Once the leaves are all assembled, the imperfections blend together to create a very pretty and realistic effect. I always use felt that is either a wool/rayon blend or is 100% wool. Those fibre contents create the sharpest lines and the finished product looks much cleaner and more polished. Acrylic craft felt is too fuzzy and doesn’t yield the best results.
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SUMMER 2020
