I made a succulent terrarium for our kitchen. I’m hoping I can keep it alive because I have a black thumb when it comes to succulents. Apparently they thrive on neglect, and I over watered them. I also never re-potted them in cactus soil and provided drainage, so maybe that had something to do with it?

I followed this succulent terrarium tutorial from Floral Verde from this pin on Pinterest.  My friend donated her glass bowl and I got to work. I made sure the roots would reach the pebbles so the excess water can drain, and I added the activated charcoal to make sure it won’t start stinking. I watered it with one shot glass of water this week, and I’ve left it alone. I hope I can keep them alive!

Last year we used green paint swatch samples to make Christmas tree gift tags.

In sticking with the paint swatches idea, I grabbed some green, red and yellow cards to make paper ornaments. This year we used actual wrapping paper, but I loved the brown bags more. I think I’ll go back to that next year.

Here’s how they came out:

It took all of Ruby’s self control to watch and not “help.” She loves packing materials almost as much as tennis balls.