Hanging Mason Jar Succulents

During the holidays, there were a number of DIY project going around the internet that had succulents cuttings on pumpkins, based on that concept, I went to a local workshop where we made super cute christmas tree decor out of succulent cuttings. They looked like this. Did you do any of these kind of projects and not know what to do with them once the season was over?

But now, 4 months later, those christmas trees looked overgrown and out of season. So, what could I do with these without completely ruining these cute succulents? Well, I took inspiration from a DIY project we had at our wedding. Behind our live band, we had mason jars filled with candles hanging at different lengths. I loved how it looked and thought it would be amazing to duplicate that look over our outdoor server but filled with succulents.

So, I started with these. The leftover – really dirty – filled with melted candle wax – mason jars.

After cleaning out the jars I had the perfect vase to plant my cuttings. And, here’s how you can do it too!

Materials needed:

Wide Mouth Mason Jars
Cactus Planting Mix
Polished River Gravel
9 Gauge Wire
Succulent Cuttings

The first thing I did was deconstruct my christmas trees and took out as many of the cuttings that I could. I cleaned off the roots and kept the healthiest plants.

Before you start filling the jars with dirt, you will want to wrap the wire around the neck of the jar so you can hang them. Since my jars already had the wire I was able to skip this step. It was a little rusty, but I was ok with the rustic look. Once you are done with that, you can start putting your dirt in. I layered about an inch of the river pebbles at the bottom of each jar and then filled the rest of the jar with cactus potting mix. One thing I know about succulents is that they don’t like their feet wet, so not having any drainage holes meant I had to allow for drainage within the jar. I couldn’t let the dirt stay too wet.

Then I started planting my succulent cuttings within the jar. I used 2-3 cuttings, depending on the size of the cutting and made sure to mix them up so I had variety in each one.

I kept going until I had about 10 jars filled, but you could do as many or as little as you want.

Once I had all my jars planted I used twine to attach them to my ceiling in my covered patio. I varied the height to add a little interest. I have more jars I want to hang, but wasn’t sure at the time because I was afraid it would be too much. I think I can hang a few more and it will just look more filled in.

What an easy project that you can finish in no-time. I love how they look and they really dress up this corner of the patio. This would also look really cute in a kitchen, or minus the wires and used as centerpieces or scattered in small vignettes around your home or yard. The perfect spring project! Enjoy!