The Succulent Experiment

These succulents were acquired as party favors from a kids birthday bash at the end of last summer.  They have been putting up with their limited space and occasional attention that we have afforded them so far, but I felt bad over the winter and wanted to finally give them more chance at survival.  Besides, we started some seeds last week, and I needed an instant fix of green to hold me over until something sprouts;) 

Tucked away in a deserted box in the garage were these cute wooden candle holders.  At one time, I had about 20 of these left over from a party long forgotten, but I always new I would find a way to get something more out of the collection.

I had read about required drainage for succulents, so I was planning to poke some holes.  I was prepared to go about it in a violent way, but it turns out that the cheap wood was very forgiving, allowing for quick perforations with the twist of a screwdriver.

ACE was the place to find the "Cactus, Palm and Citrus Soil".  The pebbles were found under the porch.  Step by simple step, the experiment came together:

spot the photographer!

This is one of the two resulting displays.  I hope that they both make it, especially because we couldn't resist naming the little green life-forms.  May "Spike", "Spikey" and all their friends live happy, long lives! 

See more inspiring projects with these links where I linked (wink!):

http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/

http://suburbsmama.blogspot.com/2013/04/sunday-linky-party-2.html