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๐ŸŽ„โœจ Holiday Hack: Turn Dollar Store Finds Into Cute Plant Picks
Itโ€™s the most creative time of the year! If youโ€™ve ever strolled through the Dollar Tree or dollar aisle in December, you already know itโ€™s FULL of little treasures just begging to be turned into adorable plant dรฉcor.
For just a few dollars, you can turn everyday holiday items into festive plant picks, giving your indoor and outdoor containers the perfect seasonal sparkle.
Whether youโ€™re decorating your poinsettias, your kitchen herb pots, your succulents, or your winter porch plantersโ€ฆ these DIY picks are fun, easy, and budget-friendly.
Letโ€™s get crafty!
๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐Ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ†’ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
Those tiny ornament packs (usually 8โ€“12 pieces for $1.25) are PERFECT for plant picks.
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ:
1. Grab a pack of mini ornaments.
2. Remove the hanging string.
3. Hot glue or twist-tie them onto:
* bamboo skewers
* chopsticks
* wooden craft sticks
* floral wire
4. Tuck into your holiday plants for instant charm.
๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
* Poinsettias
* Christmas cactus
* Indoor herbs
* Porch pots
Choose red, white, silver, gold or mix textures for extra sparkle.
๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿ. ๐…๐š๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ โ†’ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐› ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
Dollar stores sell tons of plastic candy canes.
๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž:
* Glue a candy cane to a skewer
* Add a bow
* Insert into a pot for instant holiday cheer
๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ:
* Rosemary
* Basil
* Succulent arrangements
* Small houseplants
Bonus: Pets canโ€™t eat the plastic ones (yay).
โญ ๐Ÿ‘. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ โ†’ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
Dollar stores often have tiny wooden signs or tags that say things like:
* โ€œJoyโ€
* โ€œBelieveโ€
* โ€œMerry & Brightโ€
* โ€œPeaceโ€
* โ€œJingle All the Wayโ€
๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐›๐ฒ:
* Gluing them onto a dowel or stick
* Adding ribbon or greenery
* Poking into a holiday arrangement
Perfect for gift plants, too!
๐ŸŒฒ ๐Ÿ’. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ & ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž-๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ โ†’ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐€๐๐-๐Ž๐ง๐ฌ
Those adorable tiny trees?
Yep โ€” they make AMAZING plant picks.
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ:
* Glue onto a skewer
* Add to succulent bowls
* Use in fairy garden-style pots
* Create a whole tiny Christmas scene inside a planter
This one is a HUGE hit with kids and grandkids.
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“. ๐…๐š๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ (๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ž๐š ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ)
Dollar stores sell battery-powered tea lights that look surprisingly pretty tucked into holiday arrangements.
๐ƒ๐ˆ๐˜ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
* Glue the tea light onto the end of a wooden craft stick
* Slide into soil, hidden behind greenery
* Turn on the light for a warm glow
๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
* Porch arrangements
* Entryway plants
* Centerpiece pots
Just keep them out of reach of curious pets.
โ„๏ธ ๐Ÿ”. ๐’๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ†’ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฌ
Those lightweight plastic snowflakes are PERFECT for winter container decorating.
๐“๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ:
* Glue a snowflake onto a bamboo skewer
* Add ribbon
* Stick into poinsettias, cyclamen, or porch greens
Instant frosty beauty and reusable next year!
๐ŸฆŒ ๐Ÿ•. ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐‘๐ž๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ž๐ซ, ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ & ๐†๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ โ†’ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ
Holiday figurines from the dollar aisle can instantly โ€œpersonality-izeโ€ your pots.
๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ-๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ:
* Glue figurine to the top of a skewer
* Hide the stick inside the plant so only the cute character shows
๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ:
* Christmas cactus
* Herbs
* Succulent bowls
* Kitchens & office desks
Whimsical, inexpensive, and guaranteed to make someone smile.
๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿ–. ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Grab these while you're shopping:
* Bamboo skewers
* Craft sticks
* Floral wire
* Hot glue
* Mini ribbons
* Holiday stickers
* Faux greenery sprigs
* Glitter picks
* Small bells
These turn anything into a plant pick.
๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ—. ๐’๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฌ:
* Mini ornaments
* Candy cane picks
* Snowflakes
* Tiny โ€œJoyโ€ or โ€œMerryโ€ signs
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
* Bottle-brush trees
* Small figurines
* Wooden star picks
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
* Glitter picks
* Faux candles
* Oversized snowflakes
* Pinecone and berry picks
๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฌ:
* Elegant ornament picks
* Glitter sprays
* Coordinating red/white accents
๐ŸŽ„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ. ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š: ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐˜ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž
Bundle 3โ€“5 homemade picks with:
* A small potted plant
* A mason jar herb
* A Christmas cactus
* A winter porch pot
Add a tag:
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ. ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š: ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐˜ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ž
Great for teachers, neighbors, or PGS gift exchanges.
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