Dec '25 • Garden Gear & DIY Hacks
🎄✨ Holiday Hack: Turn Dollar Store Finds Into Cute Plant Picks
It’s the most creative time of the year! If you’ve ever strolled through the Dollar Tree or dollar aisle in December, you already know it’s FULL of little treasures just begging to be turned into adorable plant décor.
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 you’re decorating your poinsettias, your kitchen herb pots, your succulents, or your winter porch planters… these DIY picks are fun, easy, and budget-friendly.
Let’s get crafty!
🎁 𝟏. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐎𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 → 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬
Those tiny ornament packs (usually 8–12 pieces for $1.25) are PERFECT for plant picks.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦:
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.
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
* Poinsettias
* Christmas cactus
* Indoor herbs
* Porch pots
Choose red, white, silver, gold or mix textures for extra sparkle.
🍬 𝟐. 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 → 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬
Dollar stores sell tons of plastic candy canes.
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞:
* Glue a candy cane to a skewer
* Add a bow
* Insert into a pot for instant holiday cheer
𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟:
* Rosemary
* Basil
* Succulent arrangements
* Small houseplants
Bonus: Pets can’t eat the plastic ones (yay).
⭐ 𝟑. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 → 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬
Dollar stores often have tiny wooden signs or tags that say things like:
* “Joy”
* “Believe”
* “Merry & Bright”
* “Peace”
* “Jingle All the Way”
𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐲:
* Gluing them onto a dowel or stick
* Adding ribbon or greenery
* Poking into a holiday arrangement
Perfect for gift plants, too!
🌲 𝟒. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 & 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞-𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 → 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐝-𝐎𝐧𝐬
Those adorable tiny trees?
Yep — they make AMAZING plant picks.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦:
* 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.
🕯️ 𝟓. 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 (𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬)
Dollar stores sell battery-powered tea lights that look surprisingly pretty tucked into holiday arrangements.
𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:
* 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
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
* Porch arrangements
* Entryway plants
* Centerpiece pots
Just keep them out of reach of curious pets.
❄️ 𝟔. 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 → 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬
Those lightweight plastic snowflakes are PERFECT for winter container decorating.
𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬:
* Glue a snowflake onto a bamboo skewer
* Add ribbon
* Stick into poinsettias, cyclamen, or porch greens
Instant frosty beauty and reusable next year!
🦌 𝟕. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬 & 𝐆𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 → 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬
Holiday figurines from the dollar aisle can instantly “personality-ize” your pots.
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲:
* Glue figurine to the top of a skewer
* Hide the stick inside the plant so only the cute character shows
𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
* Christmas cactus
* Herbs
* Succulent bowls
* Kitchens & office desks
Whimsical, inexpensive, and guaranteed to make someone smile.
💡 𝟖. 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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.
🎨 𝟗. 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬:
* Mini ornaments
* Candy cane picks
* Snowflakes
* Tiny “Joy” or “Merry” signs
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
* Bottle-brush trees
* Small figurines
* Wooden star picks
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐬
* Glitter picks
* Faux candles
* Oversized snowflakes
* Pinecone and berry picks
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐬:
* Elegant ornament picks
* Glitter sprays
* Coordinating red/white accents
🎄 𝟏𝟎. 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚: 𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
Bundle 3–5 homemade picks with:
* A small potted plant
* A mason jar herb
* A Christmas cactus
* A winter porch pot
Add a tag:
𝟏𝟎. 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚: 𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞
Great for teachers, neighbors, or PGS gift exchanges.
Do you decorate your plants for Christmas?
Show us your dollar-store plant pick creations or share your best DIY holiday hack! 🎄✨
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