Upcycle Wine Glasses Into The Cutest Planter For Succulents

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Succulents are such convenient plants. They look quirky and cute, and many species stay relatively small while remaining low-maintenance and adaptable to harsh growing conditions. Their ability to thrive in poor soil with little water even gives you far more creative freedom than you get with regular houseplants. In fact, you can even incorporate select succulents into your DIY home decor projects. One adorable way to display succulents is in an old wine glass. Instead of using the classy drinkware for wine, you transform it into a mini glass planter. It's one of the many things around your home you can use to make a tiny DIY terrarium.

Terrarium building is trending right now, and this planter idea offers an accessible entry point into the hobby. Technically, terrariums are completely enclosed, whereas your wine glass has an opening at the top. However, you will style your planter similarly to a terrarium, adding sand, rocks, moss, and small plants to build a tiny glass-encased garden.

For this DIY, you'll need a clean wine glass — stemmed or stemless is up to you. Given there's a colorful wine glass trend taking over TikTok at the moment, you should be able to find a glass in practically any style, size, or color you prefer. You will, of course, also need a selection of tiny succulents, as well as some potting soil, sand, pebbles, and decorative stones. A spoon can help when placing the materials inside the wine glass. Or you could invest in a Syndicate Sales Terrarium Tool Kit, which contains a mini long-handled natural-bristle brush, bamboo tongs, a rake, and a shovel.

Add a layer of pebbles to the bottom of the wine glass. This drainage layer is vital to the longevity of your terrarium. It stops your soil — and the roots of your succulents — from getting waterlogged. The next layer in your wine glass planter is soil. You can use any growing medium, but you'll get the best results from a dedicated product like Soil Sunrise Terrarium Potting Soil Mix. Examine your succulents carefully before planting them in the soil, removing dead leaves and brushing off excess soil from the roots. Plant your succulents in the terrarium, arranging them however you wish, then spoon the sand around them. Finally, drop a few decorative stones into the wine glass to anchor the layers and plants while adding visual appeal.

Other types of terrarium plants anyone can take care of include creeping fig, artillery fern, nerve plants, and moss. When the seedlings get too big for your tiny wine glass terrarium, you can prune them or remove them and replant them into a new container. In theory, you can recreate any ecosystem you like inside the glass. Switch out the pebbles for LECA balls if you already have some on hand, and replace the decorative stones with Woanger Resin Fairy Garden Accessories. A wine glass is also significantly less expensive than the average terrarium tank, so this hobby saves money and space. That doesn't mean you only have to use a wine glass. Once you've mastered the art of the wine glass terrarium, you can get just as creative with other glass vessels. Peruse your thrift store shelves for quirky vases, vintage jars, and old decanters.