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Succulent Napkins Rings Summer Craft

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Dress up your summer table by making some faux succulent napkin rings. Dinner will love these miniature succulent gardens that never need watering.

I love crafting with succulents — faux and real alike. Remember the faux succulent wreaths I shared earlier this summer or the personalized succulent garden party favors that are ideal for weddings, showers or birthday parties?

A dinner table place setting featuring an aqua blue plate on a woven seagrass charger. There's a navy blue napkin on the plate with a miniature succulent garden napkin ring. A grapevine succulent wreath hangs on a chair in the background.

These succulent napkin rings might be my favorite succulent craft of all. I first shared this tutorial as part of Kim’s Celebrate Summer Series at Today’s Creative Life. Be sure you check out all the crafty summertime ideas and recipes there.

I love using succulents in my summer decor, and I’m usually pretty good about keeping them alive. But I also love the ease of using faux succulents, especially for crafting.

A collage image titled Succulent DIY Napkin Ring showing a minature succulent atop a mossy wooden disk, used as a napkin ring.

I made these rustic succulent napkin rings using realistic-looking faux plants from the craft store. I think they look very much like something you might find at Terrain, and they’re so simple to make — albeit a little messy. They would be great for a rustic wedding or an outdoor wedding.

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Supplies for Succulent Napkin Rings

A collection of supplies required to make a DIY succulent napkin ring. The photo shows a glue gun, sheet moss, faux succulent plants, wire cutters, birch wooden round coasters and burlap jute ribbon.

How to Make Succulent Napkin Rings

I like using these sheets of succulents from Michael’s because the plants just pop right off, no snipping necessary. If you use succulent stems, you may need to use wire cutters.

A closeup shot showing how to make a succulent napkin ring using round wooden coasters, sheet moss, faux succulents and a hot glue gun.

Now for the messy part. Cut some sheet moss to cover the top of the birch round and secure with hot glue. (Be careful not to burn your fingers.) Trim the excess moss so you can see the sides of the wooden coaster.

There’s no neat way to do this. Moss will get everywhere, so I recommend putting down kraft paper or a paper towel. Even so, you’ll probably still get some pieces of moss on the tabletop and floor. Or at least I did. Messy crafter here! Be prepared to vacuum afterwards!

Next, glue the faux succulents on top of the moss, clustering together to create a dish garden look.

A closeup show showing how to attach a ribbon tie to the back of the wooden coaster to make a DIY succulent napkin ring miniature garden with sheet moss.

Once the glue has dried, flip the succulent napkin ring over and glue a piece of ribbon to the back of the wooden coaster. You’ll tie this around the napkin.

Miniature succulent garden on a mossy wooden napkin ring, atop a sea blue plate

Once you’ve finished using the hot glue, brush away any excess moss. To get rid of hot glue strings, blow the napkin ring with a hair dryer for a few seconds. The strings should blow away or pull away easily.

Dinner place setting featuring an aqua blue plate on a woven natural charger. A miniature succulent garden napkin ring holds a navy blue napkin

I’m planning to use these succulent napkin rings as part of a natural tablescape I’m styling for summer, but I think they’d be beautiful for a wedding dinner or outdoor party.

A white chair with a succulent grapevine wreath tied to the back of it. In the background, there's an aqua blue plate on top of a woven natural charger. A navy blue napkin, tied with a DIY succulent napkin ring miniature dish garden, rests on top of the plate.

I also made some miniature grapevine and succulent wreaths to hang on our chair backs. I love a wreath on the back of a chair, on a cabinet door or a lampshade. It’s a way to add personality and detail to your decor, which is one of my favorite things to do.

If you liked this idea, you may also enjoy:

A collage photo titled Faux Succulent Mini Grapevine wreath showing a closeup of a grapevine succulent wreath tied to the back of a white Windsor chair. The second photo shows a wider shot of the same chair with a table place setting visible in the background.

DIY Faux Succulent Wreath

A collage photo showing a collectino of miniature succulent gardens planted in metal tins that have been decorated with black-and-white striped washi tape and black-and-white photo stickers. Mini chalkboard frames are also planted in each succulent garden.

Mini Succulent Garden Party Favors

A collage photo titled Gardeners Hand Salve Sweet Orange with Lavender and Vanilla. The photo shows tins of homemade gardeners hand salve in round tins. An essential oil bottle, an orange, some dried lavender and a purple towel are visible in the background of the photo.

Homemade Gardeners Healing Hand Salve

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