Countdown to summer: decorative picks

From plants to brighten my studio to hostess gifts I’m planting succulents this weekend and having a blast! There is a mix of sand and potting soil inside my mason jars (I will report back on how well this works!) and to make it extra fun I got out my ScanNCut to help make some decorative picks.

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There are so many ways you could create – I stuck with simple designs built into my machine, but you could get more intricate adding different materials as well.

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As always, I disclose that I am a paid consultant for Brother and my machine was provided to me, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

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Here is my video tutorial (YouTube) on creating these picks.

You could easily create them for use on cupcakes, flower arrangements, or anything else! You could add on a tag, and so much more. For me, I’m just excited to have these guys prettying up the studio. I will be replanting two of these outside (once I can get my husband to move some planters I can’t currently move on my own!) but in the meantime this is perfect.

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I’m looking forward to planting some ferns and other things for my studio in this same way- I’m simply loving how these turned out!! One last thing I did here: I added some seed beads into the sand. I’m hoping this works well and adds some crafty sparkle too – we shall see!

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I hope you’ve enjoyed this little tutorial and one more way my ScanNCut is helping me to prepare for summer as well as craft some fun stuff! I think I could see myself making these as party favors, for gifts, and of course I now want to stick decorative picks in everything!

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I’ve got more ideas for kicking off summer – so stay tuned!

2 thoughts on “Countdown to summer: decorative picks”

  1. Great idea, I love these jar planters, really cute, too. I love how they are decorated. Michelle t

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