Cork Planters
These cork planters are super sweet. They are easy to make and make awesome fridge magnets. We also think they’d make for great upcycled gifts. Got a wine or plant lover on your list? We’ve got you covered.
These cork planter fridge magnets make for a quick and easy DIY. They’re simple to make and only require wine corks, magnets, some soil and succulent clippings. For tools you will need a hot glue gun, a pairing knife and a screw driver. If you’ve been saving your wine corks for a special project then you will love these cork planters. If you are having a special bottle of wine be sure to set aside the cork and make a special memento from it in the form of a succulent cork planter!
Step 1. Assemble your corks and get out your pocket knife or kitchen pairing knife. We recommend working over a box or newspaper to contain the cork carvings.
Step 2. Punch a hole in the cork with the head of a screwdriver.
Step 3. Take the pairing knife and wiggle it around, carving out a hole into your cork.
Carving tip – Your hole should go about halfway down the cork.
Step 4. With a hot glue gun, affix magnets onto your corks.
Step 5. Fill your mini cork planters with soil.
Step 6. Plant your succulent clippings into the cork planters.
Step 7. Place your new magnets onto the fridge and admire your new cork planters!
Do they live? Do they have to be watered?
Hi Hannah, yes they do live
I water mine by spritzing them with a water sprayer. Succulents need very little water so once a week or so is adequate.
These are so cute!
How did you clip your plants? Was there any special technique you used to ensure they continued to grow?
Hi Kristin, succulents are not very fussy. Just clip of a piece (I look for the new growth/off-shoots) and plant it in soil. More often then not it will grow
It looks awesome!
Those planters are amazing
It’s really simple to plant those succulents but your idea is really unique.
Great idea Juds!
This is great & I have lots of those plants so many that I give them away once they over grow the pots .. I want to start planting them in ugly fields lol .. But it gets 9n the 100′s in the summertime here in calif.
these are so cool. I’m making them for my mum at Christmas. thank you, thank you, thank you and merry Christmas.
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Where can I get succulents? Will hens & chicks work?
You can get succulents at your local nursery. They will work best as they require little water.
This is total awesome!!! The plant look so adorable.
What is an alternative for the mini plants? Please suggest. Thank you
Alternatively cacti could work. The plants must be very hardy and require little water.
Thanks Judy but what I meant was what could be an alternative for the plants? Could it be some fake flower tops? paperclip designs?
I am really interested to know your ideas. I already have wine corks and would like to have my weekends more fruitful.
Hi Mark, absolutely, those ideas all sound great. some more options: cork magnet toothpick holders or try inserting an old marker lid to make the cork magnets friendly for fresh plant clippings
You can also try airplants instead succulents! They need very little water.
So unique! I adore this idea!
Maybe an alternative to the fridge would be to put them in a framed piece of tin or metallic backing and hang them on a wall.
Such a cute idea!
What a great idea I going to do this very soon, thanks
These are great! Did you use any rooting hormone or pre-root them before planting? Fantastic way to keep live plants away from the animals! Also, would you share where you found the small round magnets? Thanks for posting – I see spring in our forecast this weekend!
I knew there was a reason to keep all those corks! great idea. Also like putting a pen tip in for fresh.
What a clever idea!