DIY Succulent Book Planter

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Open the book about 1/8th of the way in. Use a clip to bind the pages to the front cover of the book. Use a straight edge and pencil to draw a rectangle inside the book.

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Use a box cutter to score the lines of the rectangle.

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After you score the pages, gently rip them out of the book. You may have to score the lines several times before you can tear the pages out. Leave about an inch of book pages at the bottom.

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Use a utility knife to clean up the edges.

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Apply Mod Podge to the inside of the book. Be sure to get all the edges of the inside of the rectangle.

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Apply the Mod Podge to the top page of the cut out portion of the book. Lay the photo right side down, making sure to line up the photo over the rectangle opening.

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Apply Mod Podge to the sides of the book. Let the book dry throughly.

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Line the rectangular hole in the book with a plastic bag.

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Remove the bulk of the soil from the base of the plants. Add in the plant to the plastic bag-lined book hole.

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Pack in more plants. Make sure they are snug.

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Cut away the excess plastic bag.

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Glue some decorative rocks around the edges of the plants.

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Glue rocks around the edges and in the gaps.

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Let the glue dry and your planter is ready to display.