Gifts & Artwork
My Succulent Calendar Has Care Tips
Order the Calendar Exclusively from Succulent Chic, my Zazzle store. A Brilliant Idea We have one of my newsletter subscribers to thank for this smart suggestion: Adding timely succulent care tips to each calendar page. It’s something I hadn’t thought of, and that everyone loves. More than a calendar It’s colorful wall art with reminders—monthly…
Read MoreTwo New Succulent Calendars
I have two new succulent calendars this year! One is “Succulent Gardens;” the other, “Succulents with Spirals: Celebrating the Fibonacci Sequence.” I think you’ll agree the images are mesmerizing. View them below and at my Zazzle store, where you can order calendars and other succulent-themed gifts.
Read MoreAnnouncing My 2022 Succulent Watercolor Calendar
Announcing my 2022 Succulent Watercolor Calendar! It features a dozen new, vibrant paintings depicting some of my favorite photos of succulents. A great gift!
Read MoreTwo 2021 Calendars: Cactus AND Succulents
I’ve created two 2021 calendars! Each offers a year’s worth of wall art. Here you’ll find a bit of backstory, plus my calendar images and plant IDs. Enjoy!
Read MoreMy Succulents 2020 Calendar
Every year I create a calendar so I have to do a dozen watercolors. Painting is a cherished hobby, but—maybe you can relate?—I need a deadline to do it. In August, I hadn’t picked up a brush for nearly a year and had lots to relearn.
Read MoreShop Online at Succulent Chic
When you shop at Succulent Chic, my online Zazzle store, you’ll find hundreds of gift and decorative items based on my very best succulent photos and paintings. In addition to my 2020 calendar, there are succulent throw pillows, mugs, greeting cards, coasters, and stretched canvas prints.
Read MoreGive a Basket of Baby Succulents
Want to launch a lifelong love of gardening? Give a basket of baby succulents. When in my 20s, I had 30 houseplants. Before leaving on vacation, I asked a neighbor to tend them. To make it easier for her (ha), I labeled each with a number corresponding to a hand-drawn map of my apartment’s interior, and…
Read MoreGreat Gifts for Succulent Lovers
Much of what follows is my own wish list, but these items would likely make great gifts for you and other succulent lovers as well. Some I already own and figured you’d want them too. If you’re the giftee, consider forwarding this to the gifter. Note: Some links go to Amazon, where I’m an associate, so…
Read MoreThe Easy Way to Paint Watercolors
Is there really an easy way to paint watercolors? Yes, if you go straight to painting and don’t spend time drawing the image first. I learned this cool
Read More12 Succulent Bouquets to Inspire You
12 Succulent Bouquets to Inspire You ~ When wired onto faux stems, succulent rosettes—despite having no roots, soil or water—make long-lasting floral bouquets. Echeverias, graptosedums, crassulas and kalanchoes lend themselves beautifully to bouquets because of their colorful leaves and floral shapes. They’re easy to attach to stems, need no water (because they live off moisture in their leaves), look…
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