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DIY Santa Planter Pick with Dollar Tree Wood Cutout

Craft a delightful Santa planter pick using affordable Dollar Tree wood cutouts and this step-by-step DIY guide. It’s a fun and inexpensive way to add touch of holiday cheer to your home decor!

We love to share budget-friendly crafts for the holidays and this sweet Santa planter pick is not only easy to make, but it’s also affordable. You can make several of these for just a few dollars and add them to a mason jar planter. Or, gift a live holiday plant with one of these darling Santa picks.

Santa Claus planter pick next to greenery, bells and berries.

Adorable DIY Santa Planter Pick Craft

You can’t go wrong with a Santa-themed craft when decorating for the holidays. Especially, when it’s as cute as this planter pick!

We love how it looks with faux greenery and a glittering Santa mason jar craft. So pick up a few Dollar Tree wood cutouts and get ready to make this creative and budget-friendly DIY craft project.

Santa planter pick placed in greenery in a decorative jar.

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How to Make a Santa Planter Pick with Dollar Tree Wood Cutout

Start by painting the surface of the ghost cutout white. Let dry.

Painting a ghost cutout white.

Paint the hat with red paint.

Painting a hat cut out red.

Add hot glue around the ghost face and cover it with the painted hat and faux fur.

Hot glue a wood bead to make a Santa nose.

Hot gluing a wood bead.

Use your marker to draw on Santa’s eyes.

Drawing on Santa's eyes.

Turn your Santa pick over and hot glue a wooden dowel to the back.

Hot gluing a dowel to the back of the ghost cutout.

Insert the Santa planter pick into your indoor planters to enjoy all winter long!

Santa planter pick placed in greenery in a decorative jar.

There you have it! A cute and festive Santa planter pick craft that you can make with just a few Dollar Tree supplies. What do you think of this fun idea? Are you ready to make your own? If you do, make sure to show it off to us! Tag us on Facebook or Instagram– we can’t wait to see it!

Make more decorative planter picks for your planters! Try this decorative gingerbread house pick and this popsicle stick winter pick.

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DIY Santa Planter Pick with Dollar Tree Wood Cutout

Jane and Sonja
Craft a delightful Santa planter pick using affordable Dollar Tree wood cutouts.
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Materials
  

  • Wood ghost cutout we got ours from the Dollar Tree
  • Santa hat cutout
  • Paint in red and white
  • Paintbrushes
  • Faux fur
  • Wood bead
  • Wood dowel
  • Black pen or marker
  • Hot glue

Instructions
 

  • Start by painting the surface of the ghost cutout white. Let dry.
  • Paint the hat with red paint.
  • Add hot glue around the ghost face and cover it with the painted hat and faux fur.
  • Hot glue a wood bead to make a Santa nose.
  • Use your marker to draw on eyes.
  • Turn your Santa pick over and hot glue a wooden dowel to the back.
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