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30+ Cactus Crafts: Brighten Up Your Space with These DIY Ideas

Add a touch of green to your space with our DIY cactus crafts. Our collection features a variety of craft ideas that will brighten up any room and inspire your creative side!

Cacti are prickly yet adorable. Their many shapes and sizes can inspire great creativity. The variety is amazing, with over 1750 types of cacti worldwide.

The Prince of Wales Conservatory at Kew Garden in London made a lasting impression on me. It hosts an expansive cactus display. This experience, along with the general allure of these plants, has me spotting cacti everywhere. I see real ones, artificial ones, and many cactus-themed items.

My youngest son is also a fan. He loves their prickliness so much that he wants a cactus display in his new room. Like tropical pineapples, cacti have an undeniable appeal due to their quirky nature.

Everyone loves cacti for different reasons, but we all agree – they’re a fantastic theme for DIY projects. To help you get a taste of the desert at home, I’ve collected some amazing cactus craft ideas from around the web.

You’ll find a variety of projects in this collection. Simple paper crafts, intricate crochet patterns, tiny cacti pendants for necklaces, and even giant paper mache cacti for your garden. There’s something for everyone.”

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Inspiring Cactus Crafts: DIY Projects for a Desert Aesthetic

Explore crafting with cacti through our DIY projects. From mini planters to cactus-themed decor, our craft ideas offer a unique way to infuse your home with desert vibes.


If you love these crafts, you will probably enjoy these free vintage cactus illustrations and these fun Frida Kahlo crafts.

There are also some great ideas for making and crafting fake succulents on the blog.

I’m not very green-fingered; I seem to kill my cacti and succulents with kindness. I tend to overwater them, so I’m better off with the DIY kind. They last longer!

Before starting these cacti projects, ensure you have these craft essentials.

Other popular crafting themes complimenting these cacti are mushroom crafts and butterfly crafts.

27 cactus craft ideas

Michelle Leslie

Saturday 21st of August 2021

Anything to do with cacti works for me. Love these ideas and there are so many I haven't seen before too.

Claire Armstrong

Sunday 22nd of August 2021

Cacti are such a fun theme for crafting. They are just soo cute.

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Friday 16th of December 2016

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Marion l'épicière

Tuesday 11th of August 2015

Hello! What a nice selection of cactus DIY ! At La Petite Epicerie, we choose each month a new theme and the one at the moment is Arizona because we also love cactus :) Maybe you could visit www.la-petite-epicerie.fr and tell us what you think about our tutorials !

Have a good day

Marion

Claire Armstrong

Tuesday 11th of August 2015

Thank you have visited your site and love the theme Arizona. I especially love your cactus shaped cutters. I actually did a post more recently were I made giant papier-mâché saguaro cacti like the ones found in Arizona

Naomi @ Plaster & Disaster

Sunday 19th of July 2015

Love this roundup! I'm crazy about that cactus pillow. I just might need to make one myself!

Claire Armstrong

Sunday 19th of July 2015

Thanks, loved your cactus table would have included it if known about it when I did the round up. http://www.plasteranddisaster.com/turning-a-plastic-cactus-into-a-side-table-or-things-we-never-thought-wed-have-to-do/

Lindsay - Shrimp Salad Circus

Tuesday 2nd of June 2015

What a great collection - great minds think alike! :)

Claire Armstrong

Tuesday 2nd of June 2015

Thanks as I said like the neon cactus idea in your collection.