Who doesn't love a good pun?!?Have you seen the adorable cactus love graphics in the Wonderful Graphics bundle?
I have a slight obsession with cactus and succulents right now, maybe it's because the real plants are hard to kill. I still tend to stick with the faux variety since they meet the level of maintenance I can handle.
I have seen the stores selling the simple wood plant stands lately too but they were a bit too expensive to be worth the investment, especially when the DIY gene is strong. They sell the wood needed a few aisles over and it's a fraction of the cost.
The Supply List:
I'm using a phrase from the cactus love, open it up in Silhouette Studio.
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Trace the image using the trace tool. I found making the threshold 72 was perfect for tracing this image, click "trace".
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Slide away the original image and delete the graphic.
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I wanted the words to stack instead of being horizontal, so release the compound path.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-ss4.jpg)
Group the words back together so you don't accidentally move parts around.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-ss5.jpg)
Stack the words and use the align tool to center them perfectly.
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Now I'm going to show you a feature that's only available if you have an upgraded version of Silhouette Studio. There is a new feature called the warp feature. You can input the exact size of your pot and it will automatically adjust the file to properly wrap the circumference of your surface.
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Hit apply and now you're good to group it all together. Go ahead and send it to be cut.
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Weed out the extra material and apply transfer tape on top.
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Apply the vinyl on top of the pot and slowly peel the transfer tape off.
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Measure the circumference of your pot so you know how wide you need to make the stand.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-1.jpg)
Now let's build the wood stand! Take your wood dowels and cut the center sections to be slightly larger than the circumference. Mark the lines with a pencil.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-2.jpg)
Find the center of the sections you just measured and draw the sections you need to cut away so they can form a flush "X" for the pot to rest on.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-3.jpg)
Cut down the sections of wood using your miter saw (or hand saw!)
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-4.jpg)
I used my scroll saw to cut out the center portions.
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Now lay out the sections, I used my cutting mat so I had perfect lines to use.
I used my hot glue gun to attach the wood together. You could use a nail gun or screws if you wanted it to be really secure.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-7.jpg)
Glue the two sections together and you've got yourself a handy wood stand!
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-8.jpg)
Place the pot on your stand and you're done!
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I bought some picks at my local hobby store and stuck them in floral foam then covered the top with rocks to create my cactus arrangement.
![](https://bi.fbcd.co/posts/hug-me-13.jpg)
Your plant arrangements are going to be so adorable!