well it all started when i got a clear glass vase from the dollar tree.
it was tall and lean with kinda like a bulb end.
i was gonna transform it into a cactus.
somehow.
should i glue beads to it? paper mache it?
add some kind of extension for its branch thingies?
ugh. i've had the vase for weeks now and i just couldn't figure out how to do it without making it labor extensive.
it was driving me crazy.
until i was at one of my fave stores and found this on sale:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWVB5Gt2LXrXCOKUsE06wLqYT36fPVU0elDQH5mrxQo5XDmTt-tCL2O7vbB6he8KZ0T7vmOLmc52GojEVzbcS0TlZ6n3NIxcwz2kbGiliU3WAN_Ux4-OpQor-UJL7BX2tHLh4Pvuu2B04/s1600/1-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-vase-fillers-hooplapalooza.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-tjirm37W2FN5NwQNLOOHHhK_ZTsQhEuWrRpqAGnmFjNU4ZLcJC6Ub3kB9o2bi5RMGjY7oRwkbIax1LP85AuP9Gs44nwE2g8yvplSdGFMLk5gtxvYY88NT9-OGVNIcW8rMxBCyHsPec-/s1600/2-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-donuts-hooplapalooza.png)
it was $8.99 and you get 8 of them.
worth it to me cuz i surrendered to that dollar tree vase idea and went with these instead.
and guess what?
i coulda made a hundred of these in the time it took me to write this post!
oh well, here goes:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mFzGy7bVBW6yi1MxUmSuxQcYAdOdRKf6kSrrFkc4rLmaecaSmz0vg_URm4JrCoWqGW6nhkIbDS8v7F5DnuKzv-b4FVhTJtA-loyAdIEpFLGatdAbkZv2V8rrcnvKr8FxhhGtUoed3VfW/s1600/3-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-spray-paint-hooplapalooza.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfKIxeS7XUEmSonxqVlRUXjSO07QKyLR46Tul04HSX2IZgndd5a_oHwXwGjaLcVvSWFh6hSdBHOPGFQSVu0aR7BGJMUikvrBQz5EfAHrmu17QV0ZBfLMlkaAW1Y6R9lis05zulReEg2V2/s1600/4-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-flowers-hooplapalooza.png)
these were in my craft stash but i know i got them at michael's at one point.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-m8qZLsrZ_y-OdQFKafd-GHwpjgfLRI7btlpKifTAhmCySdMffJxZMv2Fp4VYXjYN-PbwvEBrs_H362Grk5QaI1Z7ddN-UgnQ9Ba2U1SKwIgjRWYxPoYm0TFfxlvrFTscekr1UrDAP9k/s1600/5-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-cactus-flowers-hooplapalooza.png)
and look mini cactuses are born.
all ready when you have that cinco de mayo get together and use your little mexican blankets you got from party city.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4M_SLReX3AcRTR4yVbeUs2nB7c6uRWHTu0K97FwwNiF74Jhw1VsAifHzvZnH2VxvnZvnjbefU7g3Ext99XEf8xTIgZxh4cZKKOC4QKmKh3ZirqZp12rPFTXZsMandkx0gCWnAOgGMst-O/s1600/6-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-blanket-set-up-hooplapalooza.png)
place 'em right smack dab in that hole.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkmPZP9SRPfsOIKvUBn4zje2-jOueP-BmlIkQxuKBR2YAFLZEsD_db7AEDeKVZ2sHKNOi5_cYbXZk-yC6e994uylo8qFGQg732G7qRsJ_HJkroN_afEqlvBLertPjUKXyHyvPMtKZhURC/s1600/7-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-set-in-middle-hooplapalooza.png)
but where's the card you say?
well, i didn't have time to make one yet as it took forever to make up this post but i can always edit one in for you:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39OIYQD96NaIWG_DRgtJ-HSrxNPaReWir_WpnNqTHqaH1O0ippvXoQBXYkgPjz7krFl65aVEwZAhDxhMYxyiam8q17DHiNAwlOYI38W5XavAItMPs7D2k50LnR5bFoRo0AXqKhiq6OD_h/s1600/8-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-table-set-up-hooplapalooza.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-AEL-pghk7bkWTnm88AYpKFFG084byTYrWWU-U1GgsihsK8mzWBo8MCeWcsaC33Zu5Aeabn7g4Q9QTifKT3CuGmipj_7XR4WqJ5vZxz7QrtifkoZPYT_JjWPqCdxPrtWjf3QWHpEMgcW/s1600/9-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-title-hooplapalooza.png)
aren't they cute?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ7HjPsBFM-jTzMlTeUpc_ZG7rqMq0KQ2Aws_yW1trTbV4vfvhhrQEy_I4UqNN4saPqF78ejcKkMjTmCtNFq5Oiq4pZDxGrWZT0Qgtd0wpkbE5hNOZ26SOzkzWljJOWWQahC9xt6zp9yE/s1600/10-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-close-up-hooplapalooza.png)
i only made 6 of them for each table setting but like i said you can make 8 total.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE93_ZhIk1uw1PmkRij9oyzNyxT1YTy_xcvzEfHBAETH4MIhdlUZxY_PgxaNs2k6jgXgHpmIRsXOEadEGAEKHeKU2wDanjRJBwLQV05twZ9EiyZRoRu7PD5sqvllFPTNSn3V5XcTZqmO0l/s1600/11-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-close-up-again-hooplapalooza.png)
or put them on the food table for food labels too.
you can also use different green spray paints for variation.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzthjmD9h1uQpAzsDA-fTKyXTQr497e9SND48lR98VRcCmBNJFfEr5KHki0SYcRt_rQAfJsqK6lMY9WNTBhjeLBLNV10T3MJnS0aWrVoPQMZi_RnnZ9ZfL_j_gg_yuayF72kiKeBPNWqA/s1600/12a-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-close-title-hooplapalooza.png)
you can stick the card on top of the flower like so:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJqJzdDlx-5OMKlucTDhkT_QK7e4vlIqdb0PhIwTDG7rmd0lTd1tYgEYFk1lne-msMOMcmhBWDL6-g2pMdAXn1EXm-Fgzbaae-IfgHKQKRny6KDWR0dBkkmJBrRa_oGSGPsJfjQ0SuGTM/s1600/12-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-card-hooplapalooza.png)
just don't put senor taco's label next to all the churros or he may take the whole plate.
and i know i know i keep saying i don't celebrate cinco de mayo but keep making mexican stuff anyway.
i can't help it i have a crafting disease with no cure.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZo31NdU64Gph4JE6wjMpgHvm8_hxMUoSRRaZ8euAT7DCHy_0QgkhqIqT8aFGiHBl7nB_NxnyrL-3kaC_ys8Nu_L_bkhYdTPumWXMhv5ErDmv-HbJ5mBSIw3pGlDR2y12Q_9YuhkeZw-3/s1600/13-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-collage-hooplapalooza.png)
anyway, make 'em cuz they're super duper easy.
oh and here's that pinterest pic for you since i keep seeing all these kinda vertical pics floating around and have pinned a number of these myself.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1AvVXfJW5s8akLtEPsDZ2F_mtTKHIyjt9rwKIqLS2N9o-_Fox4A01DFXKKOPYVHeOY3RWrQfhmDYMmh9-uRrWXbTJO_BJ5KftSJZpNRgVl9vSwxlOBy34hR92hEpZ_OHdCtmLYNrKoGX/s1600/14-mini-cactus-placecard-holders-vertical-title-hooplapalooza.png)
ole ole!
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