23 DIY Starbucks Cup Ideas for Plants

Sherin Woods is a California-based DIY enthusiast and garden design aficionado. With a background in Environmental Science, she combines creativity and sustainability in all her projects. A Pinterest favorite, Sherin is committed to eco-friendly solutions and has contributed to various home and garden publications. Her areas of expertise include DIY project planning, sustainable garden design, and content creation.
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Do not miss these DIY Starbucks Cup Ideas for Plants, especially if you are a coffee lover! Save ‘grande’ and make a good use of them!

Transform your everyday Starbucks cup into a creative haven for your favorite plants! This is the ultimate guide for coffee lovers and gardening enthusiasts alike, showcasing ingenious and eco-friendly ways to repurpose these iconic cups with these DIY Starbucks Cup Ideas for Plants!

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DIY Starbucks Cup Ideas for Plants

1. Upcycled Frappuccino Cup Planters

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Turn your collection of Frappuccino cups into matching planters for the balcony with this quick and easy DIY. Add some soil, plant the seedlings gently, and spritz some water. Check it out here.

2. Tomato, Bachelor’s Button and Marigold in Coffee Cups

These sturdy Starbucks cups won’t break down easily, just like your thirst for coffee. Here’s the DIY.

3. Succulents in Starbucks

A little bit of soil and gravel can go a long way if you want to create a small coffee cup succulent container garden. With just potting medium, succulents, and gravel, you, too, can create this easily.

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4. Thriving Tomato Planter

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Want to grow tomatoes in style? Follow this DIY guide and do it in a Starbucks cup without spending a single buck. Perhaps spend some for the coffee.

5. Roses in Starbucks Cups

Growing roses is child’s play if you grow them in Starbucks coffee cups like this DIY. They also double up as mini greenhouses if you put on the lids. Here’s the DIY.

6. Cacti and Succulent in Plastic Coffee Cups

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Don’t throw away those plastic Starbucks containers. Fill them up with water and turn the lip upside down for a tiny succulent and cacti planter for the balcony.

7. Cacti Globe in Coffee Cup

Just like the last one, you can create an amazing globe full of brilliant tiny cacti in gravel resting on a coffee cup. This will truly capture everyone’s gaze. All you need is soil, gravel, water, and a Starbucks coffee cup.

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8. Starbucks Cup for English Ivy

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Growing English Ivy in water? Why go with a glass container when a Starbucks cup gets the job done with far more style?

9. Easy Homemade Greenhouse for Sprouting Seeds

Join two plastic coffee cups with a bit of tape, and you have a mini greenhouse for sprouting seeds without much effort. Once you set it up, you don’t need to do anything. Tutorial here.

10. DIY Starbucks Planter for Neon Pothos

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These Pothos vines and intricate roots look truly amazing in that upcycled DIY Starbucks planter filled with water. Want to give it a try? Check it out here.

11. Starbucks Cup Planter and Saucer Combo

Looking for a pot and saucer combo for spider plants? Go with this 4-step DIY instead. Check it out here.

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12. DIY Plant Shelf Decor with Starbucks Cups

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Adorn your shelves with repurposed Starbucks cups full of fake ice creams, artificial plants, and trinkets to make it stand out!

13. Starbucks Cup Succulent with Buzz Lightyear

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Give your kid’s room a makeover with this tiny succulent in a Starbucks cup with a Buzz Lightyear toy that they’ll absolutely adore.

14. DIY Starbucks Jade Plant Idea

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Go with a grande Starbucks cup for a grande jade plant, and you’ll never want to repot it ever again. Just slide in your regular pot inside a Starbucks container and you’ll have the same look!

15. Long Leaf Pair in Coffee Cups

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Who knew Starbucks coffee cups would complement slender narrow stems and long leaves so much? Just fill the cups with potting medium and moss. Don’t forget to mist them regularly.

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16. Plant Pot Covers

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Want to give your indoor garden a makeover in just 5 seconds? Use the Starbucks cup as a cover for your small pots! Just slide the pot in, and you’re done.

17. Starbucks Terrarium for Kalanchoe

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Look how amazing and adorable these baby Kalanchoes look in this repurposed frappuccino container from Starbucks. Balance a terrarium filled with soil on a Starbucks cup and add water at the bottom. Once it evaporates, add more.

18. Baby Venus Flytrap in Starbucks Cup

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Spruce up your tabletop and keep pests and flies away with this mini Venus flytrap in small Starbucks containers. Don’t forget to give it a pretty name like Carl here.

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19. Starbucks Pots

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Go with this pair of pot and saucer-style Starbucks planters that will look amazing on every counter or dresser. A little bit of soil and gravel are enough for each.

20. DIY Starbucks Cup with Hydroponics

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Grow green onions, celery, and herbs by harnessing the power of hydroponics and the beauty of simple Starbucks coffee cups. Just add vermiculite or coconut coir in water and start growing these.

21. DIY Plants in Starbucks Cups

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With a little bit of work, you can master growing seedlings in coffee cups. What better way is there? All you need is some potting medium and some water spray.

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22. Devil’s Ivy in Starbucks Medium Cup

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You might not be able to buy Devil’s Ivy at Starbucks, but you can definitely create your own with a repurposed coffee container. Just add some water and a handful of soil, and you’re good to go.

23. Plant Cutting in Starbucks Cup

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Just fill a Starbucks cup with water and add the cutting to it. The hold in the lid will provide support, and the cup will make it look amazing!


Conclusion

As we bid adieu to this green journey, we hope you’re leaving with a heart brimming with inspiration and hands itching to dive into these delightful projects. So, whether you’re a coffee enthusiast, a gardening aficionado, or simply someone seeking a touch of green magic in your life, these inventive DIY Starbucks Cup Ideas for Plants have surely sparked your creativity.

Here’s to nurturing your inner gardener and crafting your botanical masterpiece, one Starbucks cup at a time!

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