Lucky Plant Gift

Wish someone an auspicious new year with a jade plant, Crassula ovata. This easy-care succulent is said to bring prosperity.

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Updated on September 20, 2018
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What You'll Need

Materials

  • Pot
  • Square sheet of decorative paper
  • Double-sided tape
  • Gold cord
  • Tag

Instructions

  1. To wrap the pot, place it on a square sheet of decorative paper. Bring up two opposite corners, and secure to the pot with double-sided tape.

  2. Fold the other two flaps as shown; tape. Tie gold cord around the pot, and add a tag with a message.

Originally appeared: MARTHA STEWART LIVING, JANUARY 2010
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