Rustic Willow Cone
2 Materials
$10
30 Minutes
Easy
Adding structure to a garden really adds interest as well as offering valuable support to plants. There are many beautiful, rustic supports available to buy but why not make your own? This willow cone is super simple to make and can be used as a base for all sorts of crafts as well as making a beautiful, rustic plant support for the garden.
For this project, you need two sorts of sticks, a rigid variety for the uprights and something more pliable for the weaving. We used bamboo and willow, but there are lots of other options out there.
We started by weaving a simple willow ring, following the same method as we used for our willow wreath, but this time only using 3-4 sticks of willow. We then inserted our uprights - we used bamboo, as we had it available, but you could use any stick which is stiff enough to hold its shape when you weave the willow around it.
Our first photo shows us using six uprights. Once we started weaving the willow around them it became clear that you needed an odd number for it to work, so we went back and added in another one. We found tying the top together to hold the cone in shape while you weave the rest of the willow in made it easier to manage.
We wove a couple more willow rings into the cone shape to give it added stability and then started weaving the willow randomly to get the effect that we wanted. If you're going to use your cone as a plant support, you may feel that rings are enough for you. Once you are happy with your willow cone trim off any ends to tidy it up - We left our uprights sticking out at the point to hold on to as we have a specific purpose for our cone, but you could easily trim these back too. This project really is a quick and easy make, from start to finish this cone took less than 30 minutes.
There are so many ways you could use this cone. Perhaps spray it white or silver and fill it with LED Lights for a rustic centre-piece. Decorate it with ribbons and wooden ornaments for a Scandinavian feel, or use it in the garden as a pretty, natural plant support.
And here is a sneak preview of what we used this cone for - check out our Succulent Christmas Tree for more details!
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