This Creative madness came from my inability to find a plant stand that I liked and even if I did like it, it wasn't in the price range I was willing to pay. My search for materials that could be used for this contraption took me far and wide - ikea, lowes, home depot and my little storage of junk I keep in the hope that I may use them one day. My eyes finally fell upon a clump of metal in the garden center of a major drug store. I had no clue what it was...The label read "Tomato Cage". Price: $1.99. Still clueless about why a tomato plant may need a metal cage( hey, I have never grown tomatoes..geez how am I suppose to know). I saw potential in the contraption that had three wire rings connected with three wire legs and bought it. By the way I did get the " Why do you need that for " comment from my H. With sparkle in my eyes I replied as always "I have got an idea". His reponse - Shake of the head and subtle roll of the eyes ( since I have bought many an items in hope to hack them into useful beautiful creations). On the ride back home I got it. I knew what I was going to do with it.
Ingredient:-
- Tomato Cage ( $1.99. round one ...apparently there are square ones aswell..I guess you could use those)
- Jute Roping ( $1.00. Found it in the dollar shop. You could use thin ribbons or nylon roping. Just make sure its strong since it has to hold the weight of the plant pot.
- Scissors
- Wire Cutter ( Need it to cut the top portion of the tomato cage. I did'nt have one so I bent the wire back and forth till it broke.
Steps to create:-
- Cut the three wires right above the top circle. At the point dotted red. I did'nt have wire cutters so I bent it back and forth at that point till it broke. Please where some worker gloves so you don't hurt yourself.
- Before Cut
- After you cut the Tomato Cage:
- Once all of the wire is covered with the jute your next step is to create an intricate pattern on the bottom and middle circles as I have done below.
- The top circle will need a little more support to hold the plant. I weaved the top circle as shown below. If you don't want to put in the effort to weave the top circle you could also find a plate that would fit perfectly on the top circle.
- Voila you're done. :)