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Watch a plant stand take shape in Easel: lay out a slotted leg with an arched cutout and a round pot ring, then turn the 3D preview to see the parts.
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Choose a shape that suits your pot and the place it will sit. Open the maker’s project for photos and instructions, or preview the shared design to make one like it.
Interlocking Plant Standby Katie ClevelandMaple and walnut stands raise small pots without hiding their leaves. Katie’s rounded arches and short legs suit a shelf or mantel. The shared design includes separate layouts for the interlocking wooden parts; size the support to your pot.
Engraved Neon Plant Standby Cultivate StudiosNeon cast acrylic adds color beneath a terracotta pot, while fine engraved lines catch the light. Cultivate Studios shares separate engraving and cutout designs in the instructions. Start with the piece outlines below, then follow the engraving sequence and adjust the connector slots to your acrylic thickness.
Mid Century Modern Planter Standby Benjamin TovarSplayed plywood legs lift a planter higher and leave its sides exposed. Benjamin’s design uses two interlocking parts cut from a 16 × 16 × 1/2 inch Baltic birch sheet. The instructions show how they slide together; the design is shared for noncommercial use.
Simple H plant standby HenryStraight legs and a flat pot support make Henry’s birch-plywood stand a quiet choice for a windowsill. The maker describes a fit for pots with a base around eight inches wide. Both slotted parts are in the shared design; adjust the fit for your pot and plywood.
Big Bird Leggy Plant Standby Brian AdleOversized bird feet and painted legs turn a small pot into a playful display. Brian cuts the feet, legs and circular pot support from birch plywood. The shared layout supplies those parts; assembly and paint give the finished stand its character.
R2D2 Leggy Plant Standby Brian AdleRobot-like legs and broad feet make this wooden stand look as if the plant could walk away. Brian combines a circular pot support with detailed leg pieces. The file has two stock-thickness versions; choose a matching set and assemble it around your pot.
Super Mario 3 Pipe and Vine Plant Shelfby Brian AdleA painted pine shelf gives two small pots their own levels on a desk. Brian’s pipe-and-vine shapes frame the shelves like a video-game scene. The two shared workpieces supply the decorative sides and shelves; Brian assembles them with screws and adds acrylic paint.
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Brian Adle explains that the extra emblem uses the material left inside the planter opening. He paints those small pieces and uses them as coasters. If you are making the leggy stand, that separate center piece can become a second object rather than scrap.
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From R2D2 Leggy Plant Stand by Brian Adle.
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