Don't want to send you off-site, but since we don't yet have a Bonsai Forum...Check this out:
http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion....
To my eyes I don't 'see' Bonsai' when I look at your two willows, but that's just my old mind being stubborn.
If you imagine it you can do it! Go for it and take lots of photos along the way.