Make A Cake Stand Out Of Plates

A selection of plates a three tier cake stand fitting can be found on ebay or many online craft stores and usually cost about 6 a fully charged cordless drill with a tile drill bit.

Make a cake stand out of plates.

For this stand i bought two sizes of round cardboard cake boards in the baking section of most craft stores and used a glue gun to attach scalloped bulletin board border trim around the edges. An older tart plate and candleholder can create a funky textural cake stand when put together with glue or temporary putty. Get a 10 12 inch microwave plate to serve as the plate on your cake stand. I started to make my own vintage cake stands to compliment the vintage china i already had.

Here s my guide to help you make your very own vintage cake stands. Make a stand out of cardboard and paper. If you have an old microwave you aren t using you can use the plate from that or you can buy one at a local discount or second hand store. Found on a beautiful mess diys daily inspiration your daily dose of crafts recipes beauty fashion living tips and home guides.

Decorate them however you like and then turn the cups upside down and stick the plate on top ta da. Cake stands can be expensive but with a bit of know how you can make a cake stand in no time. A cake stand fitting. A selection of vintage china plates best place to find these are your local car boot sale charity shops or ebay.

With a single plate and bowl you can make a one of a kind cake stand for a variety of gift giving needs. How to make cake plate stand diy. To make a cake stand using a large decorative candlestick as a base you will need several different supplies. See links below for the hardware and drill bits.

It really couldn t be any easier. Some of the others that we have featured include center poles or cake plate rods. Then i cut 2 pieces of round foam one shorter for the bottom and one taller for the top covered those in the same color paper and glued them onto the cake. The cake stand craft is super simple you just need 3 paper or polystyrene cups and one paper plate to make each cake stand.

We have included an easy video tutorial for you to follow. In this video i show how to make a british style afternoon or high tea multi tier cake stand. They are readily available on amazon here to watch the video click play above. You will see just how easy it is to make your own cake stand using plates and glasses.