Red Cake Stand

Since I am hosting a couple of Valentine's Day parties, I thought I would make a cake stand to go with the decor. I came across this red plate at Marshall's on clearance for $3. They also had the salad size plates for $2. I bought one big one and had a crystal candlestick at home from my thrift store stash. I seem to always have at least one on hand ready to go.

I used Amazing E6000 to attach the candlestick to the plate and let dry overnight. I think it will be a cute addition to the Valentine's table I will create!

Cake Stands, part 3!

Yes, I have an obsession, I admit it. I just can't help myself, I love the hunt. Enjoy my latest creations!This one looks like plates I have seen at Anthropologie. I found it at Home Goods for $2.99. The glass base was fifty cents at a thrift store.

I wanted you to be able to see the base of the tall one here. I love it! I paid $2.50 for it, which is a lot by thrift store standards, but it's really tall and I just love how formal it looks. So I paired it with this all white plate I found for $3.99 at Home Goods.

A close up of the all-white design. I love how classic this one turned out, it is my new favorite!

The bottom one in this picture I bought at Home Goods on our way to San Francisco last month. I can't remember, but I believe it was $5.99. It is my widest plate. The base is a glass I got at a thrift store for less than $1.

This top plate I found for fifty cents at Rescued Treasures and the base I bought for a dime at a yard sale. I have to find somewhere to display some of my creations!

Cake Stands, Round 2

Last night I persuaded my husband to go with me to Rescued Treasures and I found some goodies! (None more exciting than the books I posted about!! So excited!!) This plate I bought 2 or 3 years ago at Home Goods, I used an extra wide candlestick that I picked up last night for $1.00.

This is a Vera Bradley dish with the store sticker on the bottom of it that read $45.99, but Rescued Treasures had it for $6. Add a $1.00 candlestick and voila!

This one is cutest in person because it has a metallic edge. Plate-$1.00, glass base-$1.00. =)

This Christmas plate I couldn't pass up at Goodwill...it looks very Mary Einglebright-esh (sp?). I picked up two of these matching bases for $0.75 each. They make PERFECT bases! I should probably note that since I'm telling you how cheap you can make these for, please don't think I am giving you junk if I make you one for a gift, I really LOVE them and think they're special! Just think how much more special a batch of cookies or brownies will be for your family when they are presented on these instead of in the metal pan you bake them in! =)

DIY cake stands

I saw recently on Your Home Based Mom blog, her tutorial on cake stands. Today I went to two thrift stores and made out like a bandit. All you need is a plate, a "stand" of some sort (candlestick, glassware of the right sort, etc.)and E-6000 glue from Joanns or Michaels. Here are some of my finds. Trish I'm voting this should be a MOPS craft next year. I'll help you hit up all the thrift stores for a few months and it's perfect for the craft budget! Hint, hint! =)
So this little stemware I picked up for $1.00. The plate was the most expensive thing I bought all day, at $5.00, but I like it a lot, it's stamped from Germany on the back so I guess that's why it was more.

Applying glue to the edge. Some of the pieces I used the correct way, some I turned upside down, depending on which way looked better. They are all unique, so you just try it before you glue it to see what you like best.

Find the center and put it down. Simple!

This is a little bud vase that was $1 and the plate was $1.79. I am telling you the prices of everything so that you can see this truly is a cheap project! =)

Ignore the messy table in the background. =)

This little plate was $1.00. It is dessert size, and perfect for little bite sized treats! It has a simple glass candlestick that was $0.99.

This is the finished product of the $5 plate and $1 glass from the start of the blog...

This china plate was $1.79 and the candlestick $0.89.

This is the finished product of the bud vase one.

Pretty cute! I think I'm obsessed! Of course, you don't have to use thrift store finds, you could buy new. This was my first try though, and I do like that they're unique. One other little tip I found out today...Visalia Emergency Aid store is 50% off the whole store (except appliances and green tags) on Fridays. And to think, I didn't even make it to Rescued Treasures today! I wonder what they have in store for me tomorrow! :)

In case you're wondering...I also found an old Houghton Mifflin Literary Reader for $1, circa 1974. The kids for some reason LOVE these collection of stories. All of the kids (including Emma!) go for them in class instead of the new regular books. I also bought a few dollars worth of childrens books (newer) for $0.25 each. Quite possibly the find of the day was a Gymboree skirt for Emma that was marked $2.30, but children's clothing was 75% off today, so I got it for a whopping $0.57!!!! We also picked up 4 other cute skirts for even less! Unbelievable thrift store day, and I've got to call it a success!