Cake Stand Craft

I have finished another craft. No, it is not those super expensive Jordan Almonds wreaths. They are taking slightly longer than forever. Plus side though, I can rob banks undetected since the hot glue gun has seared off my fingerprints. More on those later.

This project was not my own idea, I found it on a blog I follow, cherrysjubileehome.blogspot.com.

I took two unmatched candle holders. These I already owned, but they are readily found at the Goodwill. I was there today and they had two aisles full. I resisted buying anymore since the wreaths are staring me in the face. I bought the two wood circles at Michael's and the ball fringe at a fabric store (Calico Corners).
I spray painted the bases white. I wanted mine to be more shabby, so I didn't do a super good job on the sanding. You can certainly make yours anyway you want. Left those to dry.

I cut out the paper I wanted to use. This I already owned. Got out my trusty decoupage and went to town. You can just use glue and it will be wonderful. I like to have the option to wipe it down if need be, so that is why I used decoupage. I sanded between each coat so it will have a smooth finish. You can't see this in the photos, but I also did the bottom of each circle.

For the scalloped one, I took a glass, turned it over and traced circles on my paper of choice. Then I cut around the bottom of the circles, taking care to not cut the circles from each other. Found the middle of the circles and cut a straight line through them. This will create two sets of scallops. It took a little over three to cover the edge of my circle. There may be a easier way to do this, but I don't know it. I sewed some beads onto a button and adhered the flower to the edge of the circle.
For the little cupcake holder, it was the same process, only I glued fringe to the edge. The little glass dome, I bought today at the Goodwill for .49. They had lots of the small ones but no large one for the cake stand.
I glued the bases to the circles using Gorilla Glue, let them dry for a few hours and now they eagerly await a baked product.

As soon as I hire a baker, they shall have one.