Saturday, April 27, 2013

How to make a personalized DIY cake stand or cookie tray

It has been a very productive day and I'm currently on a DIY roll..so here goes another!

I hit up thrift stores today and came home with these two gems ugly things with the intention of making what turned out to be a $5 cake stand -- the cost of the candle stick and the plate combined (I already had the rest of the supplies.)



Here's how it went from a candle holder and plate to a cute cake stand or cookie tray...

I used the incredibly strong Epoxy glue to attach the two pieces.  It's heavy duty glue and it worked perfectly -- after about 30 minutes it was dry and ready to be spray painted.

I went with navy blue because I had it on hand and it would match my dishes. Just as I was about to pull the trigger, I decided to personalize the cake stand. 

I used stickers to write the saying and made sure they were all stuck down really well.

As you can see I am not the best speller because I actually spelled "sneaked" incorrectly.  Of course, did I catch this before I spray painted? NO! But, I did catch it in time that I was able to peel the "E" off and use a little bit of nail polish remover to scrub it out.  Then I put the "A" in the spot and spray painted that spot again.  It actually worked pretty well...but obviously I didn't win too many spelling bee's in my day.

Once it was all dry, I started peeling off the letters using the tip of a steak
knife.  This was actually the hardest part as some of the paint didn't want to stay where it was supposed to.  Or was it because I was impatient and peeling before it was completely dry? Hmm...

And here's the finished product. What do you think? I especially like it because it matches the rest of my dishes, too!

For the record...my husband says he doesn't "get it"? Probably because he always eats the last one!




TDC Before and After

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