The window of the bakery was filled with beautiful display cakes in all shapes and sizes, the one thing they all had in common was that they were all displayed on beautiful cake stands. At the end of the appointment I asked her if she could show us what options she had for us to use. Unfortunately, our cake was too large to go on one of the stands she had but she would look at her suppliers and if we found anything we liked we could use that.
Our Requirements
16" in Diameter, at least
Must be able to hold at least 100 lbs
Must be very stable - no wobbles!
After 2 hours of googling, surfing Etsy and Ebay and hunting through T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, etc. I couldn't find anything larger than 12" and under $60. Then I started looking for materials to make my own. I had seen DIY tutorials on Weddingbee where the poster used a vase or glass and a plate. Still no luck. Everything was either too small or too big or the plate was to curved or it had a ridge.
Walking through Target, I found it! A wooden candle holder meant for a 3" pillar. It was about 7" tall and had a cool shape to it I bought it for $10 figuring we could cut the platter part from wood easily. After scouring Michael's and only finding 6" & 8" wood plaques, we headed to Lowe's. Instead of getting a sheet of wood to cut up we found precut circles meant for table tops or barstools. At 18" wide it was a little bigger than we need but it works. Also needed were screws, screw in "eye" hooks, and paint.
Materials Pic
Jon did all the hard labor, I just did the decorating.
1. Remove the metal dish on the top of the pillar
2. Find the center of the 18" wood disk and mark 4 screw holes
3. Match pillar up so it will sit in the exact center (Super Important! If its not in the center the balance will be off potentially making easier for it to tip once the cake is placed on top.
4. Make sure the stand is level and test with weight
We thought it was a little too shaky so I ran to Micheal's and picked up the 8" wood plaque to place on the bottom - same process as top. Then we tested again. Much more stable!
5. I then sanded the whole thing. I really wanted to get all the finish off the candle pillar.
6. I painted the whole thing with 3 coats of Valspar Tropical Sea. Letting it dry between each coat.
7. At this point, you can spray with a shiny finishing spray.
8. After letting it really dry for a few days I measured the circumference and did some math, I screwed in the eye hooks equally around the underside of the dish.
9. Once they were all in I started beading, first all the dangles, then all the swags using beads I found at Michael's.
The finishing touch was a 15" mother of pearl scalloped charger plate I found at Pier 1.
The Final Product
Total Cost: $40 ish
7" Pillar from Target: $10
18" Wooden Disk from Lowe's: $10
8" Wooden Plaque from Michaels: $5
8 Screws: $4
10 Eye hooks: $2
Sample can of Paint: $3
Beads: $26 but I'm using them for other projects too.
Here in France you don't find regular cake stands at all, I've been looking all over and i just can't get my hands on one. So i might just make one of these but not for our wedding and in a "normal" size. :)
The window of the bakery was filled with beautiful display cakes in all shapes and sizes, the one thing they all had in common was that they were all displayed on beautiful cake stands. At the end of the appointment I asked her if she could show us what options she had for us to use. Unfortunately, our cake was too large to go on one of the stands she had but she would look at her suppliers and if we found anything we liked we could use that.
Our Requirements
After 2 hours of googling, surfing Etsy and Ebay and hunting through T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, etc. I couldn't find anything larger than 12" and under $60. Then I started looking for materials to make my own. I had seen DIY tutorials on Weddingbee where the poster used a vase or glass and a plate. Still no luck. Everything was either too small or too big or the plate was to curved or it had a ridge.
Walking through Target, I found it! A wooden candle holder meant for a 3" pillar. It was about 7" tall and had a cool shape to it I bought it for $10 figuring we could cut the platter part from wood easily. After scouring Michael's and only finding 6" & 8" wood plaques, we headed to Lowe's. Instead of getting a sheet of wood to cut up we found precut circles meant for table tops or barstools. At 18" wide it was a little bigger than we need but it works. Also needed were screws, screw in "eye" hooks, and paint.
Materials Pic
Jon did all the hard labor, I just did the decorating.
1. Remove the metal dish on the top of the pillar
2. Find the center of the 18" wood disk and mark 4 screw holes
3. Match pillar up so it will sit in the exact center (Super Important! If its not in the center the balance will be off potentially making easier for it to tip once the cake is placed on top.
4. Make sure the stand is level and test with weight
We thought it was a little too shaky so I ran to Micheal's and picked up the 8" wood plaque to place on the bottom - same process as top. Then we tested again. Much more stable!
5. I then sanded the whole thing. I really wanted to get all the finish off the candle pillar.
6. I painted the whole thing with 3 coats of Valspar Tropical Sea. Letting it dry between each coat.
7. At this point, you can spray with a shiny finishing spray.
8. After letting it really dry for a few days I measured the circumference and did some math, I screwed in the eye hooks equally around the underside of the dish.
9. Once they were all in I started beading, first all the dangles, then all the swags using beads I found at Michael's.
The finishing touch was a 15" mother of pearl scalloped charger plate I found at Pier 1.
The Final Product
Total Cost: $40 ish
7" Pillar from Target: $10
18" Wooden Disk from Lowe's: $10
8" Wooden Plaque from Michaels: $5
8 Screws: $4
10 Eye hooks: $2
Sample can of Paint: $3
Beads: $26 but I'm using them for other projects too.
posted by ChillyBear 2 years agoGreat idea.
posted by hmaxwell77 2 years agoLove it we are having a western wedding and i was looking for wooden cake stand now i know how to do it thanks Mindy
posted by mindylynn 2 years agoWow this is really awesome! Thank for the DIY info! =)
posted by Newfie 2 years agovery nice...might think of making one myself...thanks for posting!
posted by bridegrl 2 years agoEXACTLY what I've been looking for! I was having the same problem trying to find an 18" stand ANYWHERE. Thank you!!
posted by GrmaB 2 years agoVery cool.
posted by Talishazwi 2 years agohow awesome is that! I didn't know Lowe's sold precut "table tops." I have to check that out.
posted by Aug2010bride 2 years agobeautiful! and thanks for the tip about how to balance out the bottom to make it more stable - that was something I have been wondering about!
posted by panda in England 2 years agoThanks for the tutorial !It looks great !
Here in France you don't find regular cake stands at all, I've been looking all over and i just can't get my hands on one. So i might just make one of these but not for our wedding and in a "normal" size. :)
posted by Mademoiselle-Dentelle 2 years agoWow, this looks amazing! So creative, I LOVE it!!!
posted by ekittle 2 years agoOh my gosh this is PERFECT! I haven't been finding what I want, why wouldn't I think to look on WB to help?! :D Thank you for posting this!!
posted by KansasPrincess11 2 years ago