Wednesday, November 16, 2011

DIY Cake Stand

At Liv's last birthday I challenged myself to pull together a party with some creative touches for under $100.  The big hit of the party was the ice cream sandwich "cake" and roll your own toppings bar.  I piled the ice cream sandwiches into a 2 tier cake which of course needed a a cake stand!  I was wandering around Home Depot hoping inspiration would hit and found myself in the tile aisle inspecting the fauxe marble tiles.  A helpful Home Depot guy came by and asked if he could help... I'm not afraid of being the crazy lady with a wacky DIY idea so I told him what I had in mind, he whipped out a sharpie, wrote "sample" on the back of the tile I picked out, and I walked out with the top of my cake stand for free!  Some spray paint, a pillar candle stick I had in my home decor stash, some industrial adhesive, and a papaer and ribbon bunting later I had the perfect and virtually free cake stand!

 
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4 comments:

Allison said...

My daughter's birthday is in two weeks - I love this idea! You could also use a clear vase on the bottom - and fill it with something birthday themed (just be sure to tape the opening before upending the vase)!

Love! Thanks for the idea!

Karie said...

So cute! And what a GREAT idea! The milk shots are adorable btw!

marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings said...

an ice cream sandwich bar sounds awesome! I love the way the stand turned out I'd love it if you would add this to my party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com

Lissa (Bellenza) said...

A cake stand made from tiles...and for free? How neat is that?!

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