Em's Crafty Chronicles: Crazy for Cake Stands!!

ok, so I may not be the best at making sweet treats...cupcakes, cakes and such...BUT...I am obsessed with the cuteness and classic-ness (word?) of cake plates and cupcake stands...I wanted to do a dessert bar while hosting this Thanksgiving so I set out for all the cake stands I could find...although, they weren't as easy to find as I thought?? I assumed one trip of thrift store scouring and I would have beautiful antique cake stands in china patterns from old grandmothers who had no use for them anymore....but there were none! ZERO!!! ok, plan B..Target and Wal Mart...Target had cupcake stands...for around $30.00 which I wasn't willing to spend since I wanted several off them...I went to Wal Mart and found a glass cake stand with cover that doubled as a punch bowl...hmmm...two for one?? I'll take it...it was around $20.00 and until my fabulous dessert is placed in it, it is holding pumpkins on my fall buffet shown above right...(See it there in the center??)

So...I still needed the cool multi layered ones...A trip to my local 99 cent store solved my problem...and I have been making them so often and SO inexpensively that I am sure there are a few people who will be receiving them as gifts (but don't tell how much they cost...$3.00-$5.00...yes...that's right...Here is what you will need to make your own cake/cupcake stand.

*two plates
*527 glue
*taper candle holder

I purchased the plates and the candle sticks at the 99 cent store...the glue from JoAnn's (I think it was around $3.99??) It is really very easy...turn your first plate (which will be your top plate) upside down...remove price tags and any stickers...spread glue over the top of the taper holder, and some around the bottom of the plate...and let dry (I like to wait 12 hours) the glue says it dries in two hours..full strength in 24 - so I kind of go in the middle...or longer depending on my schedule.

Once your first plate is dry...put glue on the other side of the taper holder...and some on the plate and place on top...

Let dry and ta daaaa!!! two tiered cupcake stand.

You can also simply turn over a plate, glue on a taper holder and when turned over is a single cake stand.

I made a three tiered cupcake stand (also now holding pumpkins in anticipation for it's dessert) that I set the tapers back toward the back. I used three different sized square plates and wanted to have desserts front and center without having to reach for things in the back.