{try this} quick DIY cake stand

{try this} is all about fun little tips and tricks that make life easier!  And today, I have a super easy entertaining tip! 

When The Saint I renewed our vows at the 10 year mark (woo hoo!  we're closing in on 12 years now!), we were on a pretty tight budget and pretty much did everything ourselves.  No caterer, no wedding planner, no store bought cake (or cupcakes in our case) ... it was DIY all the way!

 

Instead of a traditional cake, I knew I wanted a cupcake bar ... so fun!  But what in the world was I going to do with (and how would I store) 6+ cake stands after the shindig?!

 

Enter my quick DIY cake stand ...

I purchased two inexpensive sets of solid colored dishes - one granny smith apple green and one black - inverted the cereal bowls, attached the dinner plates with scrapbooking glue dots (super sticky and easily removed) and my cake plates were born!! 

Here they are in action - sorry, this was the first picture I could find without digging out my CD of hundreds of pictures! 

We made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with home made buttercream and offered chocolate jimmies, green sugar, coconut and mini chocolate chips ... it was a hit!

 

These would be sweet made with thrift store finds for a Mothers' Day tea, heritage dishes for an anniversary party or fun brightly colored mix & match plates and bowls for your kiddo's birthday party ... use the coffee mugs and salad/dessert plates for smaller cake stands with a little more quirky character :)  The best part is that they can be whipped up in a pinch and stored easily!

Hope you were inspired to {try this}!  And hope you want to hang around a while!  There are lots of ways to follow along ... check out my side bar.  And I'll be sharing the amazing brownie recipe pictured above in the very near future ... you definitely don't want to miss it!

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