• 0 items$0.00
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Hands Occupied

Colorful knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame from craft book author & designer Heidi Gustad.

  • BLOG
    • Knitting
    • Crochet
    • Latch Hook
    • Macramé
    • Punch Needle
  • ABOUT
  • Shop
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • YouTube

DIY Cake Stands

March 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

Inspired by this tutorial at Eat Drink Pretty, I decided to make a couple of last-minute cake stands for my wedding on Saturday. I only made four of these: two for the pies that will be on my head table and two for trays and adding some layers to my snack table. I’ll have to remember to clean these before I put food on them…

Supplies

1 plate

1 antique sundae cup (or candlestick or goblet)

strong glue or epoxy (I used Elmer’s Ultimate Glue)

felt

hot glue gun & glue

pen

scissors

heavy book

damp wash cloth

Directions

Trace the bottom of the sundae cup on your felt and cut the shape out. Hot glue the felt to the bottom of the sundae cup. Using a damp wash cloth, wet the bottom of your plate (this step is only necessary if you’re using the same glue as I did). Turn the sundae cup over once the hot glue has dried and apply strong glue to to the felt.

You can skip all of the above and use epoxy to directly glue the sundae cup and plate together. Follow the directions and caveats at Eat Drink Pretty if you go this route.

With your plate facing down, center the sundae cup and set it on the plate. Put a heavy book on top of the sundae cup. Let dry for several hours to secure the adhesive.

The reason I wanted to use hot glue and a removable, yet strong glue to make the cake stands was because I couldn’t bring myself to ruin a perfectly good set of antique plates and sundae cups with epoxy. I can think of a bunch of other crafts I could made with these items that might be useful for more than one day.

Filed Under: DIY Wedding, How-to Tagged With: antiques, cake stands, diy, eat drink pretty, epoxy, sundae cups, wedding

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

Previous Post: « How to: Seating Arrangement Ribbon Display
Next Post: Tempeh Tacos »

Reader Interactions

DID YOU LIKE THIS POST?
Visit similar articles...

  • Attention, DIY Brides & Handmade Hostesses!Attention, DIY Brides & Handmade Hostesses!
  • My Life, My KiaMy Life, My Kia
  • How-to: Black & Gold Wedding Table NumbersHow-to: Black & Gold Wedding Table Numbers
  • How-to: Make a Perfect Paper PinwheelHow-to: Make a Perfect Paper Pinwheel

DON’T MISS ANOTHER UPDATE

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied / Craft Book Author and Knitting, Crochet, Latch Hook and Macrame Designer

Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

UPDATES BY EMAIL

Monthly highlights sent to your inbox.

Find Me Elsewhere, If You’re There

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Latch Hook by Heidi GustadDiscover Unique Items

Footer

INSTAGRAM

handsoccupied

Yarn craft designer & author. Into intarsia knits, latch hook, color & vintage-modern style.
❤️ Email for pattern support
👇🏻 Book, Patterns, Tutorials

Heidi Gustad 🧶✂️
This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t you think? ❤️💛💙
.
Pattern: modified #soldotnacrop sweater / yarn: various from my stash
If you look closely, you’ll see I’m casually k If you look closely, you’ll see I’m casually knitting from one sweater into another here, no big deal. (What can I say, I lost a game of yarn chicken. 😂) I almost didn’t post this because I was worried someone might have some nonsense to say about my ability to knit. Then I remembered I can’t care about that. Silly me, I almost forgot myself! 
.
Speaking of which, dang it’s good to have my mental health back consistently after the past couple of years. The anxious parts of my personality are just chilling, rather than constantly screaming that my work isn’t good enough to share. The confident parts of me that matter have me creating (and starting to share my creations & process with strangers and friends) again! 
.
Anybody else feel like they are beginning to return to themselves, so to speak, this spring?
I’m feeling better, & all my [big, bad bug] proj I’m feeling better, & all my [big, bad bug] project needs is a couple of short sleeves! I’ll be finishing this sweater *just* before it gets too warm to wear, but isn’t that always how it goes? 🫠🧶 
.
#knittersofinstagram #soldotnacrop #handsoccupied #knitincolor #springknitting
Just divided the sleeves on this quick sweater, wh Just divided the sleeves on this quick sweater, which has unsurprisingly turned into a love letter to primary colors. ❤️💛💙 The heart stripe is a wee tweak I incorporated, and I don’t regret it! 
.
 #handsoccupied #soldotnacrop #strandedcolorwork #knitting #yokesweater
I am unfortunately home bound for the near future I am unfortunately home bound for the near future thanks to the big, bad bug. So far I’ve knit half a sweater, consumed about a gallon of ginger tea, & plowed through 3 seasons of Pit Bulls and Parolees. 
.
June doesn’t understand why I’m suddenly so boring, but she seems to like watching animal planet. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2022 / Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework / Branding by Ink + Mortar
All Site & Shop Policies / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy