How To Make A DIY Cake Stand From A Plate And Bowl

I made a charming cake stand from a dollar store plate and bowl. It was an easy craft, super inexpensive. Plus it's both useful to serve food and looks lovely on its own as decor.

Check out the full DIY.

Every now and then, I see the cutest ideas online.

Darling DIYs that I swear I'm going to make someday.

I add them to Pinterest or I snap a quick photo.

And then promptly forget about them.

Sometimes for years.

Then one day, in a fit of cleaning or organizing, I run into one of my saved items and decide to make it right away.

Well today was one of those days.

I was this close to deleting a photo I'd saved years ago about combining a plate and a bowl to make a cake stand when I decided to go for it.

You see, in addition to being an avid dish collector, I also collect cake plates.


I've even made one from wood and made over several I've found thrifting.

Yup. The girl who doesn't really bake, and rarely eats cake anymore, is a sucker for any dessert stand she sees.

So combining my two loves was a natural next move. Especially when I could get my supplies at Dollar Tree for under three bucks.


They have some really great patterns and most are made by Royal Norfolk and hold up well in daily use.

My intention was to create a plain, red stand, but once I saw the sunflower set, it was all over.


I grabbed one dinner plate and one cereal bowl and headed home.

I had everything else I needed tucked away in my craft closet.

First things first, the instructions for the cake stands I've seen, and my original inspiration piece, usually suggest using hot glue or E6000. Here are my thoughts.

Hot glue is a great solution for a quick and easy bond. I use it all the time. However, I'm not sure how long it would last on an unglazed, porous surface and how well it would hold up after a few washes.

E6000 might be better, maybe someone in the comments will weigh in, but I've never used it, so I can't give an informed answer.

What I do know, is that epoxy is strong, waterproof and once it cures, that bond is almost indestructible.


So that's what I used...and since I was using it on a project that will be touching food, I opted for this food grade epoxy.

It probably wasn't necessary since it won't directly be touching my food, but better safe than sorry.

Once I had my supplies, I removed the tag from the plate.


And the bowl, making sure to remove all the paper and sticky glue left behind.

I didn't need to use my price tag removal trick, but if it hadn't come off so easily, I would've. 

Then I washed and dried, both pieces, to make sure there was nothing getting in the way of a strong bond.

The epoxy came in two bottles labeled A and B. One was a resin and one was a hardner.

I mixed equal amounts of both in a paper cup. Then I applied the mixture with a small brush to the bottom rim of the bowl.


No one was home when I did this project and I was trying hard not to get epoxy everywhere, so I don't have any photos of that part of the process, but you get the idea.


Once the rim was well coated, I popped it onto the back on the dish, making sure it was centered. Then I set it aside and waited.

This epoxy was rather thin and it was slow to cure, but when it had fully dried, I had a darling, cake stand that looked so summery and perfect in my kitchen.

With food.


Or without.

Of course, now that I've made this one, I'll be on the hunt for vintage pieces at the thrift store.

Can you imagine what a fabulous cake stand could be made from mismatched floral dishes (like the ones I just hung on my walls) and bowls?

Or holiday plates?

Or ones for fall?

I mean the possibilities are positively endless.

I just might have to start eating cake again to justify my new obsession.

I mean a girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do.

Right?

😉


Do you have projects waiting in the wings?

Happy Crafting, Friends!