Easy DIY Cake Stand (Ikea Hack)
by
Claire at Pillarboxblue
(IC: blogger)
7 Materials
1 Hour
Easy
Want a fabulous plate to show off your home baked goods? It is so easy to make your own brilliant cake stand, just using stuff from Ikea.
Not only is the cake stand really affordable but you can make whatever design you like as long as you can find it on a paper napkin.
Not only is the cake stand really affordable but you can make whatever design you like as long as you can find it on a paper napkin.
You don't have to use stuff from Ikea but almost everything you need is there and affordable.
For my cake stand, I used this Ikea napkin with the fish design. As the fish design was distinctive I decided to carefully cut it out.
I stuck both fishes from the paper napkin face down to the underside of the plate using a decoupage glue Mod Podge click here to see the one I used
I wanted a silver cake stand so I then covered the base of the glass plate with 2 layers of tissue paper in silver. Again I used Mod Podge for this.
Next, I spray painted the candlestick base with silver paint to match.
Don't forget to check out my blog post for more detailed instructions.
Decoupaging with napkins is great fun. I have even decoupaged a whole bench before with Marimekko napkins click here to see it.
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Published January 4th, 2017 11:29 AM
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Sandpiper@access comments. ca on Oct 08, 2019
Cute, you can customise the napkins based on the function of the plate, e.g. for cheese and crackers, a wine/cheese motif.
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Claire at Pillarboxblue on Dec 28, 2020
Thank you, yes that is a good idea.
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Claire at Pillarboxblue on Oct 14, 2019
Thank you
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Hi Claire I really like this project. Can i use any brand of napkin or must it be the Merimekko. Are they expensive? Your bench is also magnificent. Thanks for sharing this project. Have a Happy New Year.
Is this food safe?
Love this idea. I assume once the modge podge dries it seals the napkin so that the plate can be “handwashed”? And I actually
like the idea of fhe fish, as I have 2 fishermen in the house.