Wooden Cake Stand From Scrap Wood

by Laura | mobilehome_cottage

5 Materials

2 Hours

Easy

Even though this is a cake stand, I prefer to use it for vignettes.

This project isn't perfect but I think the small imperfections make it look aged.

I had some scrap pine. I like using pine because it's a soft wood and cuts quite easily with a jig saw. I'm sure you could purchase precut circles in a craft store or hardware store if you're not comfortable with a jig saw.

I used plates to trace my circles onto the pine scrap.

I go slowly with the jig saw for more accuracy. However, when you sand it you can get a smoother edge.

I had some scraps of table legs around from a previous project. Just play around with the pieces until you get the look you want.

I used gorilla glue to attach the pieces. You could certainly screw them together as well.

I picked up these button plugs at the hardware to give it a little character.

I attached the plugs with gorilla glue as well.

I then painted the stand with a chalk paint.

I then sanded it in places to give it a worn look. I'm quite happy with the outcome and look forward to changing up the displays with the season's. And the best thing is I only had to purchase the button plugs for $2.00. It really pays to hang on to scrap wood!