DIY Cake Plate(s)

HELLO fellow pinteresters! I am amazed at how many hits this one page gets every day! I'm so glad that my little project could inspire or at least intrigue so many! Just wanted to let you know that I have now created an ETSY of my other creations. Feel free to stop by and take a look! Again, thank you for stopping by, I LOVE DIY! Maybe I should post more projects :)

I love cake plates. I see them at HomeGoods and think, "Oh, I have to have that!" Luckily, I have this habit of walking around the entire store holding the one thing I picked up... You know, to let it marinate in the brain a little bit before heading to the front of the store. I almost ALWAYs end up putting that object back on the shelf.

Well...

I was at Walmart today and found these candle stands. I immediately thought "ooooh, cake plate!"

It's true.

So I bought 1, 2, 3, 4 of 'em! I was only going to make two cake plates and use the others for actual candles when I walked into HomeGoods to find two plates and...

ended up finding 4 plates! They were just so pretty and lovely and sooooo Ashley.

Next stop. Michael's to find that super duper strong glue. I found the tube, whipped out my phone with the Michael's app coupon pulled up and got it for a discount (around $2). Score.

Deciding which plate to go on which candle stand took 5 minutes because of the varying heights of the candle holders. The whole which plate looks best with which height dilemma. Typical right?

 Next, get the glue ready.

Clean off plates and candle holders. Turn plates upside down. Apply thin strip of glue along the edges of the candle holder and press into the center of the plate. I went along the edges in various spots where the candle and plate met to give it extra support. Let sit for 24-72 hours before using.

Wallah!

Daring, are we?

I've seen people do this project for VERY little money (we're talking Dollar Store ball court). Meaning, they will have the smaller, candle holders that fit the tall single candles (ya feel me?) and buy plates from the Dollar store. TOTALLY awesome, but... I loved these candle holders from Walmart because they seemed more sturdy and I liked the design. I also wanted really adorable, cute plates which I knew HomeGoods had for around $2.99-$3.99 per.

Whole project was under $30. And we all know cake plates can go for almost $15-20 per, especially if they are big ones like the two big plated ones I have. Each of my cake plates would come to about $7 each. I just love mine! And the colors go perfectly with my color scheme in my humble abode :) Now, I know that if I ever want a cake plate... I will ALWAYS remember I could make one for a fraction of the price. Hmmm.. blessing or curse? haha