DIY Cake Platter

 I'm always borrowing one of my girlfriend's cake platters and just haven't found one that I like enough to spend money on. Well, a few weeks ago, I found this simple tutorial for a DIY Cake Platter on Pinterest that won me over. I'm always thrifting and I knew I could easily find the materials needed to make my own.

I found an old candlestick holder for $1.00 and an old plate for $5.00. This particular plate caught my eye because the detail won me over. When I got home, I cleaned both pieces pretty well. As I turned over the plate, I saw the word Italy painted on the back. I started googling and found out that this plate comes from a set of hand-painted plates made in Italy! 

To make the cakestand, I put a ring of glue over the top of the candlestick holder. I pressed the candlestick onto the center of the back of the plate to form a ring of glue on the plate. After that, I pulled the candle stick holder off and re-applied the glue both to the back of the candlestick and to the plate where the ring of glue was left. After about 5 minutes of letting it dry somewhat on both objects, I pressed both pieces together. The tutorial says to just glue one piece and attach but my art teacher taught me this method of gluing both sides...it holds better in the long run. To finish, I put some books on top of the plate and let it sit for two hours. 

This is an extremely simple tutorial that I know you will be able to follow. Now it's your turn to go to a local thrift store and start hunting around to customize a cake platter just the way you want it! 

Some tips at the thrift store:

• Look hard. I picked up several plates and put them down because I kept finding a better one. This one was buried underneath some baskets and wasn't even in the plate section.
• If you're a perfectionist like me, make sure that your plate color and candlestick/base matches. If your plate is ivory and your stick is white, it will show!
• If you can't find something you like, don't settle! I make thrift store trips often and the first few times I went I couldn't find anything. They are always getting new inventory so you will find what you are looking for eventually.