Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Stained Glass Cake Stand

STAINED GLASS CAKE PLATE

Whoohoo! I ACTUALLY tried something I pinned on Pinterest! I found a post for stained glass garden hangers and ... hmm ...wondered if I could turn it into a cake stand. It really worked!

First, I placed cheap, plastic, transparent pony beads in a 12" metal cake pan. It took quite a few, as I wanted the 'plate' to be thick enough to support the weight of a cake. Then, I baked the beads at 425 degrees for 30-40 minutes...until all the beads had completely melted. I let this cool in the pan for about 20 minutes, then popped it out of the pan (it came right out...really!) Next, I glued it onto a dollar store candle stick with E6000 glue.

Presto! Cheap, easy, one-of-a-kind cake stand!