מעשה בהכנות למסיבה ועשה זאת בעצמך The Story about Party preparations and Handmade Creations

By Viki Tiamat

The preparations for the Etsy craft party I'm hosting are on and  in a full mode and obviously, part of having a craft party is handmade party decorations.

In this post here, I want to show you how to make an awesome dessert stand made completely out of recycled and quite surprising materials.
And yes, it's true, you can easily buy a ready made stand at the stores, but not here in PettiBear's lair, here when I want something neat and pretty,I don't buy it,I MAKE it
So let's begin- we are going to make a Birdcage Cupcake/Dessert Stand

Our process will begin at the flea market (that's already fun even without the DIY :)

At the flea market you need to source after an old tired birdcage (to tell you the truth,I've found mine thrown under the house I live at-score ! )

Along with the birdcage,you'll need to find an empty electrical cord bobbin ,decorative paper plates,jigsaw , industrial stapler  , Elmers Glue and some decorations of your choosing

To start with the project you'll need to cut about 1/4 of the birdcage height wise , to dismember the electrical cord bobbin and place it underneath the birdcage to create a cut template for the shelvings ,trace the inner contour of the cage and saw through the line to create the shelves

When the shelves are cut, press the paper plates with  hot iron to flatten , smear Elmers glue on top of the shelves and the plates and glue them together

 
Now it's the time to assemble the cake stand. Place the top shelf in place you'd like it to be and staple it to the birdcage . Do the same with the bottom shelf

The final step to the finish line would be the decor- I decorated my cage with soutache braid in pink, added some handmade paper flowers I've specially made in coordinating colors and shapes to the flowers which are drawn on the plates and gave the final touch with faux pink pearls and crystal garlands

And Ta DA, my old bird cage has been "RECAPTURED" into this stunning dessert stand which will be not only perfect for my +Etsy  craft party event,but also for any fancy party like sweet 16, Bat Mitzvah  or a Wedding

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