Hybrid Project – Cupcake Stand

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Hi everyone…Kylie here!! :o)  Hands up if you LOVE cupcakes!! ;o)  Me. me. me – I do!! LOL!!  So, last week, Rosy shared a wonderfully delicious cupcake recipe…mmmm yummm! – orange cupcakes!!  Have you tried them yet? - trust me, you’ll love them!  Today, I’m continuing with the cupcake theme and sharing how I made this gorgeous (& party perfect, I might add!) hybrid CUPCAKE STAND project!!

 To start with I purchased a do-it-yourself-style Cupcake Stand from HERE - I love their ‘beyond the page’ products!  I then set about assembling and painting the stand.

Using a wide foam brush, I painted each individual piece with a white ‘undercoat’ and let them dry.  I then assembled the pieces and continued to apply the rest of my coats of paint – three coats of acrylic in my chosen colour (antique white), one coat of matte varnish & one coat of sparkle mod podge…a girl needs a little sparkle from time to time!! ;o)  Each coat didn’t take too long to dry and all up it took a bit over a day to finish the painting.  Just read the instructions on your paint and sealers to determine how long between coats etc.

Now for the FUN bit!! …the DECORATIONS!! :o)

Using the an affair to remember digital kit as my starting point I chose three different papers to decorate each of the scalloped cupcake tiers.  I then measured the perimeter of each tier.  You will find using a flexible sewing measuring tape the best thing for this as you can work your way easily around each scallop.  I then did a few calculations on how many 5cm-wide (2 inch-wide) strips I needed to wrap around each tier.  With this major mathematical feat achieved (LOL!!), in photoshop, I created long rectangular strips (side-by-side) at the required size, clipped my papers and printed each page.  I used a thick (120gsm) textured paper with a slight lustre…not quite cardstock but a thicker gsm than your regular printing paper.  That was just my preference…feel free to go with what you like to use!

While I was in photoshop I also worked out what other bits and pieces I wanted to print out…these goodies came from:

The PERFECT PARTY PACK is the best!  I love, love, love it! …and it perfectly coordinates with my an affair to remember cupcake-party-for-two theme!  I printed out a couple of party hats and an invitation – just for fun!  But the pieces I had to have to really make my cupcake stand a winner were the gorgeous little cupcake wrappers and circle candy covers to use as cupcake toppers.  I put together the wrappers, made my little toppers using a large tooth pick and two circle candy covers each, decorated my party hats with flowers & ribbons and customised my mock invitation!

Along with my printed Shabby Shoppe products I also used a few pink ribbons I already had in my stash and some pretty fabric flowers from HERE.  I then dug out my double-sided tape, glue dots, scissors, punches, scorer etc etc…to support my cupcake stand mission!  I used a fancy edging punch to pretty up my paper trims and then attached them around the stand with double-sided tape.  If you are looking for a more permanent decoration then I would probably go with a good craft glue and not the double-sided tape.  I then added my ribbons, flowers and some smaller candy covers discs from the Perfect Party Pack to finish off with a flourish.

…and voila, my cupcake stand was complete!!  Well almost…can’t forget about the all-important cupcakes!!  Mmmm! …strawberry, lemon, cookies & cream, and mini chocolate ones! :o)

Hope you enjoyed my cupcake celebration post today!  I certainly enjoyed making it for you…and for me, too!!  A special little gift I made myself for a very special day! ;o)

THANKS for dropping by today…enjoy your weekend…and see you back here on Monday for another Layout of the Week instalment.  Bye for now, my dear sweet friends! XO

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