Can you find a good deal on a cake stand?

Honestly my mom always wrapped a piece of heavy wood board in silver aluminum foil... I'm gonna jazz it up a bit more but do essentially the same thing.. a DIY cake stand if you will =). I really wanted a silver cake stand, but the price point is too high and I'm not sure I can get one big enough for the base layer of my cake anyway.

EBAY GIRL!! or estate sales ;-)

got mine for $35

You could always buy one of the cheapy ones from the craft store and paint it whatever color you want, it's probably what I'm gonna end up doing because I don't want a silver one but I don't want it to be clear either

The deposit is because a lot of those things go missing.......

how about glass bricks? You could even light them from the inside with tiny white lights.....

One of my couples used a cement birdbath as a table/stand. It was adorable.

If you have a Home Goods or TJ Maxx around, check them out. I found mine there. I paid $30 for it. I spray painted it to gold to match my theme. It had an 18" base to accomodate my biker cake topper.

Have you checked out efavormart.com? I found my daughter's 22" cake pedestal there. She plans on reselling it.

@mrs. carole M - I really like that top one, if it were white it be perfect. I will check out home good stores. I just cudnt believe how much it was to rent from them.

Making mine to fit my theme

I am doing a dessert buffet with 5 or 6 smaller cakes, brownies, cupcakes, cookies, etc.. I have some friends and family that frequent garage sales that are on the lookout. It will result in mis-match cake stands and platters, but it will be okay. After the wedding, they will probably end up back on the garage sale circuit.

Lauren, even if you find one that is not white, you can always spray paint it for cheap! i would go to DI (the thrift store on auburn) they always have awesome stuff, hobby lobby (kell and i can take you, its down the street from my house) always has sales and i think they have a lot of white ones too.

I bought a big round gladd plate and a nice glass candleholder from a thrift store, spray painted them white, then used gorilla glue to make my own DIY stand. You can find a lot of possibilities if you go to thrift stores or TJ Maxx

@ Heather thanks. Yea i need to find something thats not crazy pricey and i still have never seen this "hobby lobby" people keep talking about.

@Future B. Thats cool actually. way to go!

@Sara: thats gonna look awsome. I def post things i need on fb for all my yard salers out there too keep an eye out. Facebook has been so much help in me getting what i need haha.

I have Mrs. Carole's second cakestand pictured. I got it half price at Hobby Lobby. It was $20 or $25.

I'm gonna have to make mine...i didn't realize those things was so expensive

I found these, they are DIY, really simple to make

I will be having the 2nd one, My FH is Framing the stand with 2x4's with a couple braces in the middle for strength, then putting a mirror on the top, with the diamond mesh on the sides

@Lauren, thats bc its in Roseville and you are afriad of Roseville!! lol

Just bought a large glass one at Hobby Lobby for 50% off (paid about $8 for it). It's plenty large and you could dress it up or spray paint it to get the look you want.

My friends and I actually purchased our wedding cake stands from a woman who makes beautiful cake stands with removable cake skirts. Seems that most bakers only provide those boring looking plain cake rounds to display your cake...why spend so much money on a gorgeous cake to just put it on a dull piece of cardboard? You can buy the stand kit I think it's called and it comes with a stand, a cake skirt and matching flower and ribbon for only $65!!! She has a good selection of fabric skirts and crystal ones too. The best thing about this cake stand is you can change the skirt over and over to match every event! This is the stand I purchased. Check her out on cakedress.com!

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