DIY // Cake Stand

When Ace and I were deciding on things for our wedding one of the first decisions we made was to have cupcakes instead of a traditional cake. Not only where they cheaper but we could pick more than one flavor. NO brainier, right? Then, we were on the hunt for cake stands of all different size and in colors that matched our wedding. I realized quickly that we did not have the money in our wedding budget to buy several cake stands.  I found an easy and affordable solution; I’ll make my own with some thrift store plates and candlesticks. Several trips to the thrift store and an afternoon of gluing we had five cake stands.  

[Supplies]

Plate, Gorilla Glue, and candlestick

[Step 1] Add glue where candlestick and plate make contact.

[Step 2] Place weight evenly on candlestick for 1-2 hours.

DIY // Valentine's Day Box

Thanksgiving is a time when we are all thankful of the wonderful things life has granted us; family, friends, delicious meals, a roof over our heads. But, we often forget about the smaller everyday things that make us smile and brighten up our day.  This Valentine’s Day project is all about highlighting those smaller moments.

This project is for everyone, roommates, families, co-workers.

Every time someone dose something special or nice or you think this person is wonderful because…write it down, fold it up and put into the Valentine’s Day box. After a week or a couple days of everyone having written messages open the box and pass it around the table having everyone taking a turn to read a message out loud.  

Supplies

[Step 1]

Wrap the box just like you would wrap a present.

[Step 2]

Cut a hole through the top of the box.

[Step 3]

Decorate, with your own handmade stamps!

[Step 4]

Cut up some paper and start leaving notes.

DIY // Pipe Table

My husband and I recently made our own exposed closet out of galvanized pipes, planks of wood and pieces from IKEA’s Stolmen collection. After we had built our closet and were incredibly pleased we brainstormed other projects that would utilize pipes such as bookshelves and tables.

The oddly shaped nook we currently use as a makeshift office desperately needed a new desk we looked and looked everywhere, but no one made a desk even close to the proper size. Then we remembered the idea we had several months ago. After taking all the proper measurements we were off to the hardware store to buy some pipe.

Here’s what we got:

Fittings

6 // Flanges

6 // Threaded Tees

4 // Caps

Pipes

6 // 1/2 x 12"

1 // 1/2 x 30"

4 // 1/2 x 18"

2 // 1/2 x  5"

Tips:

Start building the table left to right. Because of the direction the pipes are threaded you cannot build the legs separably. 

   

Wait to place the cap on until the last and adjust them to the proper height to make your table level. 

Here is what we used for the table top:

DIY // Stamps

Since I have started crafting I have been constantly hunting for items like stamps at retail stores but this has become costly and time consuming. So I started looking for a better way to make the stamps for each project. Here is a fun and quick way to make your own stamps to fit any and every project.