Yesterday was Doug's birthday and every year I make him the same cake. A banana caramel cake with mascarpone frosting & caramel sauce...a treat to be enjoyed annually on a special day. So to display this birthday dessert I decided to make a pedestal stand, which is so easy and cheap that anyone can make it and you will get such great use out of it because it's so versatile.
Not long ago we were strolling through Bunnings Warehouse and I noticed the furniture feet which are made from raw pine and available in a variety of shapes and sizes. Inspiration hit me! They range from about $4 - $8 each and I only needed three to make two stands. The next step was looking for something to use as the dish or plate. You could use any sort of crockery but in the craft section at the hardware store I found some blank timber plaques which only cost $3.50 each. SO now in my basket I have three pine furniture feet, two timber plaques, spray paint and non toxic craft paint.
The next part is just as easy, simply paint them your desired colours and glue or screw together. I wanted to have a natural timber look to one of the bases so I made a timber stain using watercolour paint. You could use regular store bought stain but for this purpose you simply don't need a whole tin.
We had a great birthday celebration with handmade decorations, nibbles and the banana caramel cake all displayed beautifully on the pedestal stands.
You will also see the stand in my previous post. I used it to add some height to our picnic at Rottnest Island.
Have fun crafting!
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