Birthday Cake Stand....the hoooooorrrrrooooooor

So there's this blog that I love looking at called Bent Objects (http://bentobjects.blogspot.com/)

His sense of humor speaks to me at times.  The life of inanimate objects occurs to me often.  Although I have never seen him do this idea, it is along his line of thinking and I salute him.

This is the stuff I'm going to be using.  A couple of dollarstore bowls, birthday candles, wire, sweat, tears, and a few harsh words.

This is the cast, birthday candles and their offspring. 

So the life of a candle has only one real enemy. 

You eventually have no where left to hide! 

Unless you are smart and very, very quiet. 

Oh yet another birthday tragedy!!! 

It is reassuring to know some have escaped, or have they?

I also have been inspired by Sunni over at http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/ and her wonderful easy

cake stands.

This cake stand is just like my birthday, can't escape, no where to run, today, and just plain funny.

Opening up a can of ........

I love, love reading so many blogs and am getting better at marking them and pointing others to their creative mastery.  I was inspired by this one blog http://www.auntpeaches.com/ and would post the actual craft she did but I can't find it now, (I said I was getting better, not got it down to perfection.).

So I opened a can of peas and instead of tossing them into the recycle bin I washed them. Just so I could do this

Yes, I painted it!  Amazing huh?

It was only the first step.  The next one is this.

Wrap beads around it.  I found this garland at the thrift store but you can find these kind of necklaces at the dollar store.  In bundles to boot.

So you wrap it around until there is no room.  Hot glue the beginning and end and random places.

Then you can slip in the green foam I got at the Dollar Tree ( 2 for $1)

Now it is ready for amazing flower decoration.

I made two :) and will be putting some fake flowers in.  I am looking for tacky to go with the rest of my theme.  Aunt Peaches did these coffee filter flowers that were amazing (am I saying amazing too much?)  They have absolutely no resemblance to coffee filters.

Why yes, that is another cake stand (idea stolen from http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/ because she is amazing too!)

One of my favorite friends (you know who you are) was talking about making one, but one for the whole year.  That could stay on her table all year round.  So since my hot glue burns had finally healed and I forgot how much they had hurt.  I decided I would make her one, with flowers and butterflies.

Tadaaaaaa!

Why yes, I did burn myself again. It is blistering right now.

It is colorful and cheerful and she will love it!

The burns are worth it.  But sssshhhhhhh don't tell her she sometimes reads this blog.

More Christmas stuff

This here is a wreath I made with dollar store stuff.

Bought a wood wreath and wrapped it with ribbon.  Also bought at the dollar store, bow, sign, foam for hand cut outs, pom-poms, and the left over candy canes from a garland.

The things I made were those lollipops from 40 cent wood cut-outs and chopsticks. Glue two to chopstick and paint and add glitter.  Then use small ribbon to cover the edges.  This is for the family I mention previously, so I went over to outline their children's hands.  The foam sheets last so much better than paper.

I also added stickers to mark the year.

I also made another cake stand.  This one I went for a nature inspired feel.

Once again dollar store goodies inside and inserted into Styrofoam disc that is secured to bowl by hot glue.

Glue bowls together with glue for glass.

This is the back side.

Once again  Tada!!

I am going to go decorate the family's living room sometime this week.  So hope to post pics of the completed room. :)

Yes, I ripped off this idea

Ok so over at http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/ is this amazing woman who comes up with some awesome ideas.  She is funny and down to earth and I think this is the first time I have ever tried the link thing.  So bear with me as I am now in unknown territory.  At least unknown to me.

So back before Halloween she made a cake stand out of three bowls and a plate.  It was cute and I decided to use the idea to make a Christmas one.

 This is the stuff I am using, all found at the dollar store.

The back side, I made a snowman out of ornaments and toothpicks

The hat is scrap paper

I also bought a Styrofoam disc that I covered in fluff and hot glued to bowl.

I popped the plastic candy canes off the garland.

Glued the bowls together.  All objects inside have been glued and secured so they don't move.

This is the backside.  Really hard to take a picture and not have flash jack it up.

This is it complete!  Tada!!

Thank you so much http://sunnyslifeinrehab.blogspot.com/ for your wonderful idea.