It seems like the cupcake craze has now made its way over to Scandinavia. There are a number of cupcakeries popping up all over and I’m certainly not complaining. I figured they needed a stand of their own so I decided to attempt one out of super simple materials and I love how it turned out. Plus, it’s super to pack up and transport to parties or picnics.
Materials: cutting board, matte board color of your choice, spray paint (I choose high gloss gold for ultimate shine), x-acto knife, metal ruler for cutting.
Step 1: I first created a design and then cut out all of the 5 parts below with my x-acto knife. You can download this template to the size that you’d like and use it as a template to transfer to your matte board.
Step 2: Assemble the parts together by first putting part 2 on top of part 1. Continue by stacking part 4 on top of the stand and sliding it down to the bottom rung. Add part 5 by repeating and putting it on the middle rung. Finish it off with part 3 at the top rung.
Step 3: I decided to give it a spray of gold spray paint for extra shine. I first disassembled the parts and then sprayed them and let them dry for a day. Then spray the other side and let dry for a day. That will avoid finger prints in the paint.
Voila! Easy squeezy!
To top it off my sweet husband made rhubarb cupcakes and I used gold liners to create a lovely golden glow against the stand.
Photography by Amanda Thomsen
Judy
June 7, 2012
Love the basic shape of this. Lovely scallops.
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lesley graham
June 7, 2012
so classy/sassy. love the gold with the pink frosting. you girls are so clever.
jacie
June 7, 2012
these…are…AMAZING! 🙂 i lololove ’em! this will be a ‘to-do’ for when i have kiddos! 🙂
jacie @ jacieland.blogspot.com
Fanny
June 7, 2012
Just what I needed! Tnaks for sharing!
Fanny
June 7, 2012
Just what I needed! Tanks for sharing!
Nadia
June 7, 2012
Muy buena idea! gracias por compartirla.
Muy lindo tu blog!
Saludos desde Argentina
Nicole
June 8, 2012
LOVE this. thanks!!
Treasure Tromp
Hannah @ Sparrow + Spark!
June 8, 2012
This looks great! I love seeing a cake stand loaded with delicious goodies!
Sweet Harvest Moon
June 8, 2012
Love this!
Hannah F
June 8, 2012
Love it! And I love how simple it is. Not all cupcake towers are easy to recreate. I have a party I’m decorating for this weekend and I love all your fab ideas. I definitely went with the shredded steamer garland idea so I may have time to make this stand. Thanks for being so inspiring!
Jessi
June 8, 2012
I’ve been wanting to do this but am afraid to use spray paint because it is toxic. Are you sure it is safe enough to put food on it?
brittany
June 8, 2012
just let the spray paint dry long enough, at least 24 hours. Don’t set food directly on it and you should be golden 😉
EllenQ
June 8, 2012
I love this idea. I don’t have room in my tiny kitchen for regular cupcake stands, but this is adorable and easy to store!
Madeleine
June 9, 2012
J’aime beaucoup ,je vais sûrrement le faire
et les petits cup cakes aussi!
Salutation du Québec
Hair clip accessories
June 9, 2012
thats awesome!!! thanks for sharing!!
Jess the Chipster
June 10, 2012
Thanks for this, bookmarked for my next party. I think I will leave mine white, because I’m lazy like that 😀
Cathy
June 10, 2012
What a brilliant idea!That’s awesome!I really need it!
Thanks for sharing!
Savanah
June 11, 2012
SO CUH-YUTE! Beautiful idea, as always 🙂
May
June 11, 2012
Fab idea!
But I tried the link for the template and it won’t open 🙁
mary ann
June 11, 2012
ohmygosh! this is exactly what i’ve been looking for! thank you so much for sharing. just in time for my lil sweets first birthday!
Hannah
June 12, 2012
Ooooooh i love it! so sweet and classy, I definitely could use this. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Krysalia
June 14, 2012
fantastic template and really cool looking stand ! (It gives me ideas for a nice countryside buffet, making stands for dainty little sandwiches and all :D). but there’s just one thing : on the pictures about the pieces, you inverted the 1 and 2 numbers : I bet this is the piece actually named #1 that goes on top of the actually named #2 and not the contrary 🙂 . (you see what I mean, you need to change or the text or the numbers 🙂 ).
Rebecca Douglas
June 14, 2012
This is a super fantastic idea…..love it! Xx
Nicole
June 17, 2012
Great idea. We serve cupcakes whenever we are entertaining and and want something simple – this beats serving them on a boring old plate. I don’t think you need to be concerned about the paint being toxic if its allowed to dry and the cupcakes remain in the paper.