Craft Club Challenge-w/c 21st July 2014

Mini Cupcake Stand

There is always an occasion where these little cake stands are a great addition to the decorations, be it Christmas ornaments, party favors holding chocolates (great for weddings), individual stands for a scrummy cupcake, and as you can see below just a lovely stand to display home decor, once you have made one you'll be hooked!

They look lovely in pretty papers or great in simple card stock....the heavier the item to display the thicker the card stock should be and the more base stands required.

As you can see below in the photo below ...this shows a large black dome....this is in fact a piece of scrunched kitchen foil made in that shape then painted with black acrylic paint and this is now ready to take 3D decorations such as flowers, pre-brought or hand crafted (paper or fabric), sweets, altered art style of paper decorations such as masks, crowns, wings, cogs, tickets etc.  This cone enables decoration visible from all side and the best glue to attach your decorations is Pinflair Gel glue/silicone, or a hot/cold melt glue gun.

I hope you have as much fun with these as I have had.  I will be demoing how to make the stand and will leave the decoration up to you.  To get the most out of the session you may like to plan ahead and create at home some 3D flower decorations/ leaves/altered art pieces etc ...there is no rush you can simply create the stand and take them home to finish off.

You will need:

• Good wight decorative papers (they should be lightweight card really) you will also need good weight card stock to strengthen your piece.
• Tacky PVA glue....cheaper PVA glue is harder to use as it has more water content and in recent weeks I have used a lot of mine to compensate for cheaper glues or if people forget so please make a short note to bring it with you.
• Ribbons (thin ribbons work better around the base), gems and pearls, flowers, fine border peel-offs, mini bows,
• You may want to do some stamping/embossing its up to you.
• You may also like to bring your border dies if you have them....thin ones work well or what ever you have.

.....and that's it... go vintage, altered art, matching your decor at home, funky, Christmas or Halloween, wedding, kids party.  These also make a great stand for a birdcage (use our dies and make them fit!)

Go that step further and create a glass effect dome to go over the top...use the top of a clear plastic drinks bottle or use outdoor plastic party glasses, make sure they are a good dome shape, snip the stem off and add an accent on the top to cover where the stem was removed.

I will be adding in more grey rubber stamps to our stash for you to use each week...Just a little reminder...one of the stamps was left out on the table on an acrylic block and the box was on the shelf.  Please ensure all the stamps you use are washed well (so bring your Alcohol free baby wipes) and dried and put back in the appropriate box (keep the box out till you have finished with the stamp) These stamps will be easily lost as some are small and they are loose. 

The grey rubber stamps for this week are a huge selection of flourish stamps.... will post the contact sheet here shortly.

Looking forward to a great week and for those who are a Pinnacles club member don't forget their discount weekend starts this Friday and ends Sunday.