{"id":1843,"date":"2012-01-03T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salvagesisters.co.uk\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2012-01-03T10:03:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T10:03:12","slug":"easy-up-cycled-cake-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tullyroan.com\/salvagesisters\/?p=1843","title":{"rendered":"Easy up-cycled cake stands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that Christmas is done and dusted, i can write about some of the creations that have found new homes via the packages in the previous post. The easiest of these was the cake stands, a joint effort with my pal Ali T<\/a>. To swiftly summarise, pick up some old second hand cast off plates, drill a few holes, and bring together with fittings ordered from ebay.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have sourced these from various places including my trusty salvage yard, local charity shops and some antique shops which often sell lovely single plates for \u00a31 or \u00a32.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Drill a hole in the centre using a diamond tipped drill bit. You will also need a water sprayer as it gets red hot and can blister the glaze. Put a few layers of sellotape over the guide hole as this helps give some grip to the drill.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Once you have all the plates drilled, match them up in funky combinations and screw together the fittings. You can get either a 2 or 3 tier stand. I think 3 tier is a bit more decadent, and you get to put more inventive plate combinations together. Here are the finished products….\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>And here is our trusty sellotape holder for the task…\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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