DIY Riser
Hey Friends! Today is the Creative Craft Hop and I have a fun craft for you. An easy DIY riser or mini cake stand.
A quick shout out to Sara from Birdz Of A Feather for hosting this hop.
She always does a fabulous job and makes getting together so much fun.
If you are coming here from Nikki’s at Life As A Leo Wife, Welcome! I’m so happy that you are here and hope that you enjoy the visit!
My friend Corine over at Junk To Gems was sharing how to make these risers using only a few items and I couldn’t resist giving it a try.
Supplies
Round Metal Sign – Dollar Tree
Candlestick – I found mine at a thrift store
Paint
Paint brush
Glue
Stamp pad
Sandpaper
Paint
Paint your metal sign and candlestick.
Since my candle stick was glass and the sign metal I chose to use a white milk paint that I had on hand to skip sanding and priming these items.
It may take a few coats for coverage.
Distress
I wanted my finished piece to be a little rustic so I decided to distress both the stand and the sign.
For the candlestick I used sandpaper to lightly distress it.
Using sandpaper to distress the metal sign didn’t work.
When sanded the silver metal showed.
Since the candlestick was black it looked funny with one being silver and the other black.
My solution was to take a small black stamp pad and lightly brush it onto the metal sign.
This worked very well and matched the candlestick perfectly!
Glue
Once both the candlestick and the metal sign were painted and distressed it was time to glue them together to create the riser.
I used gorilla glue, but you will use a glue that is suitable for the items you are using.
Simply add glue to the candlestick.
Then place the candlestick onto the bottom of the metal sign.
Let dry.
Once the glue had dried – paint the bottom of the sign white.
I waited to do this step so that the glue would adhere better.
And let me tell you – Corine is a genius because making this DIY riser/ cake stand was so easy and fun that I’m looking for supplies to make more!
Super easy, fun and inexpensive to make.
My kind of craft!
Now please join me in heading over to Carols at Blue Sky At Home to see her DIY Planters for St. Patrick’s Day!
Once you are finished there be sure and check out the other bloggers to see their crafts also!
2 Cute DIY Planters for St. Patrick’s Day
Mini Mushroom Garden Sign Makeover
Flower Leaf Cord Wrapped Basket
Easter Photo Frame Craft with Bunnies
Tile Marbled Magnets using Nail Polish
Spring Bunny Mantel Decoration
Until next time….
Tammy
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Fabulous and great solution to distressing these to make them look consistent! Your friend Corine is starting a trend; now I want to try it too!
Corine is a genius! And very talented!
Tammy, this is such a cute idea and useful, too. Very easy to customize to your own style. Pinned for sure.
Thanks Carol! They are fun and you could use any stand to change up the style for sure!
I love how your candle riser turned out, Tammy! This is something we all use or need at one time or another. The end results are almost unlimited just by changing the paint and accessories. Great job!
You are so right about the end results! Very versatile craft.
I love risers and this one is perfect for vignettes. Thanks for sharing the “How To”. I have seen the items in Dollar Tree, so I am going to take a trip today to get my supplies. Love it!
Corine had a genius idea with this one. So versatile.
Tammy, this is such a clever idea and you styled your vignette beautifully–pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you Cecilia!
Perfect little DIY riser that I never have enough of. You vignette looks amazing with it included. Pinned.
Thanks Leanna! They are super fun to make.
Love this and the endless possibilities that come to mind…hmmm, I’m going to shop my house and see what I can find! Don’t you just love chalk paint, it’s very handy stuff! Your vignette looks so pretty!
I do love chalk paint! Hope you have as much fun making these as I did!
Loved your riser. BUT, what I liked the most was your solution to blacken the silver edges with an ink pad. What great problem-solving. I love collecting hints like that and when someone admits something didn’t work the first time. A smart person learns from his mistakes, a wise one learns from the mistakes of others. Do you realize how much time you have saved all of US!!! Thanx!
I’m so glad my mistake turned out to be helpful! Thanks so much for the kind words. Have a wonderful day!
Your riser looks great in your vignette ~ very pretty! I love a decor project that you can marry thrift store to Dollar Tree and have it look so good.
Thank you Allyson! I can’t take all of the credit – my friend Corine game me the idea. She is a genius!