DIY Cake Plates and Pedestals by Thrift My House

We are so happy to welcome Sherry of Thrift My House to the Cafe today.  

Like so many of us, she is decorating her home on a budget and doing a wonderful job of it!  She's got such a fun DIY project to share with us today.

 Meet Sherry....

Hi, I would like to thank the Academy...oops, the Cafe, for having me here today to share my thrifty project!

I love how my fellow bloggers use pretty cake plates and pedestals in their vignettes and home decor. I've seen some really nice ones when I'm out shopping but I don't want to spend 25+ dollars for just one. Yep, I'm cheap like that. So....I've been collecting plates, candle holders and glass cloches for a while now.  I know you can purchase glass candle holders at  Dollar Tree but instead of spending a dollar why not spend only $.29 or $.49 for one at the thrift store? 

I found most of this stuff at Salvation Army. They tend to be cheaper than GW. Everything you see here was less than $25.00 total. 

After I collected several items, I played around with them and made myself some pretty little cake plates and some interesting pedestals with glass top covers. Mixing and matching was a lot of fun. There are so many options when you do it this way.

This is my first experience gluing glass. This glue was easy to use and dried very fast. I put a small bead around the rim of the candle holder and attached the plate. Not difficult at all.

 I smeared some of the glue around the plate trying to get it center but thankfully it dried clear.

This was not even 5 minutes later. I'm impressed!

The package said to smear Vaseline in the lid so it wouldn't get stuck on the tube. Good to know.

This is my small white pedestal all finished. Perfect size for a fancy cupcake.

 I wanted to keep this pedestal simple too.
This would be so sweet tucked into a pretty vignette. 

Just the right size for a sweet treat.

 This one was a lot of fun to make. I painted the candle holder base and knob a teal blue. 

A dot of glue holds the knob in place.

A pretty place to house something. Just turn the top upside down, fill it up, attach the bottom and turn right side up. I like this because it's different looking.

This glass top is a container that I've been using as a candle holder. I had seashells tucked around a candle which was pretty but I wondered what it would look like as a glass cloche. I painted the plate white and the knob black. Black and white are my new favorite colors right now. 

Put it all together and you have an elegant looking pedestal.

Milk glass is so pretty. I'm always amazed when I come across these dishes at thrift stores.
Again, I painted the base and the knob black.

 I call this my tuxedo pedestal. It just looks all dressed up to me.

 I have to say that these are my two favorite pedestals. I found the cheese plate glass covers, the ruffled plates and the ceramic candle holders all at Salvation Army for $6.00 total. 

 Put them together and you get this.

My twin pedestals.  The colors of the white ceramics blend so well that nothing else needed to be done. Just glue the candle holder base to the plate, pop on the lid, instant pretty!

So there you have it. I hope I have inspired you to make some pedestals of your own. 

Everything looks better on a pedestal. Now let me see if I can find me one to sit on! HaHa!

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Sherry of Thrift My House