DIY: Cake Stand Dome

Love this! Absolutely brilliant

BeWhatWeLove

I just got back from Arizona where I loved seeing all the beautiful cacti and succulents everywhere and especially the gorgeous and creative succulent terrariums my sister-in-law made in various containers. I was in a mission to drive to one of our favorite places, ReStore (a Habitat for Humanity home supply recycling store and donation site) to grab a light pendant to transform in a beautiful terrarium (I’ll write another post and tutorial about that next week). In the lighting area, I found a pile of these light fixture covers and I couldn’t resist grabbing a few to transform them in beautiful domes for my cake stand collection. Don’t these give the most wonderful vintage flair to cake stands?

You’ll need:

• Light fixture covers – only $2 a piece at my local ReStore
• Knobs from Anthropologie, World Market or Hardware store – cost between $3 to $6  each.
• Fender Washer 1/4″ x 1-1/4″ – costs $0.12 at my…

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