DIY Cake Stand: Festive Ideas for Your Next Party

This DIY cake stand can be made with any patterned paper and Mod Podge. It’s cute with a cake on it, as well as without! Also works as a cupcake stand too.

Use tart pan and candlestick holder to make the easiest and most budget friendly cake stand ever.

Gorgeous wood plaques make the perfect dessert stands for a wedding. They are also great for baby showers and themed birthday parties.

Learn how to make a DIY cake stand from thrift store materials and basic hardware. You can also easily disassemble this one to store it!

Plywood and table legs! Glue them together, spray paint them the same color, and they look amazing. Great for a situation when you need multiple DIY cake stands in a variety of heights.

Grab a dollar store plate, a thrift store candlestick, and your Mod Podge to make this simple cake stand.

Use assorted knick knacks (like this owl) to make a pretty cake stand perfect for a wedding or other celebration.

A wood pillar candleholder and wood disc look like they were always together when you attach them and paint the same color.

I can picture mini cakes on this delicate cake stand reminiscent of the Mad Hatter. This is a perfect cake plate for a tea party or women's group.

This DIY shows you an easy way add a little pizazz your everyday cake stand using adhesive gold vinyl dots. Keep the dots on as long as you’d like and simply remove them when you’re done.

Styrofoam cake dummies can be transformed into sweet ruffled one tier cake stands. Perfect to use if you are planning to make a vintage dessert table. Place your sweet treats on the ruffled cake stand or use it as a sweet display to hold your cake pops.

I love festive touches at holiday parties! David did just that with these Mod Podge DIY cake stands – they even come apart for storage!

Learn how to make an easy customized DIY wood slice cake stand. The hairpin legs add rustic farmhouse charm to the gorgeous wooden cake stand. Perfect for any occasion.

Wood and copper make a nice combination in this cake stand. This is a fairly simple project that could be tailored to fit your style with paint or stain.

See how the X-Carve tool allows you to do 3D carving to make these stands. If you don't have a 3D cutter, you can use the same look as inspiration to make your own at of wood.

This cute little mini domed cake stand can be make in five minutes with strong glue and simple materials.

I love the green shredded coconut for grass on this DIY cake stand! If you're a football fan or enjoy football parties, you're going to want to try this project.

This is a great idea for an outdoor event. The wicker and wood looks great together!

A staircase spindle was cut down to help create two different size cake stands. Then it was embellished with beads and painted.

This super easy DIY industrial style cake stand comes together in three simple steps. Perfect for adding to your farmhouse decor.

This started out as an outdoor cup and plate from Target. You can find inspiration anywhere, can't you?

This is just a domed cheese plate affixed to an upside down tealight holder! It creates a cool, geometric look for the base.

Can you believe this stand is an old chandelier? It’s perfect for a girl’s birthday party!

I love the way this came together with the rustic look and chunky base. You'll just need to pick up a few wood discs and a furniture leg to create a unique cake stand!

This started as a basic cake stand and was jazzed up with glitter and glitter glue. You'll also learn how to make the flower toppers as well!

All you need to do is glue them together! I love the farmhouse style of this cake stand.

Use a pie plate as a mold for concrete and then attach copper pipes for the base. This is such a cute yet modern cake stand . . . I have to try it!

Make a sturdy cake stand that reflects the beauty of your cake! Plus, it's the easiest cake stand to clean ever.

This is another wood slice cake stand, however this time the base is an upside down ramekin. Perfect if you need something a little lower - yet pretty.

You can never have too many cake stands . . . they are always good to incorporate in your decor to add height! Sometimes they can come with a hefty price tag . . . so Brooke decided to make one using only Dollar Tree items. It ended up only costing a whopping $3!!!

You've heard one man's trash is another man's treasure. This would be one of those times. Pieces of broken chandeliers come together nicely in this project.

Pruning some trees? Don't forget to save some branches for cake stands! These are perfect for outdoor festivities.

When trying to decide what to use to make your cake stand, using items made from the same material (like milk glass) can help make it look store-bought!

Just like the milk glass stand above, this works well because both the platter and bowl are made from wood. No need to paint!

Can you guess what the base of this stand is made from? I'll tell you: it's a pencil holder! This tutorial made me realize just about anything can be turned into a cake plate base if it's stable.