Today I'm supposed to be posting the 3rd exercise from Chris Orwig's book but I am not quite finished so this post is about new cake stands that I made. I will post exercise #3 tomorrow. Anyhoo... I really like making these wooden cake stands. My husband makes the base of the stand on a lathe and I paint and decorate them.

It is best to use a doily to protect the top but if anything gets on the top it is sealed and can be wiped with a damp cloth.

The pink cake stand has a vintage flower on top with brown ribbon with polka dots. The base is a pale pink with a distressed finish. It is shabby chippy.

The white cake stand is decorated with a vintage, French inspired, post card. The base on this one is painted white and distressed in a shabby chippy finish. These are so much fun for special occasions such as a baby shower, bridal shower, or any holiday.
I used a couple for a bridal shower and gave the bride one of the stands as a gift.
The last picture shows that the stands can be used as a decoration for your home and not for food.

These can be found here in my etsy shop.