I’ve been trying to find a post Eddie Ross wrote on making your own cake stands, but I can’t.  I hate it when I’m looking for something particular, especially online, and can’t find it.  Then I think maybe I was dreaming or I’m way more creative than I actually am and invented something new.  Anyway, the gist of it was gluing plates to vases or candlesticks.  I found this to give you an idea of what I’m talking about, but you could also mix china plates and antique candlesticks, or whatever you find at the flea market or Salvation Army. 

Anyway, as so often happens during my searching, I found something else worth posting about.  Check out this post on The Kitchn about making your own wedding cake (come back! not that scary!).  If anything, this picture should entice you.

Varying the height of cake stands is a great way to make a visual statment at your dessert table (do those have official names?  I am clearly not in the industry), especially if you have several different cakes or desserts instead of one main focal point.

If your dessert table is full of great family recipes, you could even print out the recipes on lovely cards and offer them as favors! Dingbat Press at Etsy has these fabulous letterpress recipe cards: