As promised, I’m here to deliver the cupcake stand tutorial. My husband may be a bit of a perfectionist, not when it comes to picking up his dirty cltohes, but building something? Yes. This is unlike what I would do in so many ways. First, he doesn’t use any hot glue. Second, he uses a saw and other power tools. Basically, it’s legit. (Don’t worry, you can purchase pre-cut circles and wood glue.)
It’s also rather large. You may find that the dimensions are too big for your liking, in that case just start with a smaller base circle. I wanted it to be large enough to use for future events, but the top tier does screw off, so it gives me a little room to scale back, if needed.
Materials:
- 8- 4″ table legs (bought these 6″ and cut them off 2″)
- 24″ circle
- 18″ circle
- 12″ circle
- 8″ circle
- screws
- primer
- paint
- Turn the largest circle upside down and find the center. Draw a cross intersecting the middle point of the circle. Drill a 1/4″ hole (don’t drill completely through the plywood to avoid holes being seen) 2″ from the outside of the circle on these lines.
- Screw one of the table legs into each of the holes, this will become your base, flip it over (so that the base is resting on the four legs).
- Drill 1/4″ hole in the center of the circle, screw another leg into this hole from the top.
- Center the 18″ circle on top of this leg, attach with screws (do not screw in the center, you’ll need the center point to attach the next table leg).
- Repeat these steps until you reach the top.
- The top leg is optional for the top, it isn’t for support.
- Prime and paint.
FYI:
- This cupcake stand is large. It easily held 5 dozen cupcakes and the back wasn’t full on the bottom layers. Adjust the size of the circles to your needs.
- I’m not sure if glue would hold this together, Allen says no, but I tend to believe in the power of hot glue. If you make yours smaller, it’s worth a shot. Also, look at using lighter materials for the circles. The concept will stay the same.
- Allen cut the circles out of plywood he already had, your husband (or dad or brother, or you) may be able to cut the circles for you to save money.
- Allen painted mine an off-white color so I could us it in the future, you could embellish with ribbon to customize it for different parties.
- Email me or leave a comment with questions, I’ll make him help me and get them answered 🙂
This is so cute! What a great idea. Yours turned out awesome 🙂
What a great idea! You seem so crafty and so awesome your hubby is a crafty helper as well 🙂
I love it! And so fun and neat that you guys got to make it together! Great job, mama!!
That is so awesome!! Well done. I think that might e on the next honey do list 🙂
I LOVE THIS! I wish I would have seen this earlier. I’m hosting a baby shower this weekend. This would be PERFECT! Maybe next time! Excellent tutorial!
I’m going to make this tomorrow for an upcoming baby shower! This one looks so much better than a lot of others I’ve seen!
I was suggested this web site by my cousin. I am not sure
whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my problem.
You’re amazing! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about DIY cupcake stand.
Regards
How did you get the different tiers together?
How much would you say this project costs to make?
Probably around $60
The 6″ table legs that you use for the center supports, that you cut off 2″…. It appears in your photos that it was cut on the screw bolt end of the leg. Did you have to pull out and re-screw in the bolt after cutting? Or, are we missing something? I kept thinking you cut the 2″ off of the other end, but in the photos you still salvaged the nice round ball shape of the leg, which is on the opposite end…. HELP! I am hosting a baby shower for my sister-in-law, and love your idea, but need some clarification on what end you cut to shorten, and if it was the bolt end, how you salvaged the bolt. (I wouldn’t think the bolt runs that deep into the wood so….
Yes, I think he just drilled another hole, because I wanted to keep the prettier part 🙂
how many cupcake will this hold? approx.
I’ve never filled it all the way up, but when we used it at the birthday party is held 5 dozen and still had room for more.
wow just came across this nice diy cupcake stand I have a ? What size r maybe inch of plywood did your husband use?
nice
what thickness of plywood did he use for the cupcake stand
3/4 inch
I love how it turned out! I’ve been searching for hours online and can not find a website that sells the unfinished wooden rounds in all those sizes. Where did you purchase yours? I’d like to try and make this for my baby shower that’s in a couple weeks 🙂
Me too! I’m searching now for an hour… found the legs online at Home Depot…
I found unfinished precut rounds at both Lowe’s and Home Depot. Very reasonably priced.
Good to know! Thanks for sharing! I didn’t see it when I wrote this post,but that was a few years back… 🙂
I was almost in tears trying to find wood circles. By some miracle I stumbled on this website and was able to get three of the sizes. Still searching for the 8 in. one. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChristianWoodsTM
I went to Home Depot and got the table legs and had them saw off 2 inches, but now they seem too short. Are you sure it was 2 inches or did you just cut where the first indentation was?
It was 2″ 🙂