We made stacked plate serving trays. We found some cute melamine plates and dishes at Target, Walmart and Hobby Lobby. The plates were about $2 apiece. The hardest element to find were the candlesticks (only to be found at Hobby Lobby--cost $3). At first we were looking for the wood ones that were unfinished, but had a hard time finding enough of them. The other problem with them was that they were a little too tall so we had to saw them off. If we would have had a Dremel tool it would have been a breeze to cut them, but instead we used a hack saw...a little rough around the edges, but we made it work. Then the knobs for the top were a little pricey, especially for what was supposed to be a relatively cheap project, but luckily Target was clearancing (not sure that is a word) them for really cheap so we caught a break. Carolyn found some glass candlesticks at the Dollar Tree near her and bought them to glue to the plates instead of drilling holes. Which by the way we ended up doing with the wood ones too because it was soooo easy. We used glue made for glass which dries clear and it seemed to work fine. We sanded and painted the wooden candlesticks and sprayed them with a clear acrylic finish. I think they all turned out pretty cute! Now the big problem is to find a place to store them! We are thinking maybe we will give them as gifts loaded with goodies...then we won't have to store them...just make some more! Since we can't unscrew them because we glued them...they no longer come apart! The one in the center of the table was a triple stack! Here they are!
The following three are probably my favorite ones that we made today because each of them are unique!
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Carolyn told me about these. they are so cute! i love them!
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