 DIY:Lori's Cup Cake Tree Design
| Cupcakes don’t grow on trees Neither does money, so I decided to do the d.i.y. route (to a certain degree) with my cupcake tower/tree. Plus, it’s recyclable. But you can definitely build yours out of things like styrofoam cake forms and stuff, if that’s your cup of tea.
To decorate it, I ordered these large sheets of wrapping paper with maps of Italy on them. Since the Mr. is Italian, so I thought this would be a great little way to celebrate his heritage.
So here’s how to do it:
I took the rounds for each tier, traced, cut, and glued the paper onto them. |
I then painted the little “lifts” for each level black, since it would fade into the background.
Next I glued a cord trim around each round tier. Then I glued black velvet ribbon to each tier lift that was facing outward (to cover the corrugated cardboard ugliness).
And here’s the finished product:
Closeup of top tier
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Total time: 1 hour. Total cost: +/- $60
So don’t buy or rent your cupcake tree - make yourself a pretty, personalized one!
Lori's blog is : MINGALING: Teenage angst has paid off well..
Here is a decorated cupcake tower from Kristina!
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