Creating 1/12 Scale Cake Stands!

Easing myself back into the polymer clay sculpting pond is a lot like an Olympian swimmer having to tiptoe into the shallow end of a swimming pool. I'll get there, but it will take some time. Last fall, I spotted some lovely earrings in a local consignment shop. I'm always on the lookout for anything that might enhance my miniature food displays, so I bought the earrings for a kewl buck and some change. And put them away.....

I would have soooo worn these about 30 years ago. :)

Cake stands, interesting, unique, and fancy ones like the ones I have admired on so many of your fabulous miniature food blogs, have been hard to come by. By chance, I found a neat glass cake stand in Pittsburgh last summer at Lynlott Miniatures that was large enough to hold a fully frosted miniature cake with room to spare under the cover. And then I found glass stands with covers online. These two are smaller, but they will totally rock a frosted cupcake or two - or maybe some gourmet mini-cheeses and crackers?

Glass stands with covers are my faves!

Now here's where those earrings came in handy. They were the perfect size for 1/12 scale cake stands! Easy to make...and inexpensive! I simply separated each 1 inch filigree circle with a jeweler's needle nose tool. And then glued each circle to one of the jewelry findings that I purchased at our local Michael's Crafts...sprayed them with a little spray paint...and voila! Colorful, fanciful cake stands in 1/12 scale!

These two are unpainted, for an "antique" look.

I love color!

Can't wait to top these with mini cakes.

I even had enough to make a two tiered stand for super tiny desserts and petite cookies. Every miniature scene needs a different style. Fancy, for some dollhouse kitchens and dining rooms....

And more rustic for other scenes and dollhouse settings. Last year I made a few super simple cake stands from miniature wooden bowls (that I bought in a package of about a dozen different sizes at Michael's) and miniature wooden disks (also at Michael's, in the wood craft section).

A little glue, a little spray paint...and...all done!

My next challenge - figuring out how to make the perfect 1/12 scale doilies to go with these cute little cake stands.