The next project is one that I have been working on for a few weeks. Cake plates. I was in need of some varied heights of cake plates but did not want to shell out the big bucks for them. Some of them can be really pricey, and I wanted 5 of them. It was out of the question. Just look at some of these... In order, these cakes plates are from: Macy's $58.00, Macy's $300.00, Dillards $129.00, and Dillards $149.00. Yikes! But they are soooo pretty... and basically exactly what I need....

So I gathered some supplies for a DIY project. In the end, my cake plates turned out very comparable and no where near those price tags! Watch in late May for an update on what the cake plates were used for!

Total damage:

5 brass candle sticks - $2.50

5 clear plates - $5.00

1 tube epoxy - 5.00

1 can silver spray paint - 2.50