Ask and you shall receive, my lovelies.
Now I’m not gonna lie and claim complete originality on this one—a quick Google search will turn up all sorts of similar DIY cupcake stands, varying only by theme and degree of difficulty.
I will say that this DIY is extremely easy, crazy cheap, super fast, and made from items you may actually have lying around the house. So that’s what I’ve got goin’ on.
Let the cupcake madness commence.
1. Gather your Supplies:
You will need:
2. Measure/Cut Paper to Cover the Cans
Use a soft measuring tape to measure the height and circumference of your cans and cut appropriate sizes of paper. I stamped mine with this cute strawberry stamp because the birthday girl is gaga for strawberries.
3. Cover Cans With Decorative Paper
Secure the paper to the cans using Zots or hot glue.
4. Hot Glue Three Cake Rounds of Each Size Together
This one is pretty self explanatory right?
5. Cut Decorative Paper to Cover Cake Rounds
Simply use the cake rounds as a guide and trace the various sized circles onto your decorative paper. Cut out. This should yield 4 different paper circles: 8”, 10”, 12”, 14”.
6. Affix Decorative Paper to Cake Rounds
Simply use Zots/dots of hot glue/glue stick to adhere your decorative paper rounds to the top of the cake rounds.
7. Wrap the Edges of each Round with Ribbon
Attach ribbon with a bead of hot glue every 6 inches or so.
8. Glue each Round to a Can
Glue the smallest can to the bottom of the smallest round using hot glue around the edge/lip of the can. You can totally skip this step, but it does add a little extra stability!
9. Stack ‘Em Up
Need I say more?
10. Admire Your Work in Action
I was definitely pretty pleased with this last minute DIY adventure and hope that you are too! And I would love to see the rad themes you come up with to make this project your own! It’s so easy peasy, I might even make a little stripe-tastic one (6/8/10”) to display our vegan/gluten free desserts on…
How are you displaying your sweets? And are you offering special options for your guests with dietary restrictions, or is that just cuckoo-bananas?
This turned out awesome! And a whole heck of a lot easier than the 6ft+ cupcake tower we made for our wedding!
Honestly I just want to say that I love your pillows in the background. They are adorable.
That is awesome! Thanks so much for the tutorial. 
How awesome and ya resourcefulness! I would not have guessed you used canned goods!
Thanks for the DIY lesson! I can’t wait to do this for my next party!
That is SO CUTE! I love the apple paper you used
Totally ingenious and soooo much easier to store this than a gigantic cake/cupcake stand!
This is such a good idea and an easy project, well done!
Super cute idea! Never would have thought of the cans.
I really love this idea! You gave a great tutorial. I want to use it for a baby shower later this month and I started looking for cardboard cake rounds but I can only find big packs of them, I think a 12 count, way more the the 3 of each size that you use. Were you able to buy the rounds individually or did you buy the bigger packs? Thanks!
Ms. Stripes, Los Angeles Age and Occupation: 29, Costume Designer/Stylist Fiancee's Age and Occupation: 29, Chef Engagement Date: June 23, 2009 Wedding Date: September 2010 Venue: Heritage Square Museum About Me: I’m a type A creative with a messy streak, a loud mouth, and an uncanny knack for combining clashing patterns. I can usually be found with my nose in a book, my feet (or at least my toes) on the ground, my head in the clouds, and my arm around the prettiest girl you ever saw- aka Fiancee Stripes. Together we’re planning a FUN vintage/modern French carnival wedding extravaganza and rockin’ dance party on a dime. (Say that three times fast!) Good coffee, long lists, Uniball pens, and my iPhone keep me sane, and making art, making trouble, and making out keep me happy! I love urban adventures, bike rides that end with afternoon drinks, breakfast for dinner, beautiful light, photography, travel, my furry family, and of course, my beautiful fiancee! I’m super excited to be here and can’t wait to share all our adventures as we craft a joyful, budget-friendly, design-savvy and all-around AWESOME wedding!
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