Way cool! and thanks for the info on total costs.
Theresa 
DelightsByE- Were you able to find one?
NO 
And I even went to 2 other WalMarts in nearby towns too.
AND I have this square wedding cake delivering today and nothing to put it on.
Whiny Baby Syndrome strikes again!!! 
Ohhh!! I am so sorry!! I found another item I have used for a stand at Pier one. It was a square candle Holder(platform, I don't know what you call the things you set candles on). Maybe send out a family member to look at the candle section in a few stores. Walmart had a cool one too, but I'm guessing your's won't have it if it didn't have the shelf.
Good luck!!
Thanks Dyan, I will go take a quick look over there, problem is my bottom square tier is 14" so whatever I use is going to have to be pretty big. I think I'm just going to go buy a 18" masonite board and cover it with foil or something. I'm running out of time! I still have to assemble, ice, and put pearl dust on some seashells..... talk about being rushed! 
Thanks for all the compliments!
Okay, okay!! Here is the next one I am going to do... I found this cool fish thing at Kirkland's (?) and I thought it would be perfect cake stand for a underwater themed cake. I am going to make a dummy cake for display because I think a real cake would be too heavy, but picture it at a wedding fair with a beta fish in the bowl and a underwater themed cake sitting ontop of the bowl Cool, huh?!! Wouldn't that be an attention getter!!
omg i'm heavily in to fish myself and would love this in my living room! wish i'd have known about it i'd have gotten it. going to costco today hope they have it 
You have awesome ideas!At first when I saw the name of the thread I was like "someones being cocky!" but then I saw your ideas was like "WOW! THAT IS SOOOOOOO COOL!!!", so brag on!
You go girl!
Deborah
WOW! Fantastic! Wish I was that creative! As if you don't already know, but I wanted to say it anyway, you're cake is absolutely stunning!
nice job on the cake and on your creativity!
Love that idea. and your right, very creative. I wish I had thought of that when I was trying to light one a ways back. I ended up ditching the idea. Oh well,there is always next time. 
Thanks for the cake comments! Here is another stand idea ( I promise I am not trying to get more views! Just look at the stand. Should I blur out the cake? ) I know that is a pet peeve! )- I took the 12 inch plate from my cupcake stand and a vase with a heavy bottom- which I got for 75% off because it had two tiny chips on the rim I knew noone would see! and I filled it with those stones everyone uses to decorate with.
You have such great ideas for cake stands! Did you glue the plate to the vase?
I love both of your cakes,btw!
How weird this thread gets resurrected after being dead for 7 weeks.... 
I never did find those wal-mart shelves.
But I LOVE this vase/plate idea! 
Wow Beautiful cake to go with brilliant cake stand
I absolutly love how your a bargain hunter and very very imaginative.. I've been looking at the cake plates etc.. and they are so expensive and you have just simple things from various places. I love the squat vase with the clear stones in them. You can change the stones to suit, awsome.
Leigh PP or not I love seeing your cakes as they show how the plates work with cake
I am doing a black and white wedding cake in 2 weeks. I found an iron filagree surround made to go around a ceiling light fixture. I painted it black and will also illuminate it from underneath so light shines from under the cake and highlights the ironwork. The bride loved the idea. Will post a photo when i can.
I think the finished product and the display of the cake makes all of the difference. The last seashell themed cake was placed on a clear plexiglass covered with sugar sand. I'll be using that plexiglass again!!
glad to see this was brought back to life.. love the ideas.
I just wrote down the fish bowl idea.. I have a show this coming Wed.. might try it if I can get it together in time.
aztomcat- AAUUUGHHHH!!!! The lighting department!!! A new playground!! I haven't even thought about that! Please post a picture. I can't visualize what it is you are talking about.
Kathik- I'll bet garden stores are full of great bargins this time of year on lawn statues! I'll bet you could find a squirrl!!
superstar- you probably have cool tourist shops that have even neater ideas for stands!
Marthjo- great idea! You think let it dry and then put the plate on so it is changeable?
PS- The plate from my cupcake tree I used must be a 14inch not a 12 inch. The bottom tier is a 10 inch on a 12 inch cake circle.
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