DIY Tiered Plate Stand {Tutorial}

by Myra Hope

I’ve been meaning to share my frugal tiered plate stand project with y’all for a couple of weeks now. It isn’t an original idea by any means. These tiered plate stands are all over blogland. But, I’m excited about the one that I made, so I’m sharing it anyway. :)

Cute, huh? Less than $5 cute is even better!

I picked up two melamine plates from Target about a month ago.  I love the colors especially for Spring and Summer!  The candlestick was $1 at a thrift store.  {You can’t ever have too many cheap glass candlesticks, right?}

I broke out my white drying Gorilla glue.

Then I followed the Gorilla glue instructions – dampening one surface while putting glue on the other.  You don’t need a ton of glue because it expands while drying.

After a couple of minutes, I added the top plate the same way.

Books acted as a clamp to hold the glued parts together well.  I let it dry for about 45 minutes and then I had a totally adorable tiered plate stand!

This fabulous plate stand is perfect for outdoor entertaining, picnics or a birthday at the park!  Have fun with it!

Be sure to check out these other amazing DIY stands:

Dessert Stands by Kate

Dollar Store Stands by Jen

DIY Cupcake Stands by TidyMom

Linked to: Made By You Monday, Get Your Craft On and Kate’s Fair Weather Forum.

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1 angie April 11, 2011 at 7:10 am

Gah!! I love this! Now I need to gather the necessary materials! :)

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2 Kristen April 11, 2011 at 8:57 am

Adorable! I wish I had a target nearby to grab some of their cute cheap plates!
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3 Rosann April 11, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Nice! I love the look of this! And it’s so easy and cheap too. Thanks for sharing. I’m a wanna-be crafty person. I try but seem to struggle with either my drive for perfection or my lack of crafty talent…probably more the latter. Anyway, this looks like something even I could do successfully and feel proud displaying it in my home.
Yay!! :)

Blessings,
Rosann
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4 Katie April 13, 2011 at 10:21 pm

That is adorable. I am going to try my hand at this. Thanks for sharing all of your amazing ideas!
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5 Amie April 26, 2011 at 4:01 pm

Too cute for words! I have tried this project before with less than stellar results – I think your tutorial inspired me to try again! :)
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6 Brenda Kula May 19, 2011 at 9:34 am

This is just an adorable project! I must get some of this glue and try it.
Brenda

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7 Diane@InMyOwnStyle May 19, 2011 at 10:53 am

I love these stands – they look perfect for summer. I made a few with china plates, but could use some stylish plastic plate stands so I can take them outside and not worry about them getting broken.

Thanks for the inspiration.

My best-Diane
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8 Nancy~the wife of a dairyman May 19, 2011 at 5:02 pm

That is SO great! I am definitely trying this one:) Thank you!

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9 Centsational Girl May 20, 2011 at 12:38 pm

Myra, you are one clever girl, I love your smarts. Gorrrrrrrilla Glue is awesome and so are you. Thanks for linking up to the party.
xo
Kate

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10 Glenda Childers May 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm

Hopping over from Censational Girls Outdoor Party. Hope you enjoy my ‘patio time’ post. (link #205)

Love your idea here . . . so pretty and inexpensive. I am picturing all sorts of yummy things on it . . . on my back porch.

Fondly,
Glenda
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11 Bev May 24, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Love this tiered plate idea. I am going to make one for myself.

Thanks for sharing.

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12 Tammy Hershberger May 24, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Adorable! I have no use for a stand such as that, but those beautiful plates have given me inspiration for a hand-stamped card! Thanks for sharing!
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13 Allison @ Alli 'n Son May 24, 2011 at 3:22 pm

I love this! I always panic when I have to display cupcakes, then end up just cramming them on large plates. Your idea is much better, and so easy.
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14 Kim May 24, 2011 at 3:40 pm

Adorable! What a GREAT idea. These would be amazing, unique gifts. I’ll be giving this a try. Thanks for sharing!

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15 Carolyn May 24, 2011 at 4:12 pm

I picked up some very unique and beautiful china plates at the thrift store for less than a dollar. I am going to try this. So excited! Thanks!

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16 Monica May 24, 2011 at 6:36 pm

Too Cool! I have extra plates I picked up at the Goodwill (for cake giving) and extra candle sticks now I just need the glue. So glad we are going to town this week! What a great gift idea. I am thinking of filling it with treats for teachers and giving as an end of year gift. THANKS!!!

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17 Jen Lowman May 29, 2011 at 10:06 pm

I love this idea and so I went to Target to get these plates and found that they actually sell these 2 plates already tiered. It was totally cute, had a silver pedestal in the middle that came out the top plate with a small handle, cute right. Well cute until I noticed the price… $17 – ACK! Do you believe that? $17 for 2 little plastic plates. GAG!
So I am toally sticking with your thrifty version of the tiered plates, much, much easier on the pocket book! And I can make several with the different designs they have for $17! BOO YAH!
Thanks for the thrifty tip! You’re THE BEST!

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18 Cori June 6, 2011 at 7:32 am

I tried this project this weekend and LOVED it! It came out so cute, I can’t wait to have a dinner party so I can use it!

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19 Myra June 6, 2011 at 6:08 pm

Yay Cori! Thank you for sharing that with me! I know you will enjoy it!! :)

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20 Julie June 28, 2011 at 9:39 am

I just picked up this tiered plate a few days ago for $5.08! I liked it so well I bought one for my mom as well. My mom loves to make delicious sweets that would look(and taste) wonderful on this. I thought it would give me an excuse to have a group of ladies over for coffee, conversation and cookies. Thanks for sharing!

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21 Jenifer April 11, 2012 at 12:42 pm

Love it and plan to make one soon! Dollar store here I come! :)
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