Original Files Used on the Cupcake Stands

Remember all those cupcake stands we made back in January?  We bought some of the files we used, but some were original, so I thought I'd share.  To download the pdf's for cutting, go to the Freebies page.  If you would like them in another file type, leave a comment below.

Enjoy!

Pin It Cupcake stands and serving platters made with melamine plates, candlesticks and my cutting machine!

Pin It Bird and branch used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Pin It Penguin used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Pin It Owl used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Until next time,

~ Sister #2

Free Valentine's Day Printable (or "cuttable")

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 I don't do a lot of Valentine decorating--one shelf and a wreath are  pretty much it.  But this year with the abundance of free printables online, I decided that I could do just one more thing.  But when I started shopping around, I couldn't find just the right thing--something red, of course, but something just a little bit quirky.  So after passing on some very good printables that would have been just fine, really, I decided to make my own.  I won't mention the amount of time it took to come up with this silly phrase, I will just say that my time would have been better spent polishing off one of my myriad other projects.  Still, I'm satisfied with the finished product--something red, and something a bit quirky.

I also made a cutting file.  I really like the idea of using paper I have on hand instead of ink, so whenever I can, I convert my images to cutting files to use with my Craft Robo.

Click here to download a printable. 
Click here to download the cutting file.  Note:  this file is an Illustrator file.  
PDF to be posted soon.

Here are just a few of the others available online:

http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/01/valentines-day-printable.html

http://www.elislids.com/free-valentines-day-printables/

This one's extra special, because the it can be used for different purposes.  Go to the original blog to  see how.

This one's not a framable printable, but it's so cute!

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Our First Event! (Part 3) Final Pictures

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Cupcake Platters:  Final Pictures

Large polka-dots made from plain cardstock. 

This cutie was made from a bowl and plate I found on sale at Target.  I didn't have the heart to paint it.

Thrift shop find.

  Valentine cupcake plate with bowl:  Another Target find--this time I did paint over the inner square of the plate, since it had a Christmas theme.

lol, this funny one was made with a light fixture and a glass candlestick.  I filled the candlestick with plumbers putty and shoved the screw from the knob into it. 

Designed with a cut and paste image.

Target Christmas plates, wooden candlestick, door stop with teardrop wooden bead on top.

Three tiers using a combination of different candlesticks.

Christmas platter and bowl put together with parts from a lamp.

Thanksgiving theme with portion of newel post.

I found the plates at a thrift store.  They already had the stripes.  I added the print and cut flowers.

 

All 21 of them!

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Our First Event! (Part 2)

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On to the assembly:

Cupcake stand "bodies."

The "stand" part of the cupcake stands were made from various items found mostly at thrift stores and garage sales:  candlesticks, furniture legs, newel posts (cut down to size) and even a salt and pepper shaker set.  I have to thank my mother for most of these finds, since it's hard for me to visit these places on a regular basis. (Thanks, Mom!)

Cupcake stand parts.

 I used a variety of items for the handles:  drawer knobs, door stops and wooden beads.  Extras for assembly included screws in varying lengths, and a variety of odds and ends from a big tin collect-all in the garage.  (I even used parts from a few old trophies, lol.)

The plates, now decorated and sprayed with a clear acrylic finisher spray, were drilled assembly-line style (I learned the hard way to start with a small hole and gradually enlarge):

a dremel for the first hole (because the dremel accommodated the smallest bit),

an electric drill for the second (the electric drill was more powerful than the cordless), and

a cordless drill for the third.

Finally, the plates were ready to put together!

Melamine plates painted "ballet slipper" pink, ceramic candlestick "body," brass candlestick base, wood bead topper.

Print and cut design using inkjet transparencies.

Silver vinyl designs

Print and cut design using inkjet transparencies.

Black cardstock

Print and cut design using inkjet transparencies.

Print and cut design using inkjet transparencies.

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Coming Soon:  Our First Event! (Part 3--at the event)

Our First Event! (Part 1)

Pin It One of the gifts I churned out this holiday season was a set of cupcake stands:

Cupcake stands:  melamine plates, candlesticks and drawer knobs.

I used some cute melamine plates I had found on sale and some wooden and brass candle holders.

A friend loved them so much that she asked me to create 20 for an upcoming event.

20!

Of course I said yes.  Crazy, right?  Especially since the cute (cheap) plates had all been sold by that time.  But I found a bunch of Christmas plates for 70% off at Target.

Most of the plates were scratched and some were even chipped.  I kept a few back for myself, and used the rest.

Problem was, they were Christmas plates!  So I started crafting like crazy to make it work.

First I sprayed them with gesso, which allowed me to paint the plates without fear of the paint chipping or peeling off.

While the paint was drying, I scoured the Internet for designs to cut with my trusty Craft Robo.  I eventually designed part of them on my own (using Photoshop), and bought some from Fotolia.com, where I buy most of the designs I don't make myself.

Here are some of the designs I plan on using:

Butterfly silhouette for vinyl cutter.

Princess  silhouette for vinyl cutter.

Ballerina silhouettes for vinyl cutter.

Beast from Beauty and the Beast silhouette for vinyl cutter.

Perched owls (Valentine's Day)  silhouette for vinyl cutter.

Bride silhouette for vinyl cutter.

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Coming Soon:  Our First Event! (Part 2)