Ha ha ha, just uploaded the pic and then realised my dodgy wedding photo is about to appear on the CC homepage for all to have a giggle at!!!
Never mind, it's the cake that's impressive

I'm so sorry I missed this post from the beginning. Oh well, I just finished my decorating for my cousin's son's baptism tomorrow (or should I say later). At least I have a good excuse.

This one practically made me wake up my DH from laughing so loudly! Thanks, Guys!

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It looks like I'll be making one, although I'm not sure I trust myself with a chain saw. Really, though, how much harder could it be than a kitchenaid?

I may just contact a local woodworking shop or someone who advertises wood for fireplaces. I'd bet they'd know someone who'd cut one for me.

Gotta tell you about my experience with the chainsaw. If someone had been filming I would've ended up on AFV. We had this little maple tree out front. It quit growing one spring and my husband and I decided it might have been struck by lightning. I decided I wanted to cut it down. I figured I had the chainsaw, I'd do it myself. "How hard can it be." I've watched the guys do it, right. But, see, I cut it down level with the ground. At the base of the tree. How wise we become in hindsight. What was I thinking! Ok. you guys. stop laughing. It hurt when it landed on my head! Lucky for me it was a pretty small tree. (And no one was watching.)

Oh! How I wish I could see the picture! It is not uploaded yet! Could you try again?

Waywordz - Don't feel bad...I did that too with my peach tree the first time I tried to use my mother's chainsaw. I wasn't so lucky though - my mother (Ms. Fix-It I-Can-Do-It-All) was watching...and laughing her butt off!

Thanks Misdawn, actually I laughed at myself (after it quit hurting) and then just felt really stupid. We must've had the same mother. My mom built us our own playhouse! Have to give her credit, though, she tried hard not to sometimes, when I would do something really goofy like this. Unfortunately, I think I inheirited her sense of inappropriate humor. It has gotten me in trouble more than once or twice.

Okay... how can you use anything saturated in Raid around food?

I know where I live, there is a place where you can take your yard waste - check to see if you have something like that locally, they might have chunks of trees they are getting ready to grind up for mulch.

I did one and had my lovely boyfriend cut a piece for me. When I told him I needed a stump for my cake he was like WHAT??

It was pretty funny!! Not the best pic, but here's mine. We just aired it out for a few days and it worked out great. Added to the rustic look.

http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?source=family&itemId=14635

Here is a tree stump cutting board


http://www.prostudiousa.com/Tree-Stumps-P3449C96.aspx?UserID=1822541&SessionID=isUo1oLUZiEH6hsqCHnO

Here is also an idea purchase a tree stump photo prop

Dawn.... I talked to some friends and they are working on one for you! Where should I have them send it???


Swiped this pic from a friends facebook account....couldn't resist! That is some chunk a wood, eh?!!

Nikki72905 I love those tree stumps, thanks for sharing the site.

Wooo hooooo strong men.. OOPS I mean great lookin stump LMAO

Christi, that is hysterical LMAO!!! Either way you say that, it can definitely be taken the wrong way....

LOL OHHH My I just realized that LMAO

Who would guess that a post about a stump would lead to such? Just one more thing I love about CC!

LOL gotta love a nice stump

What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing!!

Loving these posts!!  I also needed tree stump centerpieces which could just have easily been cake stump stand(s) but they were very heavy thus very very expensive to have shipped and I could think of no local sources SO I made my own. Tutorial:  Start with the Winbeckler's tree bark silicone mold, $22 at cakesuppliesplus.com.  Then get thee to thy favorite cake supply store and purchase a cake dummy(ies). I bought 14 dummies online, size 10"x3",  for less than just the shipping for one real stump.  Now you also have the stability you need without the weight.  Since I used my "stumps" as centerpieces, I wasn't worried about edibles so I used wall texture then the mold (treat as if it were crusting BC) then spray paints (black, browns, beige; a camouflage green thing ).  But if you want your stand to be touching edible surfaces, use ganache, BC, or fondant (who cares which kind) on your dummy(ies). For the cake,below I used chocolate ganache and thinned dusts in the same colors as the spray paints. The Winbecklers color the bark with an airbrush but I don't have one so there ya go. You can always mount your "stump" on yet another base if that makes it easier to transport (maybe a base covered with moss and/or mushrooms "growing" in dirt - go crazy!), and you can always separate your edibles from non-edibles with a base too.  CC's policy is to include no pictures other then edibles, so out of respect I will include only the cake (no dummies were harmed in this process) which was mounted on a burlap-covered board.  But just know that the centerpieces looked just the same (only weighed much less!!) and no cakes were harmed in that process either. If you want to see pix of the dummy stumps, just PM me and I'll be glad to reply, but they look just like the cake.   Happy Baking --

I sent my husband down back with a chainsaw and ended up with four.  In the process I discovered that there's a lot more to it than meets the eye.  Freshly cut wood needs to season  - SLOWLY - and I'm talking years - in the garage - not the house - or it will split - and split badly.  We even tried drilling a large hole in the center to ease the stress but it still split.  So I just put the split in the back of the cake table.  There is a place on line where you can buy them but I think they're pretty thin.  Try Save-On-Crafts.com or Etsy?