Hi everyone!
Do you know how to make this cupcake stand?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48197980@N08/4764527163/in/photostream/

I know the bases are cake drums but I am not sure what the middle is and how to attach it. Thank you! =)

i've seen some tutorials that use any canned item like soup or vegetables and they attach it with hot glue.

I would use cake drums and styrofoam cake dummies and attach them with a low temp glue gun.

I make my cupcake stands with cake boards covered in foil paper with coordinating ribbon around the edge. I use styrofoam circles hot glued together and also covered in ribbon. I also hammer in a wooden dowel thru the center of all the levels to make sure it is more stable. HTH

I use regular styrofoam circles from Michaels, Joanns and sometimes the dollar stores. I have found the cake dummies to be too expensive. I also use a high temp hot glue gun and seem to have no problems with everything sticking together.

Oh for sure you can use the cheaper styrofoam ones from the dollar store or craft stores. You know what they say, A penny saved is a penny earned!

If I was going to make this stand I would buy a pvc pipe 4" to 5" in diameter and use that as my core. Purchase round plywood boards and drill a hole to match the pipe and set it up that way. That way you have a sturdy cake/cupcake stand that can be reused multiple times.

If you want to make a disposable stand, I would still go the pvc route but use styrofoam boards instead.

Just a though Good luck!

UrsCor82, how would you stop all the plywood circles from sliding all the way to the bottom and squishing the cupcakes below them?

Brackets screwed directly to the pipe.

Also I would decorate (cover) the pipe with coordinating ribbon etc... that way you can change it based on the theme of the cake/cupcakes

Thanks You! I think I'm gonna go with the disposble stand with the plywood! That way it is easy to store and I change the decor whenever I want to

I used canned goods for the skinny middle parts. I wrapped scrapbooking paper around them and hot glued them to the cake drums. Afterwards I could still use the canned food. I like using the canned goods because it provides them with some stability and weight.