DIY Black and Gold Cake Stand Makeover

This adorable DIY Black and Gold Cake Stand Makeover is a fast and fun craft you can do in just a few minutes–and it’s cheap. I’ll let you in on a little secret: everything came from the Target Dollar Spot.

I love the Target Dollar Spot! And I know that I am not alone with my obsession 😉 A couple of months ago I snagged a cute little cake stand with a wooden base, but I was NOT a fan of the red and boring light colored wood base. Sooooo….   This DIY Black and Gold Cake Stand Makeover was born!

This is the BEFORE cake stand. Practical. Sort of ok. But I am sure that you’ll agree its a little lack luster…

Boring!

So with a little chalk paint, gold glitter and ingenuity, this fun and sparkly DIY Cake Stand quickly replaced the previous boringness!

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What You Need for This DIY Black and Gold Cake Stand Makeover

This a really easy project, and goes fairly quickly, with the exception of letting things dry. Want to give your own boring cake stand a glittery makeover? Here’s what you need (most of which you can find at the craft store):

• Chalkboard contact paper
• Black acrylic paint
• Gold glitter
• mod podge (or some kind of glue)
• clear spray paint

Step #1 – Use the black acrylic paint to cover the bottom and sides of the cake plate part of your stand. I also went up and over the top edge by about half an inch to make sure there was no red showing through. Set aside to dry.

Step #2 – Coat the stand with mod podge and sprinkle with glitter. Set aside to dry.

Step #3 – Spray the whole thing with clear spray paint to seal and protect. I doubled up, with 2 coats to seal and keep the glitter from falling out.

Step #4 – Place the cake stand upside down on the contact paper and trace the top. Cut out the circle, inside the line so that its slightly smaller than the cake stand top. Carefully peel the backing off and apply the contact paper to the top, smoothing out bubbles as you go.

Voila! Now you’ve got your own DIY black and gold glitter cake stand! And the best part is that the contact paper is food safe and wipe-able! You can place your cake directly on top of this cake stand and not have to worry about any ickiness or chemicals touching your food 🙂

This is one of those great ideas that’s perfect for birthday parties and baby showers, but it also works great for every day. And if you’re don’t love cake the way that I do, this DIY project can be used as a candle holder, a nice standing idea you can use for a coaster for tea cups or wine glasses.

But don’t stop if you can’t find this cute base at the Dollar Spot. Grab a plastic plate and a paper tube from the thrift store or dollar store–don’t overthink it! You have got this.

I am so in love with this DIY black and gold glitter cake stand! I want to use it every day! Hmmm… cake every day… not a bad idea 😉