How to make a cake stand or tray lift for your party table.

 It’s always better to have lots of lifts and levels when you are creating a food buffet.  Not only does it look better, you can fit more trays and cake stands in.   A few years ago I was hired to do a company party, with a carnival theme and I wanted so bad to make the step drum things the elephants stand on.  (what are they called?)

 So crazy me went to the Home depot and found these quik-tubes.  they are used to make cement something or another???  LOL  I was on a strict budget and needed to make 20 center pieces supper cheap, and this was just what I was looking for.   I came in a very long tube that my husband had to cut into 8-10 inch pieces.  (used an electric knife)

 After the tubes were cut I wrapped them in scrapbook paper and hot glued a cratepaper ruffle around the top.  Just scrunching it as I went. 

 Along the bottom I used Scotch 3M tape,  it comes in the cutest colors now days and it was just the finish I needed to smooth the rough edges. 

 I brilliant part of this project is since then I have recreated the look of some of these lifts by changing out the paper, ruffles and tape.  This is one I did for a wedding shower.  I added a little medallion on the front.  You could use their monogram or name.  Now that would be cute. 

See how I have left the top open?  Originally I filled each bucket with treats,boxes of cracker jacks and big bags of popcorn and cute bags of peanuts.  You could also fill with flowers or thank you gifts at a shower. 

This is one of the originals with the added tape, and a change of ruffle.  I was doing a blue theme and I loved this festooning from the party store.