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Picture the scene, you have spent all morning making mince pies for your friends and family who are coming over for a Christmas Party, but you don't have an attractive Christmas cake stand to display the cakes and mine pies on! This is a really clever way to make a Christmas tree cake stand the perfect table accessory for any Christmas party. Who would guess that the Christmas tree cake stand is made from old plates and glasses? The cake stand has a Christmas tree look about it because the plates form a triangle shape, they get smaller in size as they go up in tiers.

To make the Christmas Tree Cake Stand you will need…

A dinner plate,
A side plate or tea plate,
A saucer,
2 wine glasses,
Glue – suitable for sticking ceramics,
Ceramic primer paint and Green paint, spray paint gives a better finish.

You may have all the crockery that you need at home, but if not you can find all the items that you need cheaply at charity shops or on car boot sales. You should be able to buy all the pots for a couple of pounds.

Give the plates and glasses a good wash and dry before you begin.

First you need to mark out on the dinner plate where the centre is. Put your glass in the centre and mark it with a pen so that you know where to stick the glass when the glue is added.

Read the packaging of the glue, and follow the instructions of use. Then apply glue to the rim of the glass, and stick the glass in place on the centre of the dinner plate. Leave to one side to dry.

Next take the side plate, and in the same way as before, stick the second wine glass upside down in the middle of the side plate and leave to one side to dry.

The nest step is to join the two pieces that you have made. Apply glue to the base of the glass stick to the dinner plate, and stuck the side plate on top, as close to the centre as possible.

Now apply glue to the base of the glass on the side plate, and stick the saucer on the top. Leave the cake stand to dry completely before painting.

Spray paint the cake stand with the primer paint to make sure the green paint will stick to the ceramic surfaces. Read the back of the paint tin and follow the manufacture's advice of how to use the spray paint and make sure that everywhere is covered in newspaper.

Give the cake stand a coupe of coats of green paint and be sure to cover all the nooks and crannies. Leave to dry.

Your Christmas tree Cake stand is ready to be loaded up with cakes and mince pies! For added glamour, when you use the cake stand, stick some tinsel to the rim of each plate.