DIY Cake stand

Ok, so I really, and I mean really, wanted to get a cake stand, so I have been spending time (maybe too much time if I'm honest) looking at cake stands online and as yet I have not bought one. Altho I may still do. Once I started looking I found nicer and nicer ones and even tho I don't really need one, I may be getting a cake stand with a dome! We'll see, so watch this space!!

But in the mean time I saw that a few people had DIYed it and made their own out of various plates and vases etc, so I thought- y not give it a go and went on a rummage in the kitchen, and heres what I came up with. Not bad I don't think. Tho I would like it to be higher, but u can't have everything!

I used a white dish and an upturned little bowl, doesn't look too bad even if I do say so myself!

Making a necklace

I've just made a new necklace and thought i'd say how its done.

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How its done:

I began by making a cord, this was done by plaiting thread.

Then I collected together the beads I wanted to use.

Next I had to make the metal charms I wanted to decorate my long necklace with.

To do this I had to design the items on paper

Then I had to cut draw them onto the metal and cut them out with a saw.

Then I filed and sanded them to give them a nice finish. I then threaded them with a bead.
I then decided on the layout of my necklace before knotting and threading the beads.
And this was the end product.

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