I love family birthdays, it gives me an
excuse to create a fun cupcake display for the birthday boy or girl. When I set out to create my display I knew I needed one that could withstand a 5 hour drive
and hold 60 cupcakes. Of course they were all way over priced. I remembered a few years back my Cousin had
shown me a trick she uses to create her multi tiered fruit displays for family
parties. Her secret, USPS boxes, she keeps any boxes that are shipped to her house in anticipation of a repurposing project. Directions
and pictures below...
Total Cost: $4
Supplies you’ll need to create your Cupcake
Stand To-Go:
3 medium
flat rate USPS boxes (I keep any boxes that I receive in the mail)
Tape (I used
clear masking tape)
Paint (I
used acrylic paint from Michaels, $2.50 with my 40% off coupon)
Paint brush
(any kind)
Scissors
Scissors
Box #1 –
Base
Box #2 – Top
Tier
Box #3 – Middle
and Bottom Tier
Step #2 –
Build Box #2 and place ¾ of the way back on Box #1, place a small piece of
tape, enough to hold the box down
Step #3 –
While laying flat, measure Box #3 8 inches, the bottom half will be 4 inches;
these are Tiers 2 & 3. Cut the box where you measured to make two half
boxes.
Step #6 – Place the 4 inch Tier in front of the tallest Tier and tape enough to hold it in place.
Thanks for the tutorial, it is Awesome!
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ReplyDeleteI love family birthdays, it gives me an excuse to create a fun cupcake display for the birthday boy or girl. When I set out to create my display I ... ccstand.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks for using USPS boxes for its unattended purposes. These are provided to you free of charge to be used in the mailing of product. This is why the Post Office can’t see a profit.
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us how to reuse boxes this way.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. I made this actually wrapping the boxes in paper or foil so that when I was finished with the display, I still had my boxes to use for my sales on my business. Just unwrap them !
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