Cake Stand #1 - The Margot

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Brian's first cake stand is made of poplar - which is technically a hardwood by species, but it is actually softer than pine (which is a soft wood). Weird! But it turned out super cute! However, since it really doesn't perform as a hardwood, Brian wasn't thrilled with it. I convinced him to buy it when we were at Home Depot, since we were running low on wood and - well, we were there and I thought it looked pretty! Since it's soft, it didn't handle how Brian was hoping. We probably won't use much poplar in the future. Also, when I used my food-safe wax on it, it seemed to turn a bit green-ish. I don't really love the way it took to the wax, but it is cute anyway! It's still a light brown color, but just has that slight tinge of green.

You must know that I have a thing for cake stands as well as charcuterie boards! Anyway, it is __" in diameter, and ___" high. I used it to hold sweet grandbaby Margot's birthday cake for her 2nd birthday (the unicorn cake) and it was really cute! 

Go Brian and go unicorns! And Happy Birthday to sweet baby Margot! 

See how light this is before the food-safe wax application? 




Such sweeties! 

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