How to Make a Cake-Shaped Box to Hold Wedding Cards

Forget stacking the wedding cards in a plain old box - this "cake" doubles as a pretty package!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eggshell Spray Paints
• Scrap Lace
• Artificial Pearls
• Clear Matte Sprays
• Glue Guns
• Glues
• Miniature Bride And Groom
• Silk Flowers
• 2 Round Hat Boxes
• Felt-tip Pens
• X-Acto Knives

1. Get two round hat boxes in different sizes. Make sure the smaller one is at least 9 inches wide.

2. Center the smaller box on the lid of the larger one and trace around it with a felt-tipped pen.

3. Cut a hole slightly smaller than the one you drew. You will be setting the small box on top of the hole and don't want it to fall through.

4. Cut the bottom out of the small box, creating a wide tube.

5. Glue this tube to the larger lid. The boxes with their lids on will look like a two-tiered cake.

6. Cut a wide slit in the small lid, big enough to accommodate a greeting card.

7. Spray paint the boxes and lids eggshell white. Use several light coats. Remember, the boxes are made of cardboard and will warp if they get too wet.

8. Let the paint dry completely and spray on a coat of clear matte finish.

9. Use silk or real flowers, pearls and lace to decorate your "cake."

10. Top the cake with a plastic bride and groom.

Tips & Warnings

• If you're ambitious, cover the boxes and lids with white satin attached with spray glue. If you get bubbles under the satin, roll them out with a wallpaper roller.

[Fayeserafin]

on 11/11/2008 We are making something like this for my daughters wedding only so as not to take the glory from the actual wedding cake we decieded to make it look like presents wrapped in their wedding colours and put it on a table of its own. They are hoping for just monetary gifts so did not register any where but did not ask for money on their invitations.

[jennyb2k]

on 4/20/2007 its cool

on 8/14/2006 I created a box like this for my wedding (with three tiers). Our wedding colors are gold and bright, sea blue. I painted the whole "cake" gold and decorated the middle tier with bright blue and clear flat-backed crystals. I bought a wood letter block of our last name initial, painted that blue and attached it to the top of the "cake" like a cake topper. It turned out beautiful! Don't feel like it has to look like a traditional wedding cake!