In the free box at a yard sale I found a cheezy Oregon souvenir plate. The kind little old ladies hang on the wall or put in their china cabinet (shame on them for wasting a perfectly good project supply).
I have a beautiful vintage vanity...on which I spread all my earrings and they inevitably loose their match in the jumble. I was inspired by a project I saw reusing plates and candle sticks to make tiered cake plates. And I just happen to have an ugly brass candle stick holder that had no partner and matched the decorative edge color if the plate perfectly! As an added bonus this plate had little slots to thread ribbon around the edge so it will double as an earring hanger and a ring dish.
No supplies? No problem! The dollar or thrift store has various shapes of glass dishes and candle sticks to use adapting your holder to fit any size decor or purpose.
You need:
Plate or Shallow Dish
Candle Stick Holder (small sundae dishes work really well if you turn them upside down)
E6000 craft adhesive (craft stores or Walmart)
*Be aware that E6000 glues anything! Its hard to clean off if you get it on anything you don't want to glue including skin. Cover your work surface, wear gloves and work in a well ventilated area.*
Lay your plate or dish face down on a flat surface. Find the center point so you know where to place the candle stick holder. Apply E6000 to the top of the candle stick holder. Invert and place it in the center of the plate back. Hold with light pressure for about 1 minute to get a good adhesion and let dry overnight.
E6000 dries quickly (package says about 15 minutes) but I have found that letting it dry overnight it leaves no room for slippage etc. and the 2 pieces will never come apart :)
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