Ever picture the perfect setup, only to realize you didn’t have everything you needed? I do that all the time; after all, I’m a newlywed, and we’re still working on stocking our house.
In light of my husband’s birthday earlier this week, I whipped up some key lime cupcakes with cream cheese frosting — his favorite. I wanted to arrange them nicely on a cake stand on the coffee table so he’d see them when he got home. There was only one problem: We don’t have a cake stand.
It’s one of those things that you just don’t need…until you need it.
So I did a bit of rummaging, and I realized I could easily create a clever cupcake display simply by using what I already had. I took a serving platter, three of our Mason jar glasses (a wedding gift more affectionately known as “redneck wine glasses”), and turned them upside down. They were a nice height and the perfect size for holding a some sweet baby cakes.
In light of my husband’s birthday earlier this week, I whipped up some key lime cupcakes with cream cheese frosting — his favorite. I wanted to arrange them nicely on a cake stand on the coffee table so he’d see them when he got home. There was only one problem: We don’t have a cake stand.
It’s one of those things that you just don’t need…until you need it.
So I did a bit of rummaging, and I realized I could easily create a clever cupcake display simply by using what I already had. I took a serving platter, three of our Mason jar glasses (a wedding gift more affectionately known as “redneck wine glasses”), and turned them upside down. They were a nice height and the perfect size for holding a some sweet baby cakes.
It’s easy to get caught up in wanting more things — like a cake plate, for instance. But you know what’s even better than finally getting those things? Living simply by learning how to use what you have creatively.
Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for a cupcake.
Now if you’ll excuse me, it’s time for a cupcake.
