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tesa trendpapier 19 /Idee 1: Etageren / Aufmacher quer

Cake Stand

Pile it up: These cake stands are perfect for a summer party. They look cheerful, highlight fruit or cakes, and are not difficult to make. An original detail: tesa® Deco Tape strips separate the colored areas on the plates.

Level of difficulty Original & quick
Duration 30

We need:

unglazed clay pots and saucers brushes scissors white acrylic paint colored acrylic paint crackle varnish tesa Powerbond® ULTRA STRONG tesa® Masking Tape for Wallpaper 25m:25mm tesa® Deco Tape

This is how to do it:

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Collect all items and let's start!
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For each cake stand, prime one pot and one saucer with the white paint.
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After drying, coat them with the crackle varnish.
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Allow to dry again, then mark off one side with the masking tape.
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Paint one area in the desired color.
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Allow the paint to dry and remove the masking tape.
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Upon drying, the crackle varnish creates
fine cracks in the color. Once the first side is thoroughly dried, the second surface can be masked.
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Paint the area in another color.
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After drying, remove the masking tape.
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Cover the color edges on the saucer with tesa® Deco Tape.
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Cut off small pieces of Powerbond® ULTRA STRONG...
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…and fix them to the bottom of the clay pot. Press firmly for 5 seconds, then remove the protective films.
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Now firmly press the pot at least 5 seconds on the bottom of the saucer.

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