A magnificent table can be fashioned with one (or several) of the simplest items: a cake stand. The pretty pedestals raise decorations and sweets high, elevating offerings in every sense. The displays here -- small stands atop large ones -- show off pots (actually teacups and votive holders) of miniature African violets and stacks of cookies whose ribbons repeat the colors of the flowers.
Make a Creative Centerpiece
Martha Stewart Living, September 2006
Really like this idea and love the little votive candles in the small dishes placed at each place setting also. I picked up some small saucers a while ago at TJ Max and this would make a wonderful use for them. I had just put a very small tea cup flower arrangement in my clear glass cake stand it looks great and the arrangement fills out the cake stand and top nicely. See I do think like Martha ! Here in NH !!!
Barb Baylis