Diwali is just around the corner, and I wanted to make some new fun stuff for decorations around the home. It is our first Diwali, in our first home! This one has to be special, but I wanted to make something versatile, rather than one that would be tucked away for the rest of the year. That's when I came up with the idea of this Floor Diya Stand. It is quick and gorgeous, and will also liven any decor! Once Diwali is gone, it can be used as a cupcake stand for parties!!
Also, this project took me a total of 1 hour 15 minutes, and the end result is SO worth it!
Supplies needed:
- Recycled Cardboard sheets - I used empty carton boxes which I had lying around from when we were painting.
- Thick Cardboard rolls - You could use toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, or even wrapping paper rolls
- Decorative paper - You could use scrapbook paper, origami paper, recycled cardboard sheets, whatever you have at hand
- Laces
- Glue
- Glue Gun
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Tea lights for decoration
- Rhinestones, or any other items for decoration
Directions:
You can go with any other shape - triangle, circle or a flower for the "levels", but I thought squares would be quickest to make, and I was right. If you have time, you could tweak this tutorial to make any other shape.
Also, I wanted height, so I made four "levels", you can add or remove to suit your space and liking.
1. I started with cutting out pieces of cardboard. These would make the base and the "levels".
I used the following measurements:
- 10 cm x 10 cm
- 15 cm x 15 cm
- 20 cm x 20 cm
- 25 cm x 25 cm
Here are the final cardboard pieces. (You can see the paint splatters on most of them!)
2. Then, I started wrapping the cardboard in paper on both the sides.
Then covering it with glitter paper and some fun scrapbook paper. Now, you could go crazy with colors because Diwali is all about colors, but since I wanted to reuse this as a cupcake stand in the near future, I kept it subtle.
Here are the final cardboard pieces:
3. Now, I should have measure the height and all, but I just ended up using one toilet paper roll as it is, and splitting the paper towel roll exactly in half for the three pillars creating the height.
4. I had Glitter cloth lying around, so I used it to wrap the rolls. You could use some decorative paper fabric, lace, or glitter tape to cover it up.
5. Now the glitter shebang starts! Use the glue gun to add whatever decorative laces or tape you want to the sides of the cardboard pieces.
6. Assemble with the help of glue gun!
7. Stick on flowers, rhinestones or pearls
And we are done.. TA-DA!
8. Decorate with tealights/diyas/candles or cupcakes! :)
Let me know if you try this. And I would love to see pics of your handmade Diwali decorations, so please do share!
Xoxo
Divya
