~Fabulous Finds~

Anyone who knows me knows that I love

shopping at 2nd hand stores to provide for my household.

I did not used to be that way. In fact it takes a bit

of practice to get good at it. Now I find that

90% of what I wear and my family wears is from

a 2nd hand store (or a friend whose children have

out grown their clothing). Also my house is decorated with

mostly used items. We do not have a large income,

but God created me with tons of creativity to balance

that out! I am so thankful for that creativity.

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In August I was asked to do a wedding cake for a

good friend of mine. I am not a professional decorator

but have taken Wilton cake classes for fun. That makes

me able to do ok enough on cakes...maybe not for

someone who likes a perfect touch..but ok enough for

someone who wants to be careful with their budget and

wants a cake and is not worried about it being "perfect".

I felt busy and tired this month. So I put this cake into God's

hands. I prayed for him to provide me the money to

make it and also the energy to make it. God is so good...

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So what does that have to do with a "fabulous find" in the

2nd hand store? Well I went to a wedding the week before

I was to make my friend's wedding cake and I saw this

version of a cake on a scrolly cake stand. Seeing this really

made me think how much easier it would be to tier a cake this

way then to stack the cake the way I have done before.

I set this to prayer and asked God if perhaps there was a way

I could come up with a version like it that could work

for my friend's cake...Here is what He came up

with for my answer...He really hears our prayers..big or little!

He hears them all and knows what we need and what it takes

to make those needs work...

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Here is the cake I saw at the wedding the week before

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I went to a couple of 2nd hand stores and found

this plate stand, these clear plates, and these 2 candle

holders. The plate stand was gold and the candle holders

were black. I had a can of antique white paint at home

and sprayed them all antique white.

I was not sure if a plate stand would work but gave it a shot.

Here is what my version turned out as...

It was so much easier to travel this cake (traveled 2 hours) and a lot

faster to put it together once I got to the reception spot.

My friend gave me the flowers once I got there and her

daughter and I worked together to decide how to put them on the cake.

It was funny to me that the 2 candles..(which cost $3.99 for both together)

were more expensive then the cake stand or the candle holders!

The wedding and the cake turned out beautiful.

God is so good and hears our prayers and concerns

He also hears my praise everytime I see how he

answered this prayer for me and for my friend!

Something so simple mattered to him and He

provided for it.

Thank you for sharing in my fabulous find!

I have been in smiles over this request being met

for 2 weeks now! I only had a week for this to come

together. God created time and for Him a week

was no big deal!