Once you’ve made your awesome looking bucket wouldn’t you want to display it proudly? Well I did, but I wanted to be able to do it easily and cheaply. In this post I’ll show you what I did for around $10 and it only took about 10 mins. The materials you are going to need are a styrofoam sphere, cone, circle, toothpicks, glue, and black spray paint (or any color for that matter). All of which can be bought cheaply at various places (I got mine at Michael’s).
The paint I used is a mini can of valspar multi-purpose paint. Here’s a pic:
The glue I used was called “StyroGlue”. I’ve never used it before but it said it was specifically for styrofoam and it worked out great so I’d recommend it. Here’s a pic of the label if you are interested:
Ok so I need to apologize that I didn’t take any pics of the stand in progress. I just have some finished shots but I’ll explain what I did. The sphere and the circle don’t need any work at all. I cut about an inch and a half off of the top of the cone to shorten the stand and create a bigger base for the sphere to sit on. You are going to want to stick toothpics (however many you think is necessary for a sturdy hold) in the bottom of the cone and the bottom of the sphere. Apply glue to one side of the circle piece (this will be your base) and stick the cone in it (via the toothpicks). This will give the structure more strength while the glue dries. Then apply glue to the top of the cone and stick the sphere on top. Paint the whole structure, wait for it to dry, and voila you’re done! Here’s a finished pic of mine (sorry the flash makes the paint look bad):
And a pic as it sits by my desk:
