Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Finding My Dream Cakestand

Photo from Woman's Day



Hi there, my lovely readers! I have another fun St. Patrick's Day recipe in the works that I can't wait to share with you all this weekend. But today all I have is a simple request. First, let me emphasize that this lovely photo is not mine but that of one of my favorite photographers, the ever amazing Con Poulos. And though I do love me some cupcakes, the real point of this post is to ask (plea, even?) for help obtaining the beautiful doily cake stand pictured above. I'd been searching for this stand for almost a year when I recently learned that it was sold by Anthropologie some time ago but is and will no longer be available form them. I'm not sure if it's sold somewhere else, but I'd be so grateful if you let me know if you've seen it. Or if you or someone you know owns it and is willing to sell it, I'd be willing to purchase it for full price or possibly higher. I know this is an unconventional means to find something, but it just shows how desperately I've fallen in love with this piece. Thanks for bearing with and helping me -XL <3

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Posted by Xiaolu at 4:49 PM

20 comments:

  1. Rosa's Yummy YumsMarch 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    That cakestand is indeed beautiful!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. alinnaMarch 9, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    i looked around but no luck so far. here are some similar-ish pieces you could check out, or maybe wait for it to show up on replacements.com?

    http://www.kaboodle.com/slightlypale/guide-cake-stands.html

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  3. DewiMarch 9, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Truly pretty, hope you'll be able to find it, and share it with me, because I want it too. :)

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  4. JoanneMarch 9, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    I'll keep my eye out my dear! Looks so pretty!

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  5. elleMarch 9, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    I love the lattice cake stands, and I am a collector....I have a bunch of pieces but I think shipping from Japan wouldn't be very economical...however... I have bought mine online from the US as well....

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Westmoreland-Doric-Lace-Cake-Pedestal-Stand-Milk-Glass-/260747845126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb5c85e06#ht_500wt_817

    I usually do a search on ebay (lace cake stand) or even Etsy I get a lot of my stuff from these two places, and pottery markets = )

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  6. warmvanillasugarMarch 9, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    These cupcakes look so tasty. I love this recipe :)

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  7. Rivki Locker (Ordinary Blogger)March 9, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Beautiful recipe, and indeed a beautiful cake stand. Good luck!

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  8. ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥March 9, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    I know exactly what u mean :-)
    Put the following @ amazon search bar (home,garden,pets)
    Gracie China Heirloom Collection Cake Stand, Fine Pierced Porcelain.
    U'll find something similiar,very , not exactly the same.
    I love some of Gracie's stuff.

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  9. ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥March 9, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Ok i got the links for u and u know what these aint expensive either :-)
    http://www.amazon.com/Gracie-China-Collection-Creamware-Porcelain/dp/B004EBU4ZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1299727341&sr=1-1

    this is pretty too , though not exactly a cake stand :-)


    http://www.amazon.com/Gracie-China-Victorian-Collection-Porcelain/dp/B004EBU52E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1299727477&sr=1-6

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  10. Blog is the New BlackMarch 10, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Oh no! Sad! I want it, too. ;)

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  11. briarroseMarch 10, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    What a cute stand!

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  12. XiaoluMarch 10, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Thanks, everyone! I asked the designer herself and the stand was exclusively for Anthropologie. I guess my only hope is to find someone willing to sell theirs now!

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  13. Angie's RecipesMarch 11, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    That cake stand looks truly pretty!

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  14. MariaMarch 12, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    I love that cake stand! One can never have too many :-)

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  15. Kulsum@JourneyKitchenMarch 13, 2011 at 3:13 AM

    Let me know if you find where it is from. It sure is lovely and what a shame I don't have a cake stand! can you believe?

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  16. BakingWithoutaBoxMarch 14, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    That stand is so pretty!

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  17. The Baking GypsyMarch 14, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    I love anthropology- they have the best stuff. The cake stand is so elegant and lovely. I'd order 1 stand preferably with the cupcakes! :)

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  18. cakeje van eigen deegMarch 16, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    it's definitely a great looking stand! as soon as I have the space (aka moved to something larger) I'll be buying me lots of cakestands. good luck finding yours!

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  19. Katrina {In Katrina's Kitchen}March 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    I added your name and blog name to my Cute Hoot post. I apologize it wasn't there sooner (only the link back to your original post). I'm a newbie blogger and still learning. Much love! Happy weekend! ♥- Katrina

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  20. XiaoluMarch 18, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Thanks everyone for your help! No worries, Katrina. Having a link at all was very nice of you.

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I love hearing from you all! Please leave me a message if you have questions, advice, or just to let me know you stopped by. Your feedback is always very much appreciated. Thanks! <3 Xiaolu

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