Hey guys! So I have another exciting post for you today. So my husband today is having a super smash tournament with his friends today. So earlier this week he asked me if I could make him a trophy to give to the champion of the tournament. I thought about it for a couple days and looked online trying to find some sort of inspiration…well I didn’t find very much. I found maybe 2 trophies and they were 3D printed or you could buy it on Etsy for $30. So I thought to myself how could I make something that wouldn’t break the bank? So this is what I came up with.
It may look super complicated but it totally wasn’t. So the base of the trophy is a 5X5 round plaque that I bought at JoAnn Fabrics. I used a 50% off coupon and got it for $1. If you are looking for one you can find it here. I loved the detailed edging of this one. Then I used black glossy spray paint to give it a more finished look.
For the gold stand, my adventure took me to dollar tree where I found a package of three glass candle holders for $1. So I went ahead and picked that up. When I got home I got the one I wanted to use out of the package and use a metallic gold Rustoleum spray paint that I had from another project and used that to give it that first place feel.
For the Mario on top, there were many different ways that I wanted to do this but I figured that simple was probably best. I searched store after store to find a little 2″ Mario with no success. So then I turned to the internet and found a set of 18 Super Mario Action Figures all of them that were 2″ tall. You can find that set here. The set was $12.99 but I plan on either using them for cupcakes later or just selling the rest in my local buy sell trade. Then I used Gorilla Glue Epoxy to glue everything together.
I was almost done and so excited about my creation but I still needed some words on the trophy. So I downloaded the official Super Smash Brothers Font and cut it out with my Cricut on a permanent vinyl sheet and attached it. Then voila it was complete. I hope this is helpful in case anyone else wants to make a trophy but doesn’t want to spend a ton of money. Until next time, have craftabulous day!
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