Saturday, March 28, 2009

How-to make a diaper cake

The amazing baby shower diaper cake

While making a diaper cake may seem simple when just looking at the finished product in a picture or at the baby shower, it can be a big pain when you don't know all the tricks and tips.  Even some of the online free instructions will unintentionally leave out steps that could stop you dead in your tracks.  Remember that sometimes 'free' isn't always helpful.
Example Diaper Cake Recipe 
When you purchase instructions you'll normally get at least a few example recipe's to work with. This can make shopping for the ingredients as easy as possible. An example recipe would be like the following:
  • 60 Cloth or disposable diapers - check with the mother for her preference. Plan white or patterned can be used.
  • Ribbon, 1/2 or 1 inch wide, to match the baby shower theme. Pink, blue, or yellow are always good choices.
  • Ribbon, 1/4 inch to tie rolled diapers up
  • 36-60 small rubber bands for helping to work with the diapers
  • 6 large rubber bands
  • One 8-oz baby bottle or one large bottle of baby lotion
  • One 4-oz baby bottle
  • A cardboard or plastic cake platter
  • Cake decorations like baby confetti, baby sock roses, artificial roses, etc.
  • Baby items - Pacifiers, bottles, lotion, bibs, receiving blankets, miniature stuffed animals, baby towel, onesie, wash cloths, baby hygiene products, toys, etc.

Avoid spending extra time and money experimenting while you figure out the best way to make your diaper cake.  Get some inexpensive help!  Buy a book or even some online video's to help streamline your learning and create a more polished end product the first time.  This minor investment can cut hours off your cake building time by having the right information at your fingertips.

Giving a diaper cake as a baby shower gift makes a big splash because it's delightful look at, drawing all eyes at your baby shower. Plus, your diaper cake will last long after the shower till baby is born and beyond.

Think of how much pleasure mom-to-be will be getting, in the weeks and months ahead. The diaper cake transforms, from being a thing of beauty to something very practical, too. So your diaper cake is a gift that keeps on giving and giving.

To make your baby shower diaper cake; open a diaper then roll it up. Open another diaper then wrap your next diaper around the first one. Keep going rolling and rolling the diapers making even layers. Secure the finished cake with tape and curling ribbon.

For a finishing touch; next start decorating the cake with baby goodies like pacifiers, plush toys and the like. And remember to have fun making your baby shower diaper cake

Roll up other small gifts in between the diapers if you feel inspired.

And remember to have fun making your baby shower diaper cake.

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