Diaper Baby Cakes

No, you don't eat it!  

On top of this one I put on a pair of paper booties in lavender.

This is a wonderful baby shower gift that I have been enjoying making lately.  In fact, I made these two before Thanksgiving and I am making two more in the next few days. It is a great centerpiece for the gift table, then afterwards the future dad can disassemble it to be used after the baby arrives. 

Supplies:

Box of size 2 diapers

hot glue

1 wide colored ribbon

1 thin colored ribbon

3 spools of  10 ft length 1/8" thin white ribbon to tie diapers with (you can also do a coordinating color instead.)

1 large cake cardboard circle

1 smaller cake cardboard circle

decorations such as tulle, flowers, paper booties, baby bottles, pacifiers (whatever your mind can imagine)

To start out I cut my ribbon into strips to tie the diapers with.

Cut your 1/8"  ribbon into about 12 1/2 inches long pieces

To save on hot glue, I roll up the diaper and tie the ribbon around it to hold it closed, it's looks cute too.

You could even recruit some helpers to roll the diapers while you tie.

Cake cardboards,  I use two different sizes.

First layer

For the first layer I start with the cardboard and put a little hot glue in a small area to stick a couple of diapers down with.  I continue this process all around the outside edge of the cardboard until I have my circle of diapers.  Yes the diapers will stay standing up if you let the glue set.  I stick a few diapers in the center to hold the shape and then I add the wide ribbon and hot glue that on as well.  I go all the way around the diaper layer and give a little dab of hot glue here and there to hold the ribbon in place.  Once the ribbon is secure I fill in the center with more rolled up diapers.  

Adding the other ribbon color.

I hot glue the smaller ribbon right on top of the wider ribbon.

This becomes the back.

These pictures are of the bottom layer.  To jazz up the cake a little bit I glued some coordinating tulle to the diapers so it will stick out past the next layer a little bit when you place the next layer on top.  I do keep the bottom and second layer separated.  The cardboard sits nicely for the final display but it is much easier to move around when the two cardboard layers can sit, and travel separately.

 For the second layer, use the smaller cardboard and repeat.

Then make one more layer on top of that one.  The third layer is glued right to the second layer.  For the very top, I like to lay down two diapers and glue, then angle a couple more over the two laying down and glue those on.  Then jazz it up with a bow that has some long tails, or some tulle.

Some flowers to decorate with.

I even had extra supplies to made the momma a diaper corsage.

Not the best picture but this is the top of the diaper cake with the booties.

Then you just hot glue all your decorations on, just a little dab goes a long ways.

Have fun!