Baby Diaper Cake

by Angela Caver-Fiala
(Ferguson, MO, USA)

Baby Diaper Cake

Hi There!
I made a 3 tier diaper cake made of Pampers Swaddlers New Born-40 count diapers.

My supplies are:
Diapers-40 Count
One 12 to 14 inch dowel
Skinny Ribbon
Bag of Rubber Bands, medium thin one
A 7 inch to 10 inch cake rounder scalloped edge
1 bag of colored Shredded paper
A Bunch of bright, thick (about 1.5 to 2 inch) and thin good quality Ribbon
2 Cashmere Soft Baby Rattles
Tape
A bag of Foam Letters
One clear Cellophane Bag

1. Roll tightly the diaper from the folded edge (butt area) to the top (waist area).
2. Now, cut a piece of skinny ribbon, after wrapping a section of it around the diaper middle.
3.Wrap the ribbon around and tie it in a knot or bow. Continue until each diaper is rolled and wrapped with ribbon.
4. Take the cake rounder and place it on a flat surface, then start the third tier consisting of 20 diapers. set them around in a circle fashion, then pull some of the thick ribbon around the entire tier, cut it long enough to wrap in a bow, then wrap in a bow
5. Take your dowel, center it, and insert the dowel vertically (straight up and down) through the diapers.
6. Now, make your next tier of 13 diapers the same way, then lift up the tier and center it over the first tier, then just push it all the way through, until it lands level like a cake layer, on the top of the first tier.
7.Take 7 rolled and wrapped diapers, repeat. Now, you should start to see the 3 graduating towers. Now the fun part-take your thick and thin ribbon and wrap it around the tiers, then cut and tie. Be creative as you can.
8. At the top tier, use the Foam Letters to create baby names, etc., then add the plush rattles and finally sprinkle the colored shredded paper for the "icing".
Good Job! :-)