Blue Baby Boy Diaper Cake

by Laura
(Northwest Indiana)

Blue Baby Boy Diaper Cake

How to make this Blue Baby Boy Diaper Cake

What joy it is to create a lovely memory and (work of art) for a friend.

I based my cake after the topper I found at a nearby party store for about $3.00. (This store was privately owned and had everything from dresses to invitations and crafts. These mom and pop stores usually have the best crafts that entice the mind with ideas.)

The topper had a traditional delicate feeling, therefore I stayed with a crisp white and blue theme.

1.I first used a tall round oatmeal container for the center of the cake. Any round tall container will work-look around your house for ideas.

2.Small diapers (with blue lining) were then rolled and held together with thick rubber bands (if you use thin ones they'll bend the diapers).

3.Diapers were then placed around the bottom of the container.

4.Ribbon (purchased at a craft store 3-4 yards around $2.00) is then measured around the perimeter of the bottom layer with a 1/2" extra. Then a strand of white pearls(purchased at a craft store 3-4 yards around $2-3) is hot glued to the ribbon. Then the final ribbon is placed around the tier and hot glued at the ends.

5.Repeat this process for the second tier.

6.If the top tier will not fit around the oatmeal container, then use something around the house ex. a can of soup. Repeat the process of the other tiers.

7.The top two styrofoam discs (less than a dollar each, can be purchased at craft places such as Hobby Lobby,Joanne Fabrics, and Wal Mart. Repeat ribbon technique and hot glue the styrofoam discs on top of each other.

8.Place and hot glue the lovely boy topper on the top styrfoam disc (around $1.50 at any craft store).

9.Lastly place cake on top of doily(any craft store at around $2.00 per package)and hot glue the bottom diapers and container to it. Then decorate and glue to the cake blue and white flowers.(purchased at Walmart in the scrapbook section for less than $1.00 per package).

Voila! you have an original, priceless, timeless, piece of work to give.

Transporting ideas...place the cake in a round laundry basket in order to keep it from moving in your car.

Other cake ideas... if your friend or family member has already picked out a tier cake, then surprise her with a replica of the cake and turn it into a diaper cake.

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