How To Make Diaper Cakes For Baby Showers
Diaper cakes are increasingly becoming popular in baby showers.These can be given as gifts or used as decorations during baby showers. They make the perfect gift considering their practicality. Diaper cakes also make the ideal decoration since they can be matched with the color and theme of the baby shower.
Making a diaper cake is easy.
Take a cardboard and in the middle of its base place a baby product like baby oil, baby shampoo or baby bottle.
Now take diapers and start rolling them. Begin rolling the diapers from the top and move downwards. Once you have rolled the diapers hold the roll in place using rubber bands. The diapers should be enough to encircle the centerpiece placed on the cardboard.
The rolled diapers should be placed perpendicular to the centerpiece. Take a big sized rubber band and bind the diapers together. Start working on the next layer in the similar manner.
The number of layers of diapers will depend on how big a cake you are aiming for. You can surround the centre piece with layers of diapers till you reach the desired broadness of the cake.
Secure the first and bottom most layer of the cake with a satin ribbon. Tie the ribbon around the diapers and secure it with a fancy knot.
The diaper cake should be at least three-tiered. The general rule is to have one diaper less in every ascending tier. If the centre piece isn’t long enough to support all the tiers then you can add another piece on top of the bottom piece. This will help support the upper tiers easily.
Once the tiers are complete you can start decorating the cake. You can use flowers, ribbons and streamers for decoration. Pin the flowers to the diapers carefully. Avoid using glues for sticking the flowers. Make bows and fancy pieces from satin ribbons. You can curl the ribbons or leave them hanging down in a cascade. Add lace to complete the overall look.
To decorate the top of the cake add small-sized baby products like shampoos, oil, creams or lotions. You can even use doll-sized rattles for decoration. These can be easily balanced on the edge of each layer.
Put the diaper cake in the middle of the table and surround it with pieces of streamers to add to the decorations and make it look colorful.
