Diaper Cake

Our first diaper cake.

 I say "our" because my older daughter actually put it together and I was her helper.

We were having a little book club baby shower for one of our members, so it was the perfect time to try to make one.

Here's what we used to make it. 

2 packs of newborn diaper (30/each)

2 baby bottles - one 8 oz and one 4 oz

clear tiny hair elastics

regular rubber bands
double sided tape
decorative ribbon
cardboard for the base
silk flowers (optional)

candy (I used pretzel M & M's)

I followed this tutorial

and used these adorable newborn diapers.

Roll each diaper from the open end and secure with a clear hair elastic.

Once they are all rolled up, you can assemble the 'cake'.

A baby bottle can go in the center of the cake and we filled it with pretzel M & M's as a sweet treat for the mom-to-be.

Start by attaching the rolled diapers around the baby bottle and securing with a rubber band.

This would be your first layer and then you add more diapers around that layer to make it larger.

We decided to switch out the smaller baby bottle for the bottom layer because it worked better for us. Fill that up with M & M's too.

This is the 4 ounce baby bottle surrounded by the diapers, making up the bottom layer.

The second and third layers were constructed the same way with the 8 ounce bottle in the center and then placed on top of the bottom layer.

Wrap ribbon around the the layers to hide the rubber bands.

I covered some cardboard in wrapping paper to make the cake plate.

(this is the bottom).
 I had some silk sunflowers left over from this party so we used them to embellish the cake.

To secure the cake to the cardboard base, we used double sided tape.

We finished off with a few more flowers. You can also leave the top bottle empty and use it like a vase for flowers coming out of the top.

I loved it for our fall baby shower.

Obviously I couldn't leave well enough alone, and added a little bow and some more greenery at the top as well as some baby blocks that I had from some thrifting adventure.

 A close up of the cake topper.

 We set it on a cake pedestal for it's final presentation at the shower.

The diapers can all be used after the cake is disassembled so it's decorative and practical gift.
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