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Thanks Marcella!
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No Problemo!! Post pics when you are done!!
Ang&Rich
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oohhhh - thanks for the link - I'm now inspired to make one for my cousin's shower!!! Attica - show us when you're done and please share your tips!!!
AtticaQT
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I just bought all the supplies today!! I am plannign on making a HUGE one - hopefully it goes ok. I went to babiesrus to get everything - OMG - that place is so so so adorable - i kept on thinking - 'i want a ' FH was shocked - bec i dont want one for at least 5 years!! *lol* - we spent SO SO much money for the supplies though - about $200!! - hopefully it will come out beautiful -
I bought a blanket and a baby towel and a little swaddle robe, onesies, bibs, socks, pacifiers, teethers, a whole bunch of shampoo stuff, oil, etc.., little winnie the pooh figures, - Oh i'm making it a a pooh themed one!
FH and i are going to make it on Sat - i'll take pics!
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I cant wait to see pics!!
I love the diaper cake...ohh and also Babies R US!!
AtticaQT
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Its done!! It took me 3 and half hours but 72 diapers later - i have an awesome diaper cake. I took pictures with my camera phone- my e-mail account is acting wierd - but once i get them i'll post - i'll also take better pics this week.
The most trouble I had was keeping the layers together - i used tape but it didnt really hold them together - those darn diapers are so heavy!! I ended up using a ribbon to tie all the layers together - it looks really pretty - i just hope it stays together -
What is another way to keep the layers together?
Some tips -
I used 72 diapers - and rolled each one individualy and tied it with a ribbon. Definitely tie them -it makes them so much easier to handle.
When i was making the top layer - i used the bottle with enough diapers to go around it in a circle - about 7 and i tied them all together.
For the second tier - i did the same thing - minus the bottle and used a diaper in teh center instead. so instead of one round of diapers there were two. But, i tied each round, SO the second tier is like adding anouther round of diapers to go around the first tier.
The nottom tier is like the second tier except another round of diapers around it is used and again tie them together. if you dont do that then all the diapers will be falling all over!
The decorating part was easy and fun. I had one blanket whcih i folded on an angle so that it would be longer to go around the entire bottom layer. I used a bath towel for babies for teh middle tier and for the top tier i used two onesies.
After i wrapped the diapers with the blanket/towel - I used a safety pin to hold the ends together but i again put another ribbon around it to secure it together.
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I used the 'recipe' for the three tier cake on this website -
Re: I'm thinking of making a diaper cake for a friends shower...
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I used 72 diapers - and rolled each one individualy and tied it with a ribbon. Definitely tie them -it makes them so much easier to handle.
my SIL is expecting twins, so i would love to make this. did you use cloth diapers or disposable ones??
thanks!!!
AtticaQT
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I used disposable diapers - i used size 2 though - so i know they wont be small - and they will definitely use that size at some point.
karen32
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thanks!!! i was just curious b/c i know most of the directions say to use cloth, but who the heck needs 70+ cloth diapers??
AtticaQT
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Exactly!! I really dont know if my friend will use cloth - but she will at some point use disposable diapers. So i know they wont go to waste.
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The first picture is of the full cake. The second picture is of the second tier from the front. The third picture is from the left side. The fourth picture is from the right side.
