Diaper Cake Instructions And Photos

Cut a 12" cardboard circle. Take a 15" length of a cardboard tube and cut 1 ½" slits on one end. Fan the slits out, put glue on the inside of the slits, and place on the 12" cardboard circle. Cover the base with the 20" piece of gift wrap that you have trimmed to be a circle. Scotch tape the gift wrap in place. Take the 40" piece of 3" lace, and glue it to the top side of the giftwrap. Start by rolling the diapers lengthwise around the baby bottle or around another cardboard tube, and continue to roll the diapers around themselves until you have used 20 diapers for the first layer of the diaper cake. Use scotch tape or string to secure the diapers together, or use rubber bands if you prefer. Do the same to make the second layer of the diaper cake, only this time make it a bit smaller by only using 10-15 diapers. The third, top, layer should be only about 5 diapers round. Place each layer on the base that you have covered with gift wrap and lace. Fold a receiving blanket to match the width of the bottom diaper cake layer and wrap around. Secure the back with a diaper pin. Do the same for the second layer. For the third, smallest layer, use a burp cloth to wrap around the cake layer and secure with a diaper pin. Tie curling ribbon or sheer 5/8" ribbon in whatever colors you choose around each of the 3 layers of the diaper cake, tie leaving enough extra ribbon at the ends to curl. Take the baby items and tuck them in the ribbon to decorate. Top your cake off with a small stuffed animal or beanie toy, or something of similar proportion that matches your cake.

This is my 2nd diaper cake I have made. It is a 4 tier baby boy diaper cake which contains:

110 Luvs size 1 diapers
3 receiving blankets
2 Graco 8oz. bottles
3 onesies
1 9 oz. Johnson's Baby Wash
1 2 oz. Desitin Creamy
1 pacifier
1 Baby Brush and comb
1 Soft teddy bear
They are so much fun to make. I love them.

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Diaper Cake "Ingredients"

Cut a 12" cardboard circle. Take a 15" length of a cardboard tube and cut 1 ½" slits on one end. Fan the slits out, put glue on the inside of the slits, and place on the 12" cardboard circle. Cover the base with the 20" piece of gift wrap that you have trimmed to be a circle. Scotch tape the gift wrap in place. Take the 40" piece of 3" lace, and glue it to the top side of the giftwrap. Start by rolling the diapers lengthwise around the baby bottle or around another cardboard tube, and continue to roll the diapers around themselves until you have used 20 diapers for the first layer of the diaper cake. Use scotch tape or string to secure the diapers together, or use rubber bands if you prefer. Do the same to make the second layer of the diaper cake, only this time make it a bit smaller by only using 10-15 diapers. The third, top, layer should be only about 5 diapers round. Place each layer on the base that you have covered with gift wrap and lace. Fold a receiving blanket to match the width of the bottom diaper cake layer and wrap around. Secure the back with a diaper pin. Do the same for the second layer. For the third, smallest layer, use a burp cloth to wrap around the cake layer and secure with a diaper pin. Tie curling ribbon or sheer 5/8" ribbon in whatever colors you choose around each of the 3 layers of the diaper cake, tie leaving enough extra ribbon at the ends to curl. Take the baby items and tuck them in the ribbon to decorate. Top your cake off with a small stuffed animal or beanie toy, or something of similar proportion that matches your cake.

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I used a cake board as the base and just rolled up many diapers, laid them flat on a table, taped the top part so that it made a straight line and then lifted the diapers onto their side. I then attached each end with tape and filled it in with more diapers. After it was stabled I would pull out random diapers around the perimeter and replace them with a baby cloth rolled up. I did this for three layers and after each layer was done I surrounded it with blue ribbon and then laid sheer polka dot ribbon over that. I then tucked in lots of baby things like pacifiers, little booties etc... I top the diaper cake with a bear and had a ribbon to top him.

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Required Materials:

• Newborn diapers (Approximately 64)
• Rubber Bands
• Yarn
• Tall Baby Bottle
• Receiving Blanket or Baby Bath Towel

(1) Starting with the newborn diapers, start rolling each diaper and securing with a rubber band.

(2) Find a sturdy piece of cardboard and center baby bottle; start stacking the rolled diapers in a circular pattern. Start with an immediate stacking around baby bottle and secure with a piece of yarn on the OD. Then, create a second round (also securing with yarn) and ending with a third layer also securing with a piece of yarn. This is the first tie of the cake. You may want to tuck little odds and ends of baby supplies into this layer. Some examples of what can be tucked are baby spoons, platic dirty diaper bags, diaper pins, baby bibs etc.

(3) On the second tier, take a receiving blanket or baby bath towel. Fold to match the heighth of diapers and roll around baby bottle and secure with a safety or diaper pin. After securing, start a layer of stacked baby diapers and secure with a piece of yarn.

(4) Now you are on the third and final tier. Finish by stacking a layer of diapers which number between 6 and 8 diapers. You will again secure with a string of yarn.

Now the decisions begin. You may choose to arrange the diapers so the designed area is on the outside and leave "as is". You can also choose to wrap a receiving blanket around the OD which can be secured with safety or diapers pins. The same holds true for the asecond and third tiers. I chose to wrap each tier with some plain white fabric which I found on sale at $.50/yard. I also chose not to let the tops of the rolled diapers show so I purchased some white carnations and tucked them into the tops of the rolled diapers in order to hide the diaper. In order to cut down on the number of carnations I used baby bibs and some smaller baby supplies as fillers. I placed carnations on both the second and third layers as well and used baby supplies as fillers. The top centerpiece of the third layer is your choice. I just happened to choose a stuffed teddy bear. (Ladies: if your hubbys or children play those stuffed animal arcade games and bring home stuffed animals by th e 100's, this is a good way to get rid of them). The rest of the decorating is whatever you choose. GOOD LUCK !!

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I make custom diaper cakes for the mom to be! These amazing cakes consist of some or all of the following: About 20 or more Pampers brand diapers, Johnson and Johnson travel products, onesies, receiving blankets, bottles, pacifiers, washcloths,wipe cases, baby rattles, baby plush animals, comb/brush sets, nasal aspirators, nail clippers and medicine droppers. I sometimes form the washcloths to look like candy or lollipops. What a great gift for the mom-to-be!

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This my first Diaper (nappy) Cake I am from the UK so at the moment diaper cakes are quite rare. I am always looking out for unusal gifts for baby and when i spotted your site i felt that i had to have a go. I made this cake for my future great nephew and his mum and dad love it

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I made this cake for a baby girl with teddy bears which I made by hand with felt, lace, baby blanket and different kinds of favors which rim the bottom.

The middle is sparkling grape juice. the first two layers have size 1 diapers single rolled with design out and the top layer is swaddlers diapers, design out. The tiers are decorated with valentines ribbon and hot glued for closure in the back. Tiny bows of hugs and kisses decorate the front. items are stuck to the caked by having ribbon glued to the ribbon of the cake. The bear on top hides the bottle of grape juice (we don't want the mom on alcohol. Little bottles, rocking horses, baby pins, rattlers are hot glued here and there. Some bears stick out of diapers here and there to keep up the bear theme.

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I made one simular to this one for my daughters baby shower and it was such a hit. Now I make them to sell.

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Here is a diaper cake that I made for my sister-in-law's daughter and I made it all out of care bear accessories, including the diapers. It was really easy and I enjoyed doing it!

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This was my second cake and it was even more fun creating than the first cake. Key is to have your theme in mind and lett’er rip. Have Fun!!! I couldn’t have completed this without the help of my mother and sister. We had such a blast!!! Should you have a need to be discrete with excellence, order a diaper cake with me today!! Michellegancetakesthecake@gmail.com

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This was my first diaper cake (and cupcake) that I put together for a friend to give as a baby shower gift. I has tons of fun making it! I cant wait to make another.

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Here are some of the diaper cakes that i made for friends and family. I would like to share with everyone to let them know that you can make truely amazing gifts with everyday baby items. Thank you for allowing me to post these pictures up.

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This is a 4 tier diaper cake. Inside are bibs, socks, bodysuits, and pjs wrapped together so diapers can be formed around the budles for security and width. There are 100 diapers in this cake. On the outside the tiers are wrapped with homemade blankets and burp cloths. Cut silk flowers were tucked into the layers. A classic Pooh is sitting on top enjoying the flowers from above. .

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We rolled the diapers tied with rubber bands,Used cardboard tubing for the center's. Had 3 different size plastic plate's for the tiers.

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Here is one of my basic diaper cakes. It has approx. 50 newborn diapers, a box of wipes and "My First Bear" perched on top.

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I have just recently taken on the hobby of making Diaper cakes, I am getting great reviews. I love to make them, I find them so relaxing.....

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