Diapper Cakes...

Anyone know how to make them?

I need instructions and tips on how to decorate them.

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Diaper Cake "Ingredients"

40 small diapers
2 receiving blankets or baby towels
1 burp rag
1 baby bottle or cardboard paper towel roll
scotch tape or rubber bands
3 diaper pins 1 cardboard cake plate
various baby items to decorate (mini soap and shampoo bottles, baby hair brushes, teething rings, ect)
1 roll colored curling ribbon
1 cake topper (ie: small stuffed animal or beanie toy)


Start by rolling the diapers lengthwise around the baby bottle, 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 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.
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 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.

got this off of this website:http://www.babyshowerscentral.com/diapercake.shtml
Hope it helps!

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These were the instructions I used - don't remember where I got it - and I actually ended up using about twice the amount of diapers b/c it was feeling small to me.

Step 1
Approximately 50 medium size disposable diapers. The cake I completed used 48 diapers, but since diaper brands vary in size, I'd keep a few extra on hand just in case. You can always give the extras to the mom-to-be.
A large platter on which to build the cake. I purchased a 16" disposable cardboard platter in the party store.
Approximately 70 feet of narrow ribbon for tying the rolled diapers (1 ft. per diaper), and tying together the tiers.
Approximately 8 feet of 1" wide ribbon for finishing the tiers.
One tall baby bottle.
Small candies to fill the baby bottle.
Adhesive tape.
Assorted baby necessities such as pacifiers, teething rings, combs, brushes, rattles, bibs, etc.

Step 2 - Roll 'em Up
This next step is the most time consuming portion of this project.
Cut 48 feet of the narrow ribbon into one-foot lengths.
Decide whether you want the printed decoration on the diaper to show on the cake. If you do, roll each diaper from the fold outwards, keeping the decoration on the outside. If not, roll with the decoration on the inside.
Tie each rolled diaper with a length of narrow ribbon.
Step 3 - Assemble the Tiers
You will be creating three tiers for this cake. It would be helpful during this part of the process to have an extra pair of hands helping you hold things together as you tie.
Begin with the top tier.
Fill the baby bottle with the purchased candy. Stand five or six diapers around the bottle and tie them tightly around the bottle with a length of narrow ribbon.
Create the second tier with approximately 15 diapers. Once again, tie tightly together with the narrow ribbon.
Create the third, and largest tier using approximately 27 diapers. To make the tying simpler, first tie an inner circle of diapers together. Then stand the final row of diapers around this circle and tie once again.

Step 4 - Finishing the Cake
Now you're up to the fun part!
Place the largest cake tier on the platter. Using several pieces of adhesive tape on the underside of the diapers, tack them to the platter. Don't use so much tape that the diapers will tear when the mother disassembles it.
Place the second tier on top of the base and attach with tape to the lower tier.
Place the smallest tier on top and attach as you did the other tiers.
Tuck the various baby accessories inside the ribbon, all around the cake. Make sure they fit snugly, and tie with more ribbon if necessary to keep them from falling off.
Finish the cake with the one-inch ribbon wrapped around each tier to help secure the accessories and provide a finishing touch.

Here's a pic of my finished product.

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Thanks guys...I'm going to give it a try...

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How much patience do you need to do this...

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Could I make it one layer if I wanted too...

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Posted by bedda26

How much patience do you need to do this...

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Could I wrap them around each other, instead of wrapping them individually and them bunching them together? I hate how it looks by individually wrapping them...I think i've seen a cake done that way...where the diapers were wrapped around each other.....I don't know......

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