I found a great tutorial that has a video. I opted for doing one where the diapers are flat instead of rolled. I used an 8" cake pan and a 10" basket (because I didn't have a larger cake pan) as my "molds" and my reusable water bottle in the center to build it around.
I used Pampers Sesame Street diapers (that is what I had leftover from my granddaughter who is potty trained now). Tristyn is really tiny and I figure you need every size diaper so why not use what I had. They actually worked great because there is a lot of subtle color in them so it wasn't a stark white cake.
When I removed the water bottle I put burp cloths and washcloths in the openings. I used raffia, which I removed later, to tie the diapers in place at the top and bottom. I wrapped a wide ribbon around the middle to permanently secure it then added a thinner pink ribbon to add a little more color. I built it on a plastic cake plate so it could be easily moved later and to make it look more like a cake.
I wanted to add some other little goodies. I was going to make roses from the washcloths and some Onesies but I wasn't happy with the look. In this case, less is definitely better. I finally decided that I would put several pairs of socks in between the layers. I folded each sock so the ruffled edge was facing out and put them in place all the way around. They were the icing between the layers. There were a lot of comments about how cute that looked when she opened it.
One of my favorite books is Love You Forever. I wrote a message to my daughter inside the cover and put that with it.
The baby's room has a giraffe theme and I made two stuffed giraffes. I used one as the cake topper and the other next to the cake. Here's the finished product.
I wrapped the whole thing in pink tulle and made a bow with ivory tulle. My daughter loved it.
This was a fun and very easy project to make. It is a functional, practical gift but done in a fun way. I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for an interesting gift for a baby shower or a newborn baby gift. Anyone can do this.
Enjoy a fun no sewing required project.
Carol
