Speaking of baby showers.....

[jacinda]

Look what my mum and I created last weekend. Nappy cakes! (Or diaper cakes if that's what you call them). One is for a family friend who delivered her baby girl when she was just 6 months pregnant. Baby is finally out of hospital now (and doing well), so she at last gets to have a baby shower. The other is for my cousin who is expecting her first baby (a boy) on August 1st.

I am soooooooooo stoked with how these turned out. We couldn't find any nice ribbons, so I said why don't we go buy some fabric and sew our own ribbons? I know....ME sewing! Who'd believe it :lol: I think I'll continue to do it this way every time now. The fabric really gives it an extra something.

http://i50.tinypic.com/bf3kg6.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2462kd2.jpg

The fabric on this one says "Save the Planet", "Go Green", "Recycle" etc. My cousin is very much into that kind of thing.

http://i46.tinypic.com/9881p2.jpg

We kept them pretty simple. Nappy cakes are not common over here, so I don't think it would matter how we decorated them - everyone will be stoked anyway.

:bounce:

[caits]

absolutley stunning !!! i would love to do this ! so gorgeous!!!! would love a little tut if you could lol! like whats the actual "cake " made of? cardboard?

[wildblueeyez]

I LOVE the recycled version of the cake!! the turquoise and green are fabulous together!!

Cait - you roll each diaper and secure it with a rubber band. google diaper cake and you'll find a ton of different ways to make them!

[jacinda]

The cake itself is made up of disposable nappies. Each is individually rolled up and tied with a rubber band. Bunch enough of them together and tie with a wide ribbon or fabric band like I have. Make each consecutive layer smaller. I put an empty paper towel tube down the center to give it stability. Some people use a bottle of wine. Decorate as you wish. Google nappy cake or diaper cake images and a ton of them will show up.

[jacinda]

Ha! LuAnn, we must've been writing at the same time.

[sinead]

super cute, Jacinda! The last time I made one of these I spent a fortune, though. That many diapers are expensive! ;)

[donnawells]

Very nicely done!

[ccouch]

Totally cute!! I love the blue & green one - just gorgeous! Those mommies are going to love them :D

[Charla]

That is SO cute! I may need to do that for my sister!! :wub:

[YvetteSanders]

They look great! I received a diaper cake from some ladies in my office when I was pregnant with DS, the bottom 2 layers were all diapers, then the top layer was a round paper mache box full of shampoo, lotion, baby powder type stuff. They tied little toys and soothers, baby combs and washclothes around the outer layers instead of the flowers (very pretty btw!).

[jk703]

Wow! That looks fantastic! I think the fabric bows are better than the ones I've seen! Great job!

[heathert]

Those are works of art, Jacinda! What a lovely thing to do!

[HeatherB]

Wow, Jacinda, that is such a creative idea. Yvette - do you have a photo of your cake that you could share here?

[YvetteSanders]

LOL - that's a long time ago, I'll see what I can find over the weekend.

[jacinda]

Yep, I'd love to see anyone else's nappy cakes too.

[YvetteSanders]

There's lots of them over at Split Coast Stampers, in the gallery

[melissaj17]

Both are gorgeous! Love the fabric you used!

[scrapperjade]

Jacinda, these are gorgeous! I LOVE the idea of using fabric to make the ribbons! It takes the cake from "cute" to "holy crap - that's amazing!", lol!

[jacinda]

Well I just got back from the 'girl' baby shower. Everyone ooh'd and ahh'd over the bird nappy cake. I don't think anyone had ever seen one before. The new mum loved it, and my mum and I came away feeling very happy we'd gone to the effort to make it for her.

[Charla]

I made one :dance: I'll be making another one for my sister next weekend, but here's the one I made for DH's cousin (I'm going to her shower today) :

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/berekah_44/diaper-cake.jpg

[ShabbyShaz]

They are all just adorable!! Wouldn't want to take it apart! :teehee:

[jomi]

These are all way too cute! I need to remember this as my collegue will give birth after summer!

[jacinda]

Charla that's beautiful! Those flowers are such a wonderful soft touch.

[Charla]

Thanks, Jacinda! I was really happy with how it came out.

....


so guess what they had as centerpieces at every table????

:thud:

Mine was definitely prettier than theirs; theirs were much more utilitarian. But still!!!!

[hollyinjapan]

Oh my goodness, these are so useful and incredibly gorgeous!

[nicoleseitler]

These are beautiful, girls! Wow!

Jacinda, that birdie ribbon is so fabulous! LOVE it! :heart:

[jacinda]

Jacinda, that birdie ribbon is so fabulous! LOVE it! :heart:

I know! My very first thought on seeing that fabric was "That'd make a GREAT digi kit".

[HeatherB]

so guess what they had as centerpieces at every table????

:thud:

Mine was definitely prettier than theirs; theirs were much more utilitarian. But still!!!!

That is so funny Charla!