BABY BOY LANDON'S DIAPER CAKE WITH FULL TUTORIAL...

I have always wanted to make one of those cute diaper cakes you see at baby showers.  A friend's daughter is having her second baby boy, so it gave me the perfect opportunity to decorate a Diaper Cake for her shower yesterday.  I had to make a very simple version since I just got back from vacation and had another baby shower Saturday.  :(  Next time I will have to dress it up more!  This time I had to let the baby items serve as most of the "decoration".  The theme for the shower was jungle animals with the colors that I used polka dotted on a chocolate background.  A FREE tutorial for making the base diaper cake follows the supply list.

Baby Landon is due to make his appearance soon (not soon enough for his mommy)!   His big brother Logan is the one I made the nursery letters for a couple of years ago.  He liked the cake so much that he ate the "a" in Landon right off the cake!  I hope you enjoy the diaper cake as well - but not that much!  :o)

Here is the back of the diaper cake:

BABY BOY LANDON'S DIAPER CAKE SUPPLIES:

• Card Stock – Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack
• Ribbon – Early Espresso Baker's Twine (#123124, $2.95), Whisper White Baker's Twine (#123262, $2.95)
• Accessories – Brights Designer Buttons (#119747, $8.95), Neutrals Designer Buttons (#119743, $8.95), Subtles Designer Buttons (#119745, $8.95)
• Tools – Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (#117335, $7.95), Alphabet Simple Letters Dies (retired - can use Typeset Alphabet Dies), Crimper, Mini Glue Dots (#103683, $4.95), Big Shot Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets (#120805, $14.95)
  
• Misc – 12" - 14" Cardboard Cake Base, Baby Powder, Baby Bottle, miscellaneous baby items for decorating the cake

DIAPER CAKE TUTORIAL:
For my diaper cake, I used Pampers Sensitive Swaddlers, Size 2.  The amount of diapers you will use for each ring and layer will depend on the brand and size of diapers, as well as how tightly you roll them.  Don't worry if you need more or less diapers than I used.  After making the cake, I slide out some of the diapers and replace a few of them with rolled up bibs, onsies, socks, etc.

1. Adhere Big Shot Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheets to the bottom of a Baby Powder container and cut around it tightly.  Peel off the paper backing, and adhere the Baby Powder on the middle of the Cake Base.

2.  Roll up approximately 9 diapers.  To roll, place the diaper flat down on the table with the printed band facing up.  As pictured, I began with "top" of the diaper close to me and rolled toward the crotch of the diaper.  You could choose to do it the opposite direction as well, but you will have to be careful and the diapers get "off" more easily in this direction.  Try to roll them pretty tightly.  Wrap a smaller rubber band around the middle of the diaper.  However, you don't want to make the rubber band so tight that it puckers.  The Swaddlers have a light yellow "line" up the middle of the outside of the diaper, which makes it easy to center the rubber band which is important later.  You may want to roll all your diapers now, so that you will not have to stop and roll for each cake layer.

3.  Stand the diapers up around the Baby Powder.  It may take more or less than the 9 diapers depending on what type and size of powder and/or diapers you have.  Wrap a larger rubber band around this ring, so that it hugs the powder as shown.

4.  Roll approximately 14 more diapers.  Stand the diapers up to form a second ring around the first ring. Wrap a larger rubber band around this second ring.  Secure the entire ring with a rubber band, making sure it does not pucker them.  It will help it stand up straighter.

5. Roll approximately 20 more diapers.  Stand the diapers up to form a third ring around the second ring. Wrap a large rubber band around this third ring or tie with Baker's Twine if you do not have a large enough rubber band.  Remember that you don't want it to pucker much.  This last ring should be hitting the outer edge of the cake base or even covering it if using a 12" cake base.  Wrap with an additional rubber band or Baker's Twine for more security.  Be sure all the bands are aligned in the center of the diapers as this is your outer ring, so you want it to be neat.

6.  Adhere a bunch of Mini Glue Dots along the edge of the bottom of an inexpensive 4 oz. Baby Bottle.  Adhere the Baby Bottle to the top of the Baby Powder as pictured.

7.  Roll approximately 9 more diapers. Stand the diapers up around the Baby Powder & Baby Bottle on top of the first layer.  This will be the first ring of your second layer.  Wrap a larger rubber band around this ring, so that it hugs the powder/bottle as shown.

8.  Roll approximately 14 more diapers.  Stand the diapers up to form a second ring around the first ring of the second layer. Wrap a larger rubber band around this second ring.  Secure the entire ring with a rubber band, making sure it does not pucker them.  Again, be sure all the rubber bands are aligned in the center as this is your outer ring of the second layer.

9.  Roll approximately 7 more diapers.  Stand the diapers up around the top of the Baby Bottle on top of the second layer.  Wrap a rubber band around the last ring to form the third and top layer of the cake.  The diapers will be a little taller than the Bottle.  

10.  Add a cute topper like a stuffed animal or baby toy and decorate your "cake" as pictured at the top of the post.

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