Baby Shower Cake

I’ve always wanted to try and make one of those diaper cakes (not sure those two words should be beside each other) you see for a baby shower.  Well today was the day.  I collected some things I thought might work and also decided to make just two layers instead of the usual three.

My collection of supplies:



a baby bowl and spoon, pack of 5 little onesies, travel pack of Johnson & Johnson, teething toys, pacifier with keeper and a monkey security blanket.

And of course a pack of 86 NB diapers…


and some ribbon.    Took me about an hour.  Made two rings of diapers, using the ribbon to hold the rings together as I kept adding diapers to make the size I was looking for.  I was wanting to use wide, WIDE ribbon around sides of the layers but was unable to find what I wanted at the store I was shopping in at the time.

It looked like this when I was all done.

Tucked things in around the layers.



  I found little block favors at the Dollar Tree and tied a block around any free hanging ribbon and curled the ribbon.

I used one of the onesies to hold the monkey head up.  Just stuffed in at the back of the top ring.





At the last minute I remembered I had a bag of miniature animal crackers on hand for the grands.  I was asking little monkey to do alot as head ring master of my cake so he needed some nourishment for his job. 

 
Now I can cross off ‘make a diaper cake’ from my bucket list.