A diaper cake is a spectacular gift that not only looks great, but can also be very useful. Such an exclusive is easy to surprise both the parents of the baby and the guests. You have probably seen photos of such gifts on the Web. Do you think they are made only by experienced needlewomen? And no! It’s enough to have a little time, patience and desire, and you will also get a wonderful diaper cake.

DIY diaper cake: the nuances of making

To make such a design, first of all, you have to turn on your imagination and tune in to creativity. By the way, in needlework brings positive emotions not only the result, but also the process itself.

How many diapers do you need?

The most important “ingredient” of our cake is diapers. The number of diapers depends on the size of the product. Planning to make a small gift? Buy pieces 15 - 20 at the pharmacy. But it is better to take a whole pack. If you want to make a large cake for several tiers, you may need two or three packs.

Cake diaper size

When deciding on the size, be sure to consider the age of the child. You can buy larger diapers, but in no case do not take small ones, because then your parents simply can not use them. Pay attention to the color of the diapers. If a gift is for a girl, choose white with pink, if for a boy with blue. Green, yellow - universal colors.

An important criterion is the quality of diapers. Do not save, give preference to products of famous brands.Agree, it’s a pity to throw money away on something that they will not use in the end.

Necessary materials

So, with diapers sorted out. This is the basis of the design. They must be of high quality, suitable in color and size. But of the diapers alone, the cake cannot be "cooked up."

The work may also need such materials:

  • cardboard stand, which will be used as the base;
  • long and wide elastic bands;
  • clothespins for fixing diapers in the right position;
  • wrapping paper, pieces of beautiful fabric, small towels and diapers;
  • bows and ribbons;
  • wooden stick to the full height of the "dessert";
  • decorative elements to your taste;
  • gifts for the child (booties, elastic bands for hair, cosmetics, rattles, etc.).

Having such elements at hand, you can easily make a cake out of diapers with your own hands.

Do not forget that everything must be sterile. Do the work with gloves and wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Do not forget to place the finished product in a beautiful package so that diapers do not accidentally get dirty.

“Diaper” cake for a boy: ideas

When making a cake for a boy, choose diapers and jewelry made in blue, green, blue tones. The basis of the composition can be made white. The following attributes will be relevant here: cars, balls, baby dolls, boys, butterflies, ties, etc.

 

Idea number 1. Champagne bottle

If you have an extra bottle of champagne, why not use it. This is a wonderful foundation. You will need a stand, a bottle of champagne, in fact, diapers, elastic bands, double scotch tape, Chinese sticks, decorative elements.

  1. We make blanks. We twist each diaper with a “snail”, fix it with rubber bands (ordinary, small for money).
  2. We put the bottle on the stand, we begin to install twisted diapers around it, which we again fix with an elastic band, now together. The lower tier can be laid out in two or even three rows.
  3. The second layer is smaller in diameter than the first. We perform it in the same way, laying twisted diapers around the bottle.
  4. We also do the upper tier. If the diapers are above the bottle, use a Chinese stick to fix them.
  5. The base is ready. We hide the elastic bands with wide ribbons and decorate the “dessert” at our discretion.

The cake “prepared according to this recipe” will turn out to be steady, durable and, of course, beautiful. But keep in mind that it is quite heavy compared to other diaper cakes.

Idea number 2. Toilet paper

The needlewomen learned to use a variety of materials to make their masterpieces. In this case, to make a cake from diapers, you will need cardboard cylinders that are left over from spent paper towels or toilet paper. We begin to make a huge cake.

  1. From thick cardboard we cut out three circles of different diameters, glue the cylinders on them (in the center). The largest circle is below, then medium and small.
  2. We fold the diapers with a tube and fix each of them to the base (cardboard cylinders) using the same rubber bands.
  3. We decorate the “cake” at our discretion.

To make the diaper cake for the boy look organic, carefully choose and deliberately arrange decorative elements.

Design and decoration of diapers for girls

 

Cake made of diapers for a girl is made, as a rule, in white and pink colors. Yellow, red, orange are not so popular. On the cake for the girl, large bows of tulle, wide satin ribbons, headbands, hair ornaments, as well as rings, earrings, bracelets will be appropriate. On top of the cake you can plant a Barbie doll, a teddy bear, a bunny or another animal.

One-tier, three-tiered diaper cake

You yourself are the author of your creation. You want, make a big cake, you want - a small one. It depends on the amount of free time, as well as your perseverance and patience.

Idea number 3.Cake single

The easiest option. Fold the first diaper with a tube, put it in the center of the stand. Put the remaining diapers evenly, then twist around the first one in one direction, tighten with an elastic band so that each element is on top of the previous one, but not very tight. From above we wrap our creation with a towel, we beautifully arrange it.

Idea number 4. Three-tier cake

But this option is not for beginners, but for those needlewomen who have already managed to try themselves in this matter. You need to have patience to “bake” it. So here we go.

  1. 40 diapers are laid in a spiral in one direction. It should make an even circle, which we then carefully tie around with a white ribbon. If you want to make the diameter even larger, place a cardboard cylinder in the center.
  2. We do the second and third "floors" in the same way, we only use 30 and 10 diapers, respectively.
  3. We fasten all three tiers with one strong wooden stick.
  4. Now decorate the “cake”. There are no rules. As you like, decorate.

Do not forget about the packaging. If you do not want to use traditional wrapping paper, replace it with white tulle or another light, transparent cloth.

Gift with small towels

There are many ways to make and decorate diaper cakes. If you do not have experience, do not choose difficult, time-consuming options, so as not to be disappointed with the result. Try to start with something simple. Here is another idea for the design of the "cake".

Idea number 5. Bright cake with towels

In the work you will need the diapers themselves, bright small towels or diapers, elastic bands, ribbons, decorative elements. The number of towels depends on the number of tiers. To start, we make the "floors" ourselves. We twist the diapers with rollers, we form circles out of them. Wrap each circle with a towel or diaper. We fix all three tiers with each other. The base is ready. It remains only to decorate.

There are many ideas for decorating such a gift. Decorate the “dessert” with toys, baby cosmetics, rattles and even banknotes. Since you decide to make a gift useful, follow the principle to the end!

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