A Simple and Quick Diaper Cake

This weekend I helped host a friend's baby shower. I made a diaper cake for the gift table and thought I'd share the process.

If you've been in the baby shower "circuit" the last few years, you've no doubt seen a diaper cake. They're great, practical gifts that can double as party decor and I love them.

When I was pregnant with BooToo last year, my friends threw me and another girlfriend a surprise double baby shower during our annual girls' weekend.

My dear friend Em {check out her fabulous designs here} made both of us beautiful diaper cakes. I loved mine so much that when I got home and unwrapped all of the diapers {a whole month's worth of diapers by the way!}, I saved the ribbon and rubber bands she had used so I could reuse them someday.

This weekend, I pulled them out and got busy making my own. I used size 3 diapers and rolled them starting at the waistband and hiding the Disney characters on the inside. Bye-bye baby Mickey.

Tiny rubber bands, such as dental ones, are ideal for keeping the diapers tightly rolled.

Once you have all of your rolls, set them up on a flat surface. Determine how large you want each tier of the cake to be and gather the upright rolls into circles accordingly. I got to cheat on this part because I was reusing pre-made circles of ribbon.

Use decorative ribbon around the circumference of each tier and tightly secure with a straight pin.

Make ribbon bows for each tier and hot glue them where you pinned the ribbon ends together.

Now the hardest part is done. Stack your tiers and decorate. Em tucked a bottle into the top of mine, and had cute baby items hanging from each tier: pacifiers, toys, baby shoes, etc.

I duplicated her matching card for the cake topper.

Just print out a message or the baby's name on card stock, attach matching ribbon, and tape a toothpick to the back to make the card stand up. I placed a couple of silk flowers on the top too.

I decorated the cake with a knit pacifier clip but you could use any toy or baby accessory.

Because the cake was only two tiers, I displayed it on a pedestal for added height without the added cost of dozens of additional diapers.

It was a great centerpiece for the shower's gift table. Next time you're helping out with a baby shower, consider making a diaper cake. The mom-to-be will appreciate the extra diapers {I know I did} and the cake is a beautiful touch for a buffet or gift table.