Baby Sprinkle Diaper Cake

Hi friends!  I've created a baby diaper cake that combines diapers, Cricut cuts, receiving blankets, and wash cloth designs.

This is a diaper cake I made for a friend.  She is giving a baby shower for her niece.  Since it's a second baby, they're calling it a "Baby Sprinkle Party" instead of a "Baby Shower Party."

Baby Sprinkle Diaper Cake

Here is what you need:

• About 50 diapers (I used size #2 Luv's diapers)
• Baby Blankets (I used 3 receiving blankets and 1 baby fleece blanket)
• Ribbon
• Rubber Bands
• Corsage Pins
• 23 Baby Wash Cloths
• Marabou (pink fluffy stuff)
• Googly Eyes
• Foam Board (6" circle hand cut)
• Cake Board
• Cricut Cartridges:  April Showers, Create a Critter, StoryBook, Accent Essentials
• Cardstock: pink, green, purple
• Cuttlebug:  Divine Swirls folder
• Adhesive
• Stickles

Front of Diaper Cake

First, put the diaper cake together:

Base Layer

• Lay the fleece blanket out and fold in fourth length-wise.  Form a circle and pin together with corsage pins.
• Lay receiving blanket out and line with 5 diapers along one edge.  Fold receiving blanket, enclosing the diapers within.  Form a circle and put inside your fleece blanket layer.  You won't need to secure the ends.  Do this again with another receiving blanket.
• Roll diapers from open end and secure with rubber bands.  Fill the space still available inside of fleece blanket.
• Wrap a ribbon around and tie a bow.

Back of Cake

 

Top Layer:

• Lay receiving blanket and line with 5 diapers along one edge.  Fold receiving blanket, enclosing the diapers within.  Form a circle and secure with corsage pins.  *Tip:  Enclosing diapers within your receiving blanket will make it more thick and attractive.
• Fill inside of top layer with diapers that have been rolled and secured with rubber bands.
• Wrap a ribbon around and tie a bow.
• Set the top layer on top of base layer.

Frog made with wash cloths

Decorating the Cake (using wash cloth designs):

• Frog:  The frog was created using 3 nine inch baby wash cloths, small clear hair bands, two pipe cleaners and googly eyes.  Instructions for assembly are available from Topsy Turvy for $3.99 (sorry, I'm not authorized to give you the instructions free).  Purchased instructions include template for the frog's crown.
• Lily Pad: 
• cut eight 4 1/4" pink leaves and eight 4 1/4" green leaves from Cricut Accent Essentials cartridge: [Accnt41-s] found on page 72 of the folder. 
• cut a 6" circle from foam board
• attach the pink leaves around the top of the form board
• attach the green leaves around the bottom of the form board
• top with marabou (about 6" is enough)
• place frog on top.  Frog is secured to lily pad with a pipe cleaner.
• Flowers around the fleece base layer:  each flower is created using 2 nine inch baby wash cloths.  You can purchase the instructions here for $3.99.

Decorating the Cake (without using wash cloth designs):

• I have made a lot of really cute diapers cakes without any wash cloth designs.  You could cut the frog from Create a Critter, hot glue to popsicle stick and insert it onto the top of the cake.  The flowers around the base can also be done using Cricut cuts.  Here is an example of a diaper cake decorated entirely with Cricut cuts. 

Decorated Cake Board

Decorating the Cake Board:

• Baby's Name (Berkley) = cut letters and shadow at 1 1/2" from Cricut StoryBook cartridge.  Accent with Stickles.
• Flowers / Umbrellas / Watering Cans / Rain Boots = cut three each at 1 1/2" from Cricut April Showers cartridge.  Flowers are accented with Stickles.
• Frog / Lily Pad / Crown = cut at 4" from Cricut Create a Critter cartridge; [Frog] found on page 24 of the folder.  Crown is accented with Stickles.  Lily pad is embossed using Cuttlebug "Divine Swirls" folder.

Added Note:  If you are giving the cake as a gift, wrap with clear cellophane and tie with a bow. 

I hope your enjoyed todays project, and as always, comments are appreciated.

Thank you for stopping by and Have a blessed day!

~ MARILYN

Under the Big Top - Elephant Diaper Cake

Under the Big Top - Elephant Diaper Cake

This Elephant Diaper Cake was created using 6 baby wash cloths (2 per elephant), 36 diapers (size 2), 1 baby receiving blanket, 1 baby burp rag.

Cricut cartridges used:  Create a Critter, Sugar and Spice.   Paper colors are from Cricut Imagine More cartridge.

Elephants made using 2 baby wash cloths each.

Closer look at a couple of the wash cloth elephants.

I purchased the video instructions for creating the wash cloth elephants from Topsy Turvy Diaper Cake - Esty Shop.

Matching Card

Bear Diaper Tricycle

Bear Diaper Tricycle.

Made with Sixty-two diapers (size #2), 4 receiving blankets, 1 burb cloth, 1 bib, 1 sippy cup, 1 pair socks, 1 extra cute and soft bear.

Back wheels have hub caps. Front fender says "100% Boy!". Cuts made from Boys Will Be Boys Cricut cartridge. Popcycle sticks used for pedals.

Wheels made using diapers and covered with receiving blankets. Handle bars are made with 4th receiving blanket.

Baby card included:

Bear is from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. Design behind bear is from Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge. Cuttlebug folder "Baby Words" used on first mat. Paper colors from Cricut Imagine cartridge Better Together.

Inside card. Tricycle made from Boys Will Be Boys Cricut cartridge.  Tricycle colors from Cricut Imagine cartridge Better Together.

Diaper Baby Carriage

Diaper Baby Carriage. Made using 2 baby blankets, 1 burp cloth, 1 basket, 30 diapers (size #2)

Wheels and baby were made on my Cricut. Baby is from Paperdoll Dress Up. Wheels are 5" circles (outside) with 2" circles glued on. Basket is wrapped in white batting and covered with 2 receiving blankets. Inside is filled with diapers. The yellow burp cloth covers diapers from view. Baby is taped to a rolled up diaper to prop up. Handle to carriage is 2 white pipe cleaners. Pink ribbon also used.

Frog Diaper Motorcycle

Zoom, zoom, zoom.   Well, actually this little motorcycle doesn't really go anywhere - except maybe to your next baby shower!

Diaper Motorcycle. Made with 4 receiving blankets, 1 burp cloth, 1 sippy cup, 1 bib, 2 pairs of socks, 1 really soft frog and 45 diapers (size #2).

Bib on back is fender. Orange receiving blanket with socks is exaust pipe. Green receiving blanket with socks are handle bars. Orange sippy cup is head light. Diapers covered with receiving blankets are tires.

Dinosaur Diaper Cake

I'm loving these diaper cakes.   This 2 layer diaper cake has about 50 diapers, 2 receiving blankets and 2 baby wash cloths.

Dinosaur Diaper Cake

The dinosaurs and leaves were created using Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.

Flying dinosaurs and palm tree on the right are from Dinosaur Tracks Cricut cartridge.

Cave boy was created using Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartridge.

And this dinosaur was created using two baby wash cloths, clear hair bands and a couple of google-eyes.

Diaper Cake - Cricut Style

This is a fun project to make for your next baby shower.

Cake Ingredients:
 1.  Diapers.  I purchased a box of diapers (#2 size) to use.   I believe there may have been 72 diapers in the box.
2.  4 baby receiving blankets (bought in package at Target)
3.   Lots of rubber bands
4.   Multiple (I think I made a dozen) 4 inch and 3.5 inch Cricut cuts (I used Create a Critter, 9 Months, Simply Charmed cartridges).
5.   Colored popcycle sticks (bought at Michaels).
6.  Hot glue gun.
7.  13" charger plate (bought at Michaels)
8.  Ribbon

To assemble the cake:
Start out rolling each diaper and placing a rubber band around each one.   (I did this a couple of days before in front of the TV).

Make 3 tiers of diapers:  large, medium,small.   I put a big rubber band around each tier which was then covered with a baby receiving blanket (I folded the blankets length-way in fourths).   Add another big rubber band around the receiving blankets to hold in place allowing you to tie up with a pretty ribbon.   The bottom tier will take two receiving blankets.

Cut out a dozen different Cricut shapes.   The bottom and middle tiers need about a 4 inch size; top tier need about 3.5 inch size.   Hot glue your Cricut shapes to colored popcycle sticks.   Insert around the cake...make sure you make one for the top of the cake.

Once done, place cake on the charger plate and wrap.   Super cute.