Children's holiday! What could be more positive and more fun? The best reason to show your imagination and creativity is not to be found! You think, why surprise the little princess and her parents?
Cake from diapers for girls is a creative, bright, and most importantly - a very useful gift. To begin with, you will get a lot of pleasure from the creative process, and then enjoy enthusiastic compliments to your craftsmanship and unusual present. Do not be surprised also to subsequent requests to write the book "Cake made of diapers with your own hands. Workshop (for girls)."
Step One: Flight of Fantasy
So, you have decided - we will surprise the parents of the newborn beauty. Let's make a diaper cake as a present. The first thing you need to think about is the appearance of the presentation. What color will the overall composition be, its size, the quality of the material and, of course, what small pleasant little things will decorate your cake. It can be various bows, ribbons, fabrics, soft toys, dummy pacifiers, booties and much more. Having mentally determined your preferences, you can proceed to the next step. We bring to your attention a material on the theme "Cake made of diapers. Master class". We are sure it will be useful and interesting to many.
Step Two: Select the material
How to make a cake from diapers? To make it you will need:
- packing of diapers (90 pieces);
- a roll of paper towels (you may need 2 pcs.);
- gum stationery, rope;
- tapes of different widths and colors (of your choice);
- bows;
- a tray, a beautiful cake stand or a sheet of thick cardboard;
- various accessories and children's things to your taste;
- hot glue gun.
In choosing accessories for decorating a product such as a cake made of diapers for girls, it is worth starting from the needs of the addressee. You have to work a little intelligence to know that newborns already have acquired and what is not, and most importantly - to find out the size of diapers suitable baby. If for some reason you were unable to do this - do not despair! Just get a little larger diapers.
For example, if you are building a gift for a newborn, then feel free to take diapers for a baby 2-3 months old, in any case they will be used in due time, and your present will last longer to decorate the house!
When buying the rest of the work, you should rely on your own taste - think which tape or bow will look most advantageous in the composition, especially since you already have a sketch of the finished work in your mind.
Step three: the workplace
Finally, the preparatory work is completed, and you can begin the manufacturing process. Let's move on to the main part of the material and consider how to make a cake out of diapers (master class).
Prepare your desktop carefully. It should be large enough and, naturally, clean. Wipe the table with a damp cloth, then dry. Lay out all the necessary tools and materials so that you are comfortable.
Be careful with the glue gun - they can not only burn painfully, but also spoil the materials. Therefore, you need to come up with some kind of stand under it - for example, an old chopping board, a plate or a thick sheet of cardboard. If there are children in the house, it is best for safety reasons to keep the gun away from the edge of the table or in any other inaccessible place.
Wash your hands thoroughly - we are dealing with intimate hygiene products for a child. So, a comfortable chair, good lighting and, if desired, inspiring music - you are ready to create!
Step Four: Diaper Cake Step by Step
So, we begin the process. The diaper cake you make will consist of three tiers. The ratio between them will be approximately 1: 2: 3. So, the first thing you need to do is to carefully open the packaging of diapers. We begin to make the lower tier. We obtain exactly half - 45 units (depending on the size of the stand and the diameter of paper towel number of diapers may vary). Wrap a towel roll with diapers as shown.
To do this, place it on the table, holding it with your left hand, and surround it with your right diapers in a circle, with Velcro inwards, and then fix it with stationery elastic or rope. At first glance, it may seem difficult, and in fact the first time may not be able to do this exactly, but in the end you are sure to be accustomed.
There is another option - you can twist each individual diaper into a tube and tighten with an elastic band. After you twist the right number of diapers, you can begin to form tiers. This manufacturing variant takes about the same time as the first, but it has one major drawback - there is a diaper deformation due to its twisting, which, of course, is not very good.
Step Five: increase the lower tier of the product
After you get used to working with several diapers and decide on a manufacturing option, you need to increase the lower tier. When working with the twist option, you need to create a circle of diapers around a roll of towels, then connect them with an elastic band. If you have a ready-made tray, you can continue to work directly on it, in order to clearly see how many diapers you need to fill it in size.
If you decide not to distort the product by twisting, then you need to decompose them on the principle of dominoes. It’s easier to create tiers to get a smooth diaper cake for girls. The photo shows how to do this.
Then you need to "drive" the existing workpiece on them, increasing the tier. It's great if you have helpers - it will be easier and more fun to work! One of you can deal directly with diapers, the other - to consolidate their elastic, since the large tier one to make it difficult, but not impossible.
Sixth step: middle layer formation
Well, the bottom of the cake is ready. You used 45 diapers, maybe more or less - depending on the size of the stand and roll. Remembering the ratio 1: 2: 3, we calculate the amount for the next layer. If you take into account that exactly 45 pieces were spent on the first one, then on the next middle layer, you will need 30 diapers (1/3 of the total amount), and for the top one - 15 (1/6 packs).
It may turn out that you get a very different number of diapers in the lower tier, because of what moves and the number on the top. In this case, consider it your own way. If it seems to you that the cake is missing the fourth layer - add it. Do not forget - the process of manufacturing handmade products does not have exact instructions. As you create, you can add a lot from yourself, from this it will only sparkle with fresh colors!
So, the correct amount of necessary material has been calculated, proceed to the creation of the second tier. The principle of action is the same as in the manufacture of the lower layer. Try to do it all at once. Tiers should be in harmony - the middle layer is slightly smaller than the bottom, as on a regular cake.
Seventh step: the upper tier of the gift
So you come to the final stage of creating the basis of the product. There was the last, smallest layer of cake. Here sometimes it turns out a little snag - you may not have enough height of a roll of paper towels to form a new layer. This occurs with large diapers. The tier will be unstable and may move during transportation.
What to do about it? There are several options:
- You can add another roll, but he would look out from the top of the cake and lightly hold because of the small number of diapers around. The solution to this problem may be the creation of a fourth tier. So if you have enough diapers for this, then a second roll would be a great option.
- A good idea is to add a baby bottle on top. In order to fix it, you can turn it over and place a lid in the middle of the towel roll.
- If the height is not enough quite a bit, then a diaper twisted into a tube is simply inserted into the roll.
- Depending on your specific situation, you can come up with your own alternative solution. For example, insert a folded diaper, perfume for mommy baby, or baby cream.
Once you find your option, proceed with the manufacture of the last layer. And here’s the diaper cake for girls with your own hands, or rather its base, is ready!
Step Eight: Cake Stand
Look at the result of your labors - half the work is done! Try lifting the product. Is it stable enough? Look at it from all sides - the tiers are even and hold firmly in place? If something is wrong, correct it, add a diaper or some other necessary element. Reread our material "Cake from diapers. Workshop" to see if everything is correct.
Place the cake on the tray you prepared. If you do not have one, then proceed to the manufacture of the stand. To do this, you need a sheet of fairly thick cardboard. You can purchase it in the clerical department or use part of any existing box. It can be packaging from a TV, refrigerator or washing machine.
Put the cake in the middle of the sheet. With a pencil or pen, circle the outline in a circle, but about 1-2 centimeters more than the product itself. Then cut it with scissors. The cake stand is ready.
Step nine: blank design
So, the base of the cake is ready and stands in its place. It's time to give the product brightness! To get started, grab a wide ribbon and wrap it in the bottom layer. You can cut the tape to size and glue the edge with a glue gun or tie a beautiful bow.
The question arises - how to use a hot gun? Plug the cord into a power outlet and press the On button. Put the gun on the stand. Wait about 5-10 minutes for it to warm up well. Take the gun only by its plastic part! Squeeze a little glue on the tape and immediately apply it where you need it. Caution - the glue itself is hot. It hardens very quickly, and after that it is difficult to tear it off the surface. Therefore, you should first practice on an unnecessary piece of tape.
After you practice and make out the bottom layer, do the same with two (or three) others to get a decorated cake from diapers for girls. The master class is not over yet!
Step Ten: Creativity and Creativity
Finally we come to the most interesting stage! Now you can realize your mental sketch. Decorate the top of the cake with a beautiful bow or toy (after all, there was an ugly hole left there). Insert artificial flowers or a baby spoon between diapers, glue a couple of bows, or put cute socks on. Stick the butterflies, write the name of the baby with the help of the purchased letters, attach a pacifier to the ribbon. Do whatever comes to your mind! The main thing is that you like it, as well as those to whom the gift is intended.
Once you complete the direct beauty, wrap the cake transparent film with a fine pattern (for protection during transportation) and tie it a beautiful bow. You can add a wish card and a bottle of champagne to happy parents. Such an original, bright, but at the same time very useful gift will be remembered for a long time!
To summarize
Today we examined in detail the 10 points on how to make an unusual, creative, colorful gift - a cake made of diapers for girls with their hands. This was only one of dozens of product design options. How to make diaper cake differently? It can be made in the form of a stroller, motorcycle, booties or even a baby. You can apply different materials, colors and tools. But the most important thing is your desire and flight of imagination. Good luck in your creative endeavors!