Baby Cakes

So I always heard of diaper cakes and never thought much of them until I received one as a gift at my own baby shower last year. I love new DIY projects. I have made 2 diaper cakes so far, one for a boy and one for a girl.

I made fire truck and police car themed cake for the boy. I used Huggies Little Movers Jean edition size 2 diapers, wide red ribbon and thin blue ribbon. I used wooden accents (a police car and fire truck) as the focal point. I also added a cute plaid shirt as a topper. I added a pacifier and baby eating utensils. This was made for a family friend for her baby shower.

The girl diaper cake was made for my wonderful sister-in-law. The theme was princess ballerina and colors were pink and purple. I used Huggies Little Snugglers size 1 and 2 diapers. I used wide purple ribbon and thin pink ribbon with a floral like design. I used a princess crown and purple ballerina as the focal points, used a hot pink bow head band, 2 pacifiers, 2 pairs of socks rolled into flowers and each tier had a wooden base. I used a princess wand as a topper which also was used to hold the layers together. I used white tulle and pink streamer paper twister togther as "icing" to cover the top of diapers. I also hid mini size baby toileturies inside the layers. This was used as a center piece at the baby shower. Each cake took about 52 diapers.

See pictures attached.

5 Low Cost Baby Shower Gifts

I know its been a while since I have posted anything. I've been super busy. So here it goes, I'll be attending a baby shower at the end of the month and also being inspired by my own (back in September), I wanted to post a few baby shower gift ideas. I know that shopping for a gift for someone can be a challenge even when they have registered at a particular store. Here's a few ideas that are nice and will be used my mom and baby:

1.) Baby bath and lotion sets.
The good about these is that they don't expire and can be used for any age. They have premade sets such as the Johnson's Bedtime (about $11) or you can make your own. I know they also have a travel set that includes mini bottles, however, the diaper rash cream isn't in a tube, its more like a sample and once you open it there's no way to close it. I used mine once and ended up getting it everywhere.

2.) Blankets.
You can never have too many blankets whether its receiving blankets, fuzzy blankets, etc. You will use them constantly for everything such as a changing mat, burp cloth, or just to cover up baby. Blankets are a must.

3.) Pacifiers.
I registered for these but no one bought them. I ended up getting them myself. I would look at the mom's registry for the specific brand she wants.You know that these will be used.

4.) Diapers and wipes.
We all know these will get used. I know when I had my shower I got a bunch of diapers and wipes,  it was nice to have a mini stockpile.

5.) Sleepers.
A pack of sleepers is nice also. My favorite is made by Gerber. I got them as a gift. It was a pack of 3 and they zipped instead of snaps. Makes it a lot easier during those late night diaper changes.

Hoped you enjoyed my top 5 low cost baby shower gifts.