New Nappy Cake

xpf

I roll for the middle of each tier but swirl round the outside to fill them out to the right width

moonpenny

Can I ask everyone, what size socks do you use for cupcakes? (Never made any before!) and where do you buy them from?

I tried some 0-0 from Tesco and they were a bit too small so bought next size up and they look massive. (they are the long ones that turn over at the top)

As I use 0-3 mths clothes in all my cakes, I didn't really want to go onto another size.

jojo_sapphire

moonpenny wrote: »

Can I ask everyone, what size socks do you use for cupcakes? (Never made any before!) and where do you buy them from?

I tried some 0-0 from Tesco and they were a bit too small so bought next size up and they look massive. (they are the long ones that turn over at the top)

As I use 0-3 mths clothes in all my cakes, I didn't really want to go onto another size.

Hiya,

I normally use 0-21/2 because i found 0-0 only lased about 6 weeks with my son however the next size is until 12 months ish! So the cupcakes can be sold for a larger age group! I also use the long tesco ones and find them a god size when using 1 pair per cupcake.

HTH
Jo

danni_0509

hiya ladies, im new on money saving expert and have been browsing this thread for well over 2 weeks now i think what you ALL do is fantastic!!!
the cakes are absoutley beautiful!
anyway i made a nappy cake 2 years ago for my sister-in-law, she absoloutley loved it! i also made one for scbu at my hospital for them to give away in a raffle, then i stopped making them as a i set up my own small cleaning business so all my energy was going into making my business work, to cut a long story short..i did the cleaning business for a full year and had to give it up, it wasnt working out as well as it first did, (with the recession, people having lack of money) not many people could afford a cleaner! so i wasnt making a decent earning from it, but hey ho i didnt enjoy it anyway so in a way im glad i suppose i now have 3 part time jobs (adding to 45 hours per week) but am in the process of saving to open a hairdressers (having my own business is my life ambition lol)
so after reading this thread i am starting up nappy cakes again as a little extra money earner, not only that but i enjoy making them
somerfields were i live is closing down for a fortnight ready to change into co-op so they have most stock reduced!! i picked up winnie the pooh character wash mitts yesterday supposed to be £2.49 each down to 75p each!!! needless to say i filled my basket up with them lol
keep up the brill work ladies and look forward to talking soon xxx

moonpenny

thanks! jojo_saphire,

That's a good point about the bigger ones appealing to a bigger market (age-group)

I liked the Tesco ones too. The Asda ones, size 0-0 are really big and they filled the cases perfectly but I wasn't sure about "Asda" printed on the bottom.

xpf

Hi all

I've just been asked to make a nappy cake with reusable nappies! The budget is only around £20 so I'll have to search out the best bargains possible for this one. Has anyone made on with reusables? Anyone know of any good stockists?

jojo_sapphire

xpf wrote: »

Hi all

I've just been asked to make a nappy cake with reusable nappies! The budget is only around £20 so I'll have to search out the best bargains possible for this one. Has anyone made on with reusables? Anyone know of any good stockists?

You will find it hard they are really expencive! Maybe try suggesting bio-degradable ones for emergency / out and about use??

danni_0509

hi ladies
well this afternoon, ive sat and made 2 nappy cakes, 1-blue and 1-pink
im doing a car boot sale in 6 weeks so im making a few nappy cakes up and a few sock cup cakes up to try and shift at the car boot sale, also just wondered i live in grimsby (humberside) do any of you lovely ladies know when and were craft sales/fayres are taking place so i can book to go to these
im kind of excited now, i am going to get some leaflets printed off next week and start to advertise properly! x

lizalloareds

enjoyed doing this though the toy looks a bit big, not made much profit as had a lot of running around to get stock

stacylou

xpf wrote: »

Hi all

I've just been asked to make a nappy cake with reusable nappies! The budget is only around £20 so I'll have to search out the best bargains possible for this one. Has anyone made on with reusables? Anyone know of any good stockists?

you'll proabaly get one nappy for that with liner if you are lucky two.. but thay are very expencive theres no way you'll be able to make a cake with that sort of money.. they would have to up there budget quite alot for you even to make a 1 teir nappy xx