New Nappy Cake

samessex

morning everyone
just wondered, where do people buy all their supplies/products? i made my first "cake" lastnight, and was trying to figure out a price. i think i must have spent £25 on everything, so what should i price it as?
i did try to bargain hunt as much as i could :-) but it was difficult! xx

RustyFlange

samessex wrote: »

just ordered 2! :-) thanks for the tip hun. it says its suitable for babies and children, so shouldnt be too large. fab! x

These blankets from ikea are really big, 130cmx170cm so over a metre wide and over 1.5 metres long, we use them at home to put on the floor, protects the carpet a bit from any chocolate or anything else the kids spill, I would say they are way too big for a cake and would probably make the bottom tier way too large!

Moonpenny gorgeous cake

Hsl500

Hi as usual some fab cakes
I've sadly had to stop making mine since oh of 15 yrs walked out at Xmas just not got the time with the 5 boys
I will still make for favours and friends family ect when get the chance

I'm looking for anybody that makes baby jam I'm looking for teachers presents and the jar size you use for baby jams seems ideal size for little smartie jars I want to make
Just wondering if anybody knows what size they are
Thanks Helen

samessex

RustyFlange wrote: »

These blankets from ikea are really big, 130cmx170cm so over a metre wide and over 1.5 metres long, we use them at home to put on the floor, protects the carpet a bit from any chocolate or anything else the kids spill, I would say they are way too big for a cake and would probably make the bottom tier way too large!

Moonpenny gorgeous cake

ooh ok...well i shall give them a try and see :-)
x

moonpenny

samesex, I don't use Nappy Pins - I just buy tiny safety pins for pinning stuff onto cakes.

As for Supplies, you just get into the habit of looking for stuff everywhere you go.
I see things in the shops I would like and wait for Sales or offers before I get them and then buy a few in one go. (Thats how the stock builds up!):eek::eek::eek:

Same with web shopping - only really worth it if you are going to order a few things because of postage. (same again though, wait for 3 for 2's etc)

Where I can, I get them delivered to shop - so no postage!:T

It's not easy if like me you don't drive and have to lug everything on the bus. And my nearest town is a 45 min bus ride away.

Look at all the Supermarkets, Big Stores, Card Shops etc for supplies.

Sweetpea32

I have perfected my first pink cake, just need to get some cellophane from Ebay and waiting for my pull bows to be delivered. I am really pleased with it. I have also just done a rough pink nappy crib. It needs some work, but the basics are there and I think it will be nice when I have finished it properly. I can't post any pictures at the moment as the computer memory is full and won't let me load anything! Should be getting an external hardrive in the next few days so I will post some pics then.

I got an email from Amazon to say the huge blanket has been dispatched so I will have to assess the situation with that when it comes!

RustyFlange

Hsl500 wrote: »

Hi as usual some fab cakes
I've sadly had to stop making mine since oh of 15 yrs walked out at Xmas just not got the time with the 5 boys
I will still make for favours and friends family ect when get the chance

I'm looking for anybody that makes baby jam I'm looking for teachers presents and the jar size you use for baby jams seems ideal size for little smartie jars I want to make
Just wondering if anybody knows what size they are
Thanks Helen

Hsl - Sorry to hear about your situation!! stay strong!

The jars that I think most people use are ones from £land, they come in a
pack of 3 or 4 and are quite obviously £1, if you can't get any in your local store (like me as I have to go to a bigger store) then you can use a more expensive alternative Rajtan spice jar from ikea.

samessex

moonpenny wrote: »

samesex, I don't use Nappy Pins - I just buy tiny safety pins for pinning stuff onto cakes.

As for Supplies, you just get into the habit of looking for stuff everywhere you go.
I see things in the shops I would like and wait for Sales or offers before I get them and then buy a few in one go. (Thats how the stock builds up!):eek::eek::eek:

Same with web shopping - only really worth it if you are going to order a few things because of postage. (same again though, wait for 3 for 2's etc)

Where I can, I get them delivered to shop - so no postage!:T

It's not easy if like me you don't drive and have to lug everything on the bus. And my nearest town is a 45 min bus ride away.

Look at all the Supermarkets, Big Stores, Card Shops etc for supplies.

moonpenny, i like your style ;-)

i will have to get into the habit of bargain hunting and looking about all the shops. asda is pretty good at deals ive found.

one thing i have struggled to find (reasonably priced) is soft toys?!
xx

Sweetpea32

I ordered a pull bow from Ebay and just tried to make it and don't know if I was just being stupid but I couldn't work it out and it's in a right mess now, no way I can recover it. I was going to order a load wholesale from a website as they work out much cheaper than Ebay but don't want to keep wasting them like this. Any tips??

samessex

Sweetpea32 wrote: »

I ordered a pull bow from Ebay and just tried to make it and don't know if I was just being stupid but I couldn't work it out and it's in a right mess now, no way I can recover it. I was going to order a load wholesale from a website as they work out much cheaper than Ebay but don't want to keep wasting them like this. Any tips??

hi sweetpea.
i havent used them before...they are on my "to buy list!"
hopefully someone will come along and be able to help you out. or have you you tubed, they may a video showing you how to use them? x