New Nappy Cake

marris

moonpenny wrote: »

It's very quiet on here lately! Thought I would bump up the thread a bit.
My latest towel Cake.

oh they r sooooooo pretty. can i ask how do u make your botom tier look so neat.is it hooded towel? thank u

tashb22

My friend put me in touch with this forum and i'm so glad she did!! The towel cakes above look fantastic! Hoping I could get some info from like-minded makers :-)
I've just started making nappy cakes for friends & family, they're very unproffessional compared to pics on here but I'd really like to start taking it more seriously, but to do so I need to get them looking top notch :-)
I make my 2 tier cakes using: foil tray base, around 40 nappies, fleece blanket to wrap bottom tier, ribbon to wrap top tier, 3 wash products, teddy blanket all wrapped in cellophane wrap, total usually comes to around £13.50-£16 & I charge £25.
I'd like to hear what other people use to make their cakes, how much it costs and how much they charge for them. Just so I can get a scope of where I could save money/any tricks im missing out on/could be charging etc etc.. anyone willing to divulge this information would be wonderfully helpful!!

vikki_louise

Has anyone seen nice hooded towels around? Asda seem to of stopped making the lovely ones I used and just have one option which is more expensive. I'm out of blue, it see,s everyone is having boys at the moment!

moonpenny

redbull08, Not very good pic but the back of my cakes. Blue is a Towel and Pink is a Blanket (I do them different) I tend to make quite plain cakes with the stuff inside.

The boards are just the silver cake boards you can buy in the supermarket but I get the thinner ones online as they are cheaper.



Marris, I tend to fold all my Blankets and Towels corner to corner instead of straight across

redbull08

Giggle: thanks for that
still not clicked it yet but will soon,

moonpenny: they are awesome
I cant get mine to look so neat at the back
I cant get seams nice at all
will post my 2 tonight

Kates_treasures

Hello ladies
Don't know if anyone will remember me here but I've completely forgot about the forum and the password and login lol it took me a while till I can log here again All your cakes looks lovely and moonpenny your are stunning as always!
hope you don't mind me coming back from time to time
have a lovely weekend
Kate

redbull08

not the greatest pics but this is my first ever nappy cakes...my niece is due on 22nd October
i just 'thought' she was having a wee girl so just made the pink but after a bit i thought what if im wrong (wont be like me ) :rotfl:
so i though just make boy one as well.
i dont know if they're good enough
but there is over £42 worth in each ..add to that packaging & time
please be honest with me
constructive criticism accepted
as id love to make more & other cake gift too
ty for this great thread
i will sell on the one she doesnt require
have a great weekend xx

redbull08

on this bear i put a pair of bootees & mitts..
also bar Hershey's choc n wine for parents
but mine are a shambles compared to all yours...
hopefully i will get better in time

vikki_louise

Red bull- I'm sure she will be thrilled with it
Moonpenny-beautiful as always,
Giggle-you gave me the name of the fb group but I couldn't find it


I'm still in hospital (came in early August) but felt up to start making my first cake last night, working on it slowly.once I've done this one I have thumper one to make, I brought the stuff ages ago, it's so cute! I can't remember how much I paid for the outfit though, does anyone have an idea of roughly how much they tend to be, it's a beautiful top with boy leggings/bottoms set from Disney store.

marris

my first cake

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y486/marris0110/P1010947_zpsa913eba1.jpg

it's for a family member so i hope they'll like it.