Nappy Cakes

paddingtondoo

re bibs - just my opinion but they look a bit too pointy to catch everything - lol - it doesn't say how big they are if the point was below waist level they might be fine. I'm talking from a practical rather than a style angle :rotfl:. Might go down a storm with upmarket mums love the zebra stripes.

becs

Hi Padingtondoo,

They're quite small, I'm guessing they're designed more for dribbling babies than actual feeding. Designed to be stylish enough to put over their clothes and ensure they're not soaking wet with dribble! not being fortunate enough to have a little one yet (working on that!) I don't really know about the practicality! My friend is due on tuesday and I was sent a sample one so I might get her to test drive it so to speak!

Becs

kr15snw

O.k been to asda and am now thinking...

Baby bottle in middle (got 3 for £1.95)
Nappies (duh....)

Bottom teir: Towel (although I cant find a nice blue hooded towel!!!), Johnsons Baby wash and 2 pairs of socks.
Second teir: 2 suits and 2 bibs
And got a mini toy for £1 to put on top!!

Just working out how much Ive spent so far

paddingtondoo

becs wrote: »

Hi Padingtondoo,

They're quite small, I'm guessing they're designed more for dribbling babies than actual feeding. Designed to be stylish enough to put over their clothes and ensure they're not soaking wet with dribble! not being fortunate enough to have a little one yet (working on that!) I don't really know about the practicality! My friend is due on tuesday and I was sent a sample one so I might get her to test drive it so to speak!

Becs

Having had a particularly pukey son I used the ones that sealed round his neck and were as long as possible. On particularly bad days a tea towel was a brilliant substitute as it partially covered me as well :rotfl:.

Fortunately he's 11 now so no longer required although OH has been known to need one .

I hope someone gives you a nappy cake when you're "successful" would have loved something like that when I had my two. And a big bag to carry my change of clothes round in :rotfl:

becs

Would be lovely to receive a Nappy cake too but I'll settle with a lovely little bundle of joy! My experience is having done floristry no one buys you flowers so I'm guessing it'll be the same for nappy cakes!:rotfl:

leni

Hi Guys, wondering if you could help me! I'm currently trying to build up my 'edible' cake decorating business and have also started doing nappy cakes (not sold one yet). Does anyone have any ideas or tips for promoting yourself? website, craft fayres, leaflet drop etc

I currently have a full-time job but was attacked last month at work by a client and it's now going to court - been off this week and it's made me realise that I don't want to go back! But have to because of the bills!

any tips would be greatly appreciated!

becs

Hi Leni,

Welcome to the club! Sorry to hear about your work troubles.

Most of my orders have come through work or friends at the moment, I'm doing my first fair at the end of november and am trying to get our website up and running by then. I want to do some business cards and brochures to take with me and think it would be best to have the website up and running.
I'm not sure you can make enough to make a living out of it though. Rusty is probably the best one to ask as she seems to have sold the most I think, probably with Shelley 2nd! As far as I know most of us on here are just doing it as a part time hobby/small extra income.

Becs

leni

Thanks Bec's! I just need to be making £500 a month to contribute towards the bills by 2010 (when we start a family and I either go part-time or give up work) so am thinking of starting things rolling now. I've seen a local baby fair that I'm interested in doing but it's not until next March and have a nappy cake on display in a glass cabinet with some edible cakes in my place of work!

Found out today that my partners company send out a bouquet of flowers to any new parents in the company, I think I may write to them and offer my services as nappy cakes are much nicer than flower:p

becs

I'd definately do the business thing for Hubbies work. The one's that I have done through work have all said without fail that they were going to buy flowers then thought the cakes were much better! I sell my 3 tiers at work for £33 so that's usually about hald to 2/3 of what they usually collect (work for a company with over 200 people! So they usually have a bit left over for a bunch of flowers from supermarket etc.

I'm undecided on baby fairs as tend to think that it's really only parents to be that attend them and they're not the ones who would be buying the cakes but I may be wrong on that!

My advice having done them for a while is to get brochures with photos done so you can distribute these and have them to give out to anyone asking. I've been asked loads of times for brochures and photos to pass on to people who have seen the ones I've done given as a gift. Unfortunately because I'm trying to get a regular supply of good toys I've been waiting to do this until I have them to photograph the cakes as I will be selling them in the future.

Becs

moonpenny

Hi Becs, Re – Bibs. I personally don’t like them! I was looking on a site the other day and they were called “Dribble Bibs”. Because they bunch up at the front, I thought the baby would tug at it as it is in the way. Like you said though – they do look trendy so maybe for your “posh” fair???

KR15snw – am sure they had a blue hooded towel in Asda at £3.50.

Leni – that sounds like a great idea, to promote your cakes at your husbands firm. I would move on that if I were you.

I havn’t any experience of fairs or anything, and I have only sold a couple of cakes, but I have bought that much stuff I am making them up anyway. I take photos of every one and I have bought some little plastic albums from Wilcos (49p), that I am putting the photos in.

As they will all have the same things in, I am just going to list ingredients at the front and “this is what I have for sale” so to speak. So I am going to try and sell what I have made rather than take orders for now. I carry an album in my bag and I have given more to friends etc so they can hand around at work.

The problem is – where to put the ones I have made!!!!