Nappy Cakes

mr_knight

So if I am going to attempt to make 2 cakes (first ever go) will I be better buying the cellophane from Ebay or a florist?
What about the ribbon?
How wide do I need the cellophane?
Anyone got any good ebay suppliers?

Giggle

mr_knight wrote: »

So if I am going to attempt to make 2 cakes (first ever go) will I be better buying the cellophane from Ebay or a florist?
What about the ribbon?
How wide do I need the cellophane?
Anyone got any good ebay suppliers?

Ribbon its up to you what you use there is no set rules for anything in making nappy cakes and we all like different ribbons so i would say get some ribbon that you like.

Cellophane im very lucky with mine i get it from a warehouse very cheep but im sure one of the other girls will help you out on where to get some from

RustyFlange

Julie personally I wouldn't stick them on ebay anyway, you will probably sell more at your fayres!

Nicky321 wrote: »

Rusty no need to be sorry, im grateful for your advice.... I havent handed lots of leaflets out, but people have photocopied them and passed them on I think. I could always explain when people ring to order that there is another available slighly different. Do you think I should charge the same or a little more as I would think it be more expensive with the babygros and baby lotion instead of the vests and socks

I think you could just swap and change as you please. Depending on how much profit you make on the cake anyway would depend on if you needed to charge more. for a bedtime cake I charge £20 but mine are old now and haven't redone mine as yet, my attempts now I look back were awful and hideous. I revamped all of my cakes and still have a few others that I need to redo.

RustyFlange

For the lady after cellophane, a lot of the girls on this part of the forum use a company called flowerhour. https://www.flowerhour.co.uk and she also trades on ebay, the prices I think are the same for both. She is supposed to be good. I personally used her once and vowed never to again! I buy my cello on massive rolls from a warehouse for a tiny price!

lrlrip

I have just had an email offering me a stall in the next towns yearly market in June (VERY BUSY market). I have been lucky to get a stall on my first application!

I how feel sick at the thought:( Do I go for it? The table is £45:eek:

For all of you that have done fairs what would I need to take with me?

How many cakes? Obviously flyers.

What else do I take to try and sell on the day to try and recoup my costs?

I have to let them know by tomorrow if I want the stall.

So many questions sorry but I don't want to make a fool of myself:o

mr_knight

RustyFlange wrote: »

For the lady after cellophane, a lot of the girls on this part of the forum use a company called flowerhour. www.flowerhour.co.uk and she also trades on ebay, the prices I think are the same for both. She is supposed to be good. I personally used her once and vowed never to again! I buy my cello on massive rolls from a warehouse for a tiny price!

Thanks for that. Sorry for all the questions but how much cello will I need for an average 3 tier cake?

RustyFlange

Depends on how you wrap it, I use cello all over as I don't use boards and I use approx 2-3 metres dependant on the type of teddy I use on my cake.

I know Bella and now a couple of the other girls use a tube method where they tape it to the board underneath so uses less, (I would say probably around 1 metre although I am guessing as I have never used this method!)

Nicky321

RustyFlange wrote: »

I know Bella and now a couple of the other girls use a tube method where they tape it to the board underneath so uses less, (I would say probably around 1 metre although I am guessing as I have never used this method!)

I ran out of Cello last night, so had to try and use the tube method.....did I struggle or what! can someone give me some advice on how to do this method?

lrlrip

Buying from Ebay question.

I have to admit that Ebay scares me:o I have only ever bought one thing and I sent a cheque as PayPal looked too scary:o

I now want to buy a few things and the seller only accepts PayPal.

Is it quite straight forward?

Sorry to sound thick but have heard so many bad things about Ebay.

moonpenny

Me too Irlrip - I need to order a few things from ebay and have never used it. The delivery prices often put me off.

I can understand you feeling nervous about the stall but - go for it!!! If it doesn't work, than you havn't lost that much and like the girls say, you will get your name about.
Having said that, I havn't done one either! LOl

Rusty, You mentioned you used big rolls of cello. I just got 100 mt roll and was trying to find a way of putting it on some sort of roller to make it easier to cut. Have you done anything like that? Have given up because of the weight and will carry on cutting it on the bed.

Also, Has any of you girls fixed something up for reels of ribbon? I thought a small cheap curtain pole (on the wall) would be a good idea but havn't found anything cheap enough at mo. Any suggestions girls?