Diaper Cake Challenge & The Saison

 Diaper Cake Challenge

My friend was having her baby shower and I have always seen people make diaper cakes, but have never attempted to make one.  With a bunch of leftover newborn diapers from my now 4 month old, I set out to make a diaper cake for her.

I rolled 60 new born diapers and used rubber bands to hold the roll.

I then used the top of a gift box as the base.  I used E-6000 super glue to place a paper towel roll in the center.  This will help with building the tower of diapers.  You can also use a disposable cake stand as the base.

I wanted to add some extras into the diaper cake like onesie's, bottle, breastfeeding cover, baby cream.  I first wrapped the breastfeeding cover around the paper towel roll with rubber bands securing it.  The began to fill the rolled diapers into the first layer of the cake. 

I made one layer around the paper towel roll, then use white ribbon to secure it.   Then circled the paper towel roll again, until the first layer was finished.

The second layer was mostly diapers, but I was able to put in some rolled onesie's and 4 oz bottles.  It gets a little harder to balance all the items, so a extra set of hands is always helpful.  After you make each layer use white ribbon around the whole layer to secure it.

I made the final layer all onesie's.  To hide the white ribbon I used to secure the layers, I used a thicker more decorative ribbon to hide the white ribbon and to add some flare to the cake.  I made the ties in the back. 

 You can also add anything you would like as the "cake topper".  I used baby shoes, because they were just too cute.  I was not able to secure them to the cake, so I placed them on the cake on the day of the event.

Final product. The mother to be really enjoyed it.  And we played "Guess How Many Diapers?' at the shower.  Since the whole cake was not all diapers it add an extra challenge.

Beer Review

The Hillards Saison

 Hilliards Brewery is one of my favorite breweries.  They only serve their beers in tall boys and this places is about a 20 minute walk from my house.  The Saison is a light refreshing beer that has 6.6% ABV.  It is a perfect beer for a hot summer day.

Scrabble name plate and Anchor IPA

My niece is visiting this weekend and I couldn't be more excited. I decided to make her name plate for her bedroom.

Here is what you need:

-scrabble pieces

-felt

-glue gun or gorilla glue

- scissors

- embroidery floss or string

And here we go:

Pick your letters.

Start flying the pieces together side by side. 

Once your words are glued. Adhere to felt and let dry. 

Once your letters dry, Cut the excess felt, try to get it as close to the edge as possible. 

Measure your string and cut, glue to the back and your done.

I like this craft so much, I made one for my bathroom. 

Beer review

I drank Anchor Steams IPA. This beer is an American style ale with 6.5% ABV.  This beer has a light hops smell. It's slightly citrusy, malty and has a bitter hops finish. Enjoyable beer and would recommend. 

Cheers,

Jessi

Housewarming Gift Basket and New Belgium Abby

Housewarming Gift 

My friends just bought a new home and I wanted to get them something practical, so I made them a housewarming gift basket.   I got these items either at the dollar store or at home depot.The basket included:

• Light Bulbs
• 1 to 3 plug
• Ant killer
• Dish washing brush
• Extension cord
• Super glue
• Cleaning wipes
• Blue tape
• Batteries

To create the basket, I found a basket that had decorative holes in it and wrap ribbon through the holes.

I tied a bow with the loose ends of the ribbon.

I then fit all the items into the basket.  I put the longer items in the back to gift the basket height.

 This is a quick, easy, and inexpensive gift that your friends and family will love and find useful.

Beer Review

This beer had medium body was very refreshing with a slice of pizza.  It's ABV is 7%, but it is not too heavy.