Diaper Cake

I made this diaper cake for a friend who is throwing a baby shower. Diaper cakes are super easy to assemble.  There are a bunch of tutorials out there on the web, but here are a couple of instructions.

-You need about 1 1/2 packages of diapers (In this cake I used size 1).
-Start by rolling up each diaper from the open side of the diaper to the folded side of the diaper. Then put an elastic rubber band around each individual diaper. (The tiny plastic elastics you put in your little girl's hair. That you can find in clear plastic.)
-After you have finished rolling all the diapers then you are ready to assemble your cake. Take one diaper for the center of the layer and place six additional diapers around the center one. Place a normal rubber band around the layer to hold it together. This will be your smallest or top layer. To make your middle and bottom layer use the same method as the first just add another outer layer to each tier with a rubber band around each layer of diaper rolls.
-Next you get to decorate. I put ribbon around each layer to hide the rubber bands. Some people use double stick tape to attach the ribbon to itself. I used hot glue, being careful to only get the glue on the ribbon and not the diapers.
-For the topper the sky is the limit. Be creative! I've seen flowers, ribbon, or other baby related things.

Housekeeping Craft

At church I was asked to come up with a craft for the ladies to do to go along with the theme of cleaning. The night was so fun. Several ladies got up and told us and/or demonstrated homemade cleaning products. They showed how to make a wash for your veggies and fruit, window cleaner, laundry soap and softener. After the presentations everyone was able to decorate a bucket to keep their cleaning supplies at home. They were given vinyl lettering that said "housekeeping", lots of options of ribbon and flowers. I wish I had gotten a picture of everyone's buckets, they all turned out super cute! (I forgot to mention that I got the buckets and flowers at the dollar store!!)

Cupcake

I paper pieced this cupcake,added beads for sprinkles and a red button for a cherry on top. Then sewed it into a pillow/door hanger or it could be hung on the birthday person's chair.

Easter Bunnies

I found the idea for these cute bunnies in my Family Fun magazine. The kids helped me out with this project. 

Things needed for this project are: A sock, dry lentil beans, clear pony tail holder, ribbon, googly eyes, felt for nose and teeth.

Fill sock up to the heel with beans. Close off the sock with pony tail holder. Next tie ribbon in a bow to make the neck. Attach eyes, nose and teeth with fabric glue. Take your scissors and cut top of sock to make the bunny's ears. Viola!

Party Banner

I made this banner with card-stock and ribbon. I used a five inch circle, glued a four and a half inch circle on top and then punched a 3 1/2 inch scalloped circle out of the card-stock I printed the letters on and glued it on top of the four and a half inch circle. Next I punched a hole on either side of each circle and double knotted different ribbon between each letter.