More Monkeying Around

My next commissioned project was yet another diaper cake that I don't remember a whole lot about the story behind it other than it being another monkey diaper cake for a girl.

The request for another monkey cake made me perfectly content as monkey themed cakes had long been a favorite theme of mine. The baby items you could find with monkeys on them were simply adorable. You basically couldn't go wrong with monkey baby items.

One detail I explicitly remember when planning for this diaper cake was that I could no longer find the plush monkey I had used for so many of my previous diaper cakes and gifts. That monkey was so adorable, but it seemed to have been discontinued from the manufacturer. That really upset me. I love that monkey so much. He was the perfect size and coloration, but I had to proceed as that was the theme I had been provided, and I needed to find another option for a topper.

I do remember that this cake included some items from the baby registry. It worked out really well because I could use some of the pink monkey blankets I had on hand and also incorporate some of the pink monkey items on the registry. Though the blankets were from the same manufacturer, their updated monkey designs also incorporated some leopard print, so I decided to incorporate that into the overall cake design to ensure the entire thing was cohesive. I found a coordinating lovie that had a plush rattle connected to it so that became my cake topper. I included some bibs from the registry and finished the look with some washcloth daisies. Because I chose to use leopard print ribbon on the tiers of the cake, plus the leopard print was part of the baby items, the cake looked a bit busy so I avoided adding too much else to it.

In the end, despite not having the original monkey topper I had wanted, I absolutely loved the finished look of this cake. The print was busy, but not too busy so it all came together in the end and it was well-received. 

Puppy Love!

Having the itch to create another diaper cake, I decided I wanted to create some more holiday themed diaper cakes. The year before, I built some small holiday themed cakes purely for the purpose of taking the pictures so I could have something seasonal for my Facebook page. I wanted to go bigger though. The previous holiday cakes I had created were small, easily put together, and nowhere near the quality that I had started creating. My skill had just improved. My cakes looked better and I wanted the cleaner designs to be reflected. I also wanted to inspire people to think outside of the box - diaper cakes could be great gifts for "Baby's First" holidays.

For Valentine's one year I created what I called a "Puppy Love" diaper cake. All pink and hearts and a cute plush puppy for a topper.

I had on hand some blankets with various heart designs which I though would make a great background for this 3-tiered covered cake. I added coordinating ribbon. I selected some cute hart baby wash cloths and some additional pink socks to add to the tiers. For the top, I added a cute plush puppy I had. I also added some heart die cuts to fill out the cake.

I absolutely loved the final look. Granted, the cake was not for anyone in particular and was dismantled as soon as I created it and took the pictures, but it was so cute and looked just as complete and polished as a diaper cake I would make for someone else. It's too bad it wasn't intended for anyone as it would have made a great gift. Since then, it has always been used as my February profile picture as I love to update my Facebook page throughout the year with seasonal or holiday diaper cake images to continue to remind fans that any time is a great time for diaper cakes.