Post-Valentine Pay It Forward

Last week, I recieved these ADORABLE felt fortune cookies from my friend, Diana, as part of a Pay it Forward post on her blog. Aren't they the cutest?! Now it's my turn to "pay it forward."

"The Pay It Forward Exchange is based on the concept of the movie Pay it Forward. I will send a handmade gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post on my blog requesting to join the PIF exchange. All the gifts will be made and posted out sometime within the next month. How exciting to not know when your surprise package will arrive! What you need to do in return is "pay it forward" by making the same promise on your blog. This Exchange is only open to those with active websites or blogs. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PROMISE TO POST THIS SAME 'PAY IT FORWARD' MESSAGE ONTO YOUR BLOG, WHICH MUST BE ACTIVE IN ORDER TO PLAY. YOU WILL PAY IT FORWARD TO THREE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON YOUR BLOG. I'd love for you to join me! Will you? Other comments are welcome, but only the first three will be my Pay It Forward recipients."

Have Fun!

Diaper Cake

Last week, I made a diaper cake for my friend, Lana, who recently had a baby. I had heard about diaper cakes before, but had never actually seen one until my Mom made one for my sister-in-law this summer. Hers turned out OH SO CUTE, so I wanted to give it a try too.

This was so fun to make! Here is my naked three-tiered cake made with a bag of size 2 diapers and a whole bunch of rubber bands. That's a bottle brush holding the top two layers together.

I kept mine pretty simple, with just receiving blankets to cover the layers and a stuffed froggy as a topper, but you could get as fancy as you like with all sorts of baby items to decorate your faux confection.

On my SIL's cake, my mom went all out with baby spoons, shoes, binkies, hairbows, socks, bottles, teethers, and toys.

You can see my mom's detailed diaper cake-making instructions with pictures on The Thompson Family Tree.