Torta od pelena / Diaper cake

Diaper cake

Torta od pelena za malu Gretu!

Diaper cake for baby Greta!

Tortu od pelena nisam nikad prije radila, malo sam gledala na Internetu, 

malo sam razmišljala kako bih je ukrasila, kolika bi trebala biti...

I have never made a diaper cake before, I searched Internet a bit,

I was thinking how to decorate it, how big it should be...

Za početak, kupila sam pelene i to u kartonskoj kutiji - 100 komada.

Od tog kartona sam izrezala krug i tubu, zaljepila ih jedno za drugo, 

kako je prikazano na slici.

For start, I bought some diapers, in a cardboard box, 100 pieces.

Out of that cardboard, I cut this large circle and a tube,

glued it to each other, as shown on the photo.

U dm-u sam kupila pelene ( ma slici je samo jedno pakiranje, ali ima 2 u kutiji), 

duplo pakiranje vlažnih maramica, čestitka, šampon, boca, krema za lice, lonsion za tijelo, češalj i četka, sapun, štapići za uši, ovaj cvjetić za zube.

U Kik-u sam kupila ukrasne trake, papir za zamatanje, ukrasne štipalice, patkice (nisu ovdje prikazane).

Slova i traku za slova sam imala otprije, a kako su slova nastala možete pogledati OVDJE!

I went to the drug store and bought diapers 

(there is only 1 package of diapers shown on this photo, but there are 2 in a box), 

double packaging of baby wipes, card, shampoo, bottle, baby cream, body lotion, comb and brush, soap, cosmetic ear sticks, this plastic flower for teeths.

Then I bought matching ribbons, wrapping paper, decorative clips, ducks for the bath (not shown here).

I had personalized letters and its ribbon from earlier, you can see how I made them HERE!

 Tortu sam počela slagati tako da sam zarolala dvije pelene zajedno 

i zaljepila ih krep-trakom (onom što se koristi kod bojanja zidova) 

jer se ona lako skida pa se pelena pritom neće poderati.

I rolled 2 diapers together and sticked them with crepe tape

(the one that we all use when we paint walls)

because it comes off easily and won't tear the diaper.

Napravila sam dva kruga od pelena na ovaj način.

I assambled 2 circles this way.

Tada sam vanjski krug omotala pelenama položenima vodoravno,

učvrstila ih sve skupa sam trakom na koju su prišivena slova.

Taku sam sa zadnje strane zavezala u mašnu.

Višak kartona sam odrezala škarama.

I layed diapers horizontally to the outer cirle of diapers,

tied them all with  ribbon that has letters attached  to it.

I also tied the ribbon at the back to secure diapers.

I cut off the excess of cardboard.

I to je prvi kat torte.

(Trebat će vam još jedan par ruku da pomogne držati pelene.)

So, this is first layer of diaper cake.

(You will need some help with holding diapers in place.)

Drugi kat sam započela tako da sam omotala tubu pelenama, 

postavljene sa slikicama prama dolje, zavezala ih vrpcom.

Uz pelene sam položila šampon, bocu, losion za tijelo (sa zadnje strane), 

a između njih 2 zarolane pelene.

Na to opet jedan red vodoravno položenih pelena koje se preklapaju.

Sve skupa sam učvrstila trakom koju sam na stražnjoj strani zavezala u mašnu.

I started second layer by wrapping the tube with diapers (waist down),

tied them with the ribbon.

Then I  assambled shampoo, bottle, body lotion (at the back),

and between them 2 rolled diapers.

Then comes another circle of horizontal layed diapers that overlap each other.

Everything is secured with the ribbon, tied into bow at the back.

Odrezala sam višak tube.

I cut off the excess of tube.

 U tubu sam umetnula jedno pakiranje vlažnih maramica.

I put one package of baby wipes inside of tube.

 Drugo pakiranje sam upakirala u ukrasni papir i zavezala mašnom.

Second package of baby wipes I wrapped into yellow paper and tied with ribbon.

Ovo je čestitka koju sam kupila, jako mi se sviđa i tekst i dizajn.

This is a card, I love both its design and text.

Sad je krenula ukrašavanje;

dodala sam češljić i četku, cvjetić za zube, patkice...
Cvjetić sam učvrstila vrpcom, a patkicama sam oko vrata zavezala dulju tanku srebrenu žicu (za izradu nakita), koju sam umetnula u zarolanu pelenu da patkica ne ispadne.

Time to decorate;

I added comb and brush, flower for teeth, little ducks...

I secured flower with ribbon, but I had to use thin silver wire (for jewelry making) to secure the ducks, I tied longer piece od wire around its neck and stuffed it into rolled diaper so duck can not fall off.

Štapiće za uši sam također zavezala tankom žicom koju sam umetnula u pelenu,

ali sam ih i malo ukrasila trakicom :)

I also secured cosmetic ear sticks with wire, 

but I added some ribbon, too, just for show off :)

Ovo je pogled odostraga, obje su vrpce svezane u mašne.

Izgleda kao da se torta nakrivila, ali nije.

This is a view from behind, you can see how both ribbons are tied into bows.

It looks like diaper cake is crooked, but it wasn't.

Na ovoj slici se vidi da sam dodala s jedne strane kremu za lice, a sa druge strane sapun.

You can see on this photo that I added baby cream form one side, 

and a soap from opposite side of the cake.

Na kraju sam dodala čestitku,

nju sam zakačila ukrasnom štipalicom.

I added a card at the end,

it was attached with decorative clip.

Ovo mi je bio jedan od dražih uradaka,

pomagala su mi djeca,

cijelo vrijeme smo se smijali dok smo pokušavali "zauzdati" tvrdoglave pelene :)

Torta je ispala prilično velika i teška,

ali se trud sasvim isplatio!

This is one of my favorite projects,

My kids helped me out,

we had some much fun while trying to "curb" stubborn diapers :)

This diaper cake turned out so big and heavy,

but it was sooo worth it!

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