Making the tiers for the cake was super simple. You'll need diapers, small ponytail holders (I found clear and black near the hairbows and barrettes at my local Target), a large rubber band for each tier you plan to make, ribbon and your items to use to decorate. I also used a baby bottle in the middle of the first tier to give me something to build around. I filled it with M & Ms for mom.
Start by rolling up each diaper from the fold out. Wrap it with a small band to secure it. When they're all rolled, secure them together in a circles around the bottle (or building out around a single diaper in the center)with the large rubber band. My top tier had a total of 7 diapers...1 in the center and a "ring" of 6. The middle would be 1 in the center with 2 "rings" around that. In my case, it was built around the top of the bottle. The bottom layer has a center and 3 "rings". All that's left to do is deocrate.
I wrapped each layer with 2 different ribbons, securing them with terrifically tacky tape where they met in back. I used leftover ribbon and a glue gun to make the bows tha were added to each tier. Each bow was attached to either a barrette or alligator clip (so that they can later be used in MacKenzie's hair or on a headband or hat), and attached to the cake using glue dots.
