Baby Shower Favors

Here's what you'll need:

• Black Staz-On Ink
• Sharpie Markers
• 2x2 tiles (from Home Depot)
• Acrylic Sealer
• Gorilla Glue
• Magnets (can get at HD also)
  

Cut the tiles apart with sharp scissors, but be careful not to nick the edges. Stamp images in black Staz On ink. Then, color images with Sharpies. Then, you use the acrylic sealer to seal the images. I used a glossy finish (versus matte finish), just because that's what I already had. Make sure to spray several VERY LIGHT coats (like a fine mist that you just let fall onto the tiles, the Staz On will still run if you get too much sealer on at once). After a few light coats, you can go a LITTLE heavier. I usually do about 4-5 coats of sealer. The sealer isn't really required, but if someone touches the magnet with wet hands, the StazOn ink will run. I glued mine on with Gorilla glue.

These little tiles make a fun gift! I put mine in little organdy bags that I found at Michael's in the bridal section.

This craft came directly from my crafty friend Terri and her craft blog at Inked Endeavors! For more of her crafts click here

The Craftiest Baby Shower Gift

I saw these diaper cakes online for $65, and thought "Wow, what an adorable shower gift. I bet I can reverse engineer that thing and create my own for half the price." 50 diapers and some floral foam later...walla! I had myself a diaper cake.

The trick in creating a diaper cake is that no diapers can actually be harmed in the construction of the cake. I don't think this gift would win any favors with mothers when they took it apart, placed a diaper on their baby, and promptly had the thing leak. As well as being functional, they make a great center piece for the baby shower. Click on the images for a larger view.