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Halloween Diaper Cake: A Nightmare Before Christmas part 2

RJ asked me to make a diaper cake for his buddy's baby shower.

The shower was Halloween themed, so I had an idea to incorporate some plastic spiders and fake cobwebs. I found some black ribbon with a cobweb design, although it was not as wide as I would have liked, so I paired it with a solid black ribbon that had some glitter in it. I also bought some purple flowers, as part of a purple, black, and green color palette. I knew I had some cool green moss and figured this would be great for a spooky vibe.

And then while RJ and I happened to be out and about one day, we came across some Funko Pops. Turns out RJ's friend is an obsessive collector of Funko Pops and I happened to come across some in a series for A Nightmare Before Christmas.

Now I had already done A Nightmare Before Christmas themed diaper cake for my coworker, Christopher, who is a huge fan of the movie. But being on a budget, I hand drew Jack Skellington and Sally and created a graveyard around the cake. This cake was very different, and the Funko Pop I picked out matched the colors of the cake perfectly. "Barrel" had a purple skeleton outfit, a skeleton mask, and green hair to match the moss. And he was holding a cute lollipop... not a detail pertinent to matching the rest of the cake, just an adorable touch. I managed to find a purple pumpkin in just the right size and the two topped off the cake.

Because I had a ton of different floral elements on the cake already, I decided to forgo the cobwebs, but I'd like to use them in another Halloween themed cake in the future.







I'm super happy with how it turned out. Learning from past cakes, All the elements had different sizes and textures.The colors were a great contrast. And I couldn't have planned the topper out better if I had made it by hand. Having skipped on the polyester cobwebs I had forgotten to pick up some plastic spiders. And if I had found the topper first, I probably would have gone with a candy theme to the ribbons to match his lollipop. But I'm happy to have made a cake that looks fun and elegant without being too girly.


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