vodka cake.

We all have that one friend that when you ask her what gift she wants for her 1 year old's birthday she says "vodka in bottles that will fit in my diaper bag".  Alright fine, maybe we don't ALL have that friend, but I do, and I adore her. 

Regardless if she was or not, I decided to take her seriously and I made a little change to the baby shower classic diaper cake....

That's right kids, VODKA CAKE!  

 Below is my quick how-to for a three tiered "cake", here is what you will need:
-Mini vodka bottles (15 total)
-Empty vodka box
-2 colors of ribbon 
-Hot glue gun & glue
-Scissors

 1) Cut three circles from the box - one for each tier, I used the bottles as a rough outline. 
 

2) Assemble the bottom layer by dabbing a small drop of glue onto the bottom of the bottle and placing it on the center of the cardboard circle.  Glue and place each of the other six bottles around the center bottle.

 A small dab will do. 

3) Place a large drop of glue onto the center of the second layer's cardboard circle and attach to the top of the center bottle of the bottom layer.

4) Assemble the next two tiers in the same way, starting from step 2.

5) For the decorative ribbon, begin by adding a thin strip of hot glue to the perimeter of the cardboard circle and attach the ribbon, do this incrementally since the glue cools very quickly.

 Cut 10-15 smaller pieces (3-4 inches) of ribbon 

Place a small dab of glue in the center of the ribbon and fold in half, repeat for all small pieces

Attach folded ribbons around the top layer (facing down) and around the bottom layer (facing up).  

Add another layer of the other colored ribbon around the each layer to secure, tie the top layer with a bow.   

6) Done. 

 Cheers!
~ D & H