Oh Baby Blog Hop August 4-6 Day 1

I am entering this in the Cooking with Cricut Anything Goes Challenge for the week of October 5. For the challenge we could select our favorite project of all times or a new project.  I decided to post my Monkey diaper tree as it is the first project that came to mind.   I designed it all myself and am proud of how it came out.  

Welcome to the Oh Baby! Blog Hop hosted by EMILY at Create Serendipity.  I have really been looking forward to this hop since I just had my third grand daughter in 18 months just 3 weeks ago.  I am so blessed and spend  a lot of time scrapbooking for them.  I am excited to  see all of the  fabulous Baby themed projects and don't forget to check out the blog candy.  This is a very large hop, so you have 3 days to check out all of the projects! This hop runs from August 4-6, so make sure you check back for new projects each day!  So now we are ready to hop away.  If you found this Blog hop through my blog please start at Emily's blog so you don't miss any of the baby cuteness. So speaking of cuteness here is a picture of my first granddaughter Katie 18 months holding her new sister Brittany.  These girls belong to my youngest daughter and her husband.

This is my middle granddaughter Kenzie who is almost 9 months old and belongs to my  oldest daughter and her husband.

 Now on to my baby themed project for today.  I  have been so excited to share this diaper cake I made for  my youngest daughters shower in honor of little Brittany.  The theme for the shower was monkeys so I got the idea of making a tree with monkeys hanging from it.  This is a project where I just started creating and this is what I came up with.  I realize you wouldn't have the exact things I had in my garage but it gives you an idea of what you could create.

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1.  I started with a cake circle round I had.  I sprayed it with green glimmer mist to make it green.
2.  I used a cardboard cone and scissor rack I found in the garage.  I added a paper cone on top to form the tree.
3.  I placed diapers newborn around the scissor rack in a circle.  I used most of a 90 box of diapers.  I tied them tightly.  It really helps to have someone help with this.  You need to tie diapers so they are usable afterwards.
4.  I covered  the string  with a brown strip of paper.  

5.  I then measure the circle at the top and made a cover for the center.    Later I topped this with little blue stones to make it look like water.
6.  I cut scalloped borders 12 inches long and 3 inches high and then cut down the valley so I could wrap them around tree and turn down to give it the palm tree look.
7.  I used Life's a Beach and cut palm tree top to fit to page.  I think I ended up with 3 each of 2 different greens.  I then folded them in the middle and glued them to cone.  I added  coconuts.
8.  I cut 3 inch monkeys and then reversed to have three backs. I hung with thin thread and added google eyes.  

The last thing I did was add a grass boder and then a name banner using Storybook font and some monkey ribbon.  

My blog candy for the hop is a $10 gift card of your choice to either Michaels or Joanns.  If however I pass the 300 follower mark I will chose two $10 winners.  So please become a follower and send your crafty friends over to see the hop.   Remember to become a follower and make a comment all three days of the hop to give you more chances to win.

Tomorrow I will share the rest of the things I did for the shower so please come back.  

I am also sharing this at My sherri crafts challenge which is party decor.   

Now hop along to your last stop and see what Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/

has  made for today!

Here is the entire list in case you get lost.  

Emily: http://www.createserendipity.net/

Jen R: http://www.memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/
Dawn: http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Lisa: http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Corrine: http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Kathie: http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com/
Lisa P: http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Gill M : http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/
Nancie B: http://www.alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Kathy: http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
Kimmarie: http://kimmarieskorner.blogspot.com/
Janet: http://www.createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
CrafterBerly (Kimberly): http://www.crafterberly.com/
Deborah ~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
April: http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com/
Michelle: http://www.designsoncloud9.blogspot.com/
Gina: http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Anita:http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
Dana:http://www.Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Elsa :http://www.justafewdesigns.blogspot.com/
Rachelle: http://www.creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Theresa : www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
Lisa: http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ You should have come from here
Suzanne: http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/ This is me!
Libby: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/ Next

Brynn: http://www.flairandfrillscrea​tivity.blogspot.com