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While planning my sister’s bridal shower I was browsing Pinterest for gift ideas ideas. I came across an image of a cake made of towels and thought “BRILLIANT!” I clicked on it to get directions but was taken to a page with just an image. However, I liked the idea so much that I decided to experiment and create my own Towel Cake!
Post updated August 2018
How to Make a DIY Towel Cake –
Supplies:
- 2 bath towels
- 2 hand towels (I used kitchen towels because they were cheaper!)
- Decorations – kitchen utensils, paper towel or toilet paper holder, toothbrush holder, etc.
- Ribbon
- 2 safety pins (Optional)
Directions:
Step 1:
- Fold the bath towels length-wise into thirds. Lay the first towel out flat on the ground with the second towel on top of the last six inches or so.
Step 2:
- Roll the towel(s) firmly. Once you’ve reached the end, wrap with ribbon and tie a knot or bow.
- If the towel edges don’t want to lay flat, you can safety pin them down.
Step 3:
- Repeat Step 1 – but this time use the hand (or kitchen) towels.
Step 4:
- Repeat step 2.
Step 5:
- Set the hand (or kitchen) towel tier on top of the bath towel tier.
- If you don’t have a utensil with a long enough handle, you will want to safety pin the tiers together so they stay put.
Step 6:
- Position the decorations between the folds of the towels.
- If your items don’t have handles, you can tie them on.
Ta-daaa!!! It’s done, great job! What do you think?!
Don’t you think a Towel Cake will make a great gift?
You can find the Towel Cake I gave my sister HERE.
What a great idea! Love it! I’ve made diaper cakes before. Such a PITA! This looks SO much easier!
SO much easier! And I think you could absolutely do it with baby towels for a baby shower!
What a cute idea!
That’s a super cute idea! I love it! This would make a great wedding shower gift!
YES! I made one for my sister’s shower, but did the tutorial with my own towels.
What a wonderful idea! Reminds me of cruises where they make animals out of towels!
OH MY GOSH I saw this on Facebook and I absolutely have to do it! I made my first ever Diaper Cake for Trisha and had SO much fun! This would be perfect for a Housewarming! I love it!!
It’s so easy! I can’t wait to see what tools and colors you use!
cool idea !!! thanks for sharing with us
Great idea!I haven’t seen these before
Very cute and looks so easy!
This is so clever – I have seen for baby showers but not for bridal showers! Great idea~!