Now it’s hard to surprise anyone with an expensive gift. We live in a time where anyone can buy whatever he wants.
When you are at a loss in choosing a gift for an anniversary, the original idea will be a cake made of money with your own hands.
Do-it-yourself money cake: materials and tools
The simplest, and at the same time, original gift is money. They used to be presented in envelopes, but now money cakes made of notes are in fashion. Such an unusual gift will long be remembered by the hero of the occasion.
What materials and tools will be needed:
• scissors;
• soft cardboard paper;
• office paper clips;
• a simple, hard pencil;
• different or identical bills;
• wrapping paper;
• adhesive tape or paper glue;
• decorative ribbons.
Cake made of money step by step: manufacturing methods
Cake of money with a bow
Stage 1
It is necessary to cut out several circles from cardboard, depending on the tiers of the cake. If it is three tier, then you need to cut three circles with different sizes. The first is 30 cm in diameter, the second 25 cm, and the third 15 cm.
These are the basics of the cake, on the reverse side they should be decorated with gift paper, secured with tape.
Stage 2
Cardboard strips are cut, their height should correspond to the width of the bill. If the strip is thinner, then fixing the money will not work. It should be fastened round vertically to the base of the cardboard with paper clips and tape. So, do with all tiers of cake.
Stage 3
Now the cake is decorated with money, a bill is taken and folded into a tube, until the middle. And fixed to a strip of cardboard. So, they come with money on all tiers.
Stage 4
All tiers are connected with glue. The last one in the center will have a void, it is easy to disguise it using cut cardboard. It is necessary to measure the diameter of the hole and cut a circle, decorating with gift paper.
In conclusion, the cake is decorated with decorative elements. If it’s difficult to make a craft out of rubles, then the top of the cake is decorated with packing tape in the form of flowers, a bow or ready-made flowers, jewelry are bought at a gift store.
DIY money cake made of butterflies
An original wedding gift may be a cake made of money, which you can create yourself. There is nothing complicated here, the main thing is to have imagination and a small skill in its manufacture.
This cake will look unusual, because instead of simply twisting money, they will make a butterfly out of them.
Stage 1
To make it, you will need two bills of the same size. The first must be folded with an accordion, and then give the shape of the wings.
Stage 2
Fold the second with a triangle, making a blunt nose, and then fold into the shape of an accordion.
Stage 3
Connect the two parts of the butterfly using colored wire, bending the edges into the shape of the antennae. Or fasten with an elastic band for money, but in this case, the craft will remain without a mustache.
Stage 4
Now collect the cake. First, we cut out a cardboard circle with a diameter of 25-30 cm. If the cake is single-tier, then you need to cut out the shape of the cake from the foam, which is 5 cm in diameter smaller than the cardboard base. Then glue both parts. Without polystyrene, the craft will be unstable and weak.
The back side of cardboard is also decorated with scotch tape and wrapping paper. So, the craft will look more beautiful and richer.
The next step is to glue the foam on all sides with cardboard paper. This is to make butterflies stick better on the cake. Butterflies can decorate crafts in different ways:
1. Try to stick as many butterflies as possible. The cake must be pasted on all sides;
2. You can stick butterflies on one side, this method is good for multi-tiered products.
If the cake is multi-tiered, then paste the cardboard over with white paper, and glue the butterflies on the side.
With the help of beads or beads, you can make the butterfly eyes, and also decorate the wings and tips of the mustache with them.
Cake of money with sweets
The main thing is that the craft looks original, unusual and luxurious. Obtaining a cake in the form of money is certainly nice, but if it has candy filling, this is the limit of all dreams.
For this you need:
• cardboard is hard and soft;
• Styrofoam;
• office paper clips;
• various varieties of sweets;
• scissors;
• glue;
• packing tape and paper.
As always, cake making begins with cardboard, from which the diameter of the cake should be cut. Since sweets will be present in the cake, it must be strengthened so that it does not fall apart in the end.
Stage 1
Two circles with a diameter of 20 and 30 cm should be cut out of rigid cardboard. If the craft is square, it means that a 5 cm square protruding beyond the edges of the foam is cut out of the cardboard.
Stage 2
From the foam cut out shapes of different sizes, resembling a cake. Glue each to cardboard. On each tier of the cake, you can make a niche and invest in it candy, money or other valuable gifts.
Stage 3
Buy sweets: round, in the form of coins and thin. You can use any sweets, just show your imagination and create your own work of art.
Stage 4
For each thin candy without removing the wrappers, wind a banknote, securing the end with a paper clip. After all the candies are packed in bills, they must be placed tightly on the side of the foam.
If the craft is made from fake money, then glue the sweets with a drop of glue. And if they are real, then outside help will be required. Since putting candies vertically, and then bandaging them with decorative tape, it will be difficult for one.
Stage 5
After money was attached to each floor of the cake, they should be glued together. To make it multi-tiered. On the upper tier, you need to close the surface of the foam. For this, wrapping paper is used. The top of the cake is decorated with the remaining sweets, pouring them into a slide.
Cake made of money, master class: tips from professionals
Many beginners do not know how many sweets and notes are in pieces. There are simple ways to determine this:
• it is necessary to measure the width of a long candy, usually it does not exceed 1 cm;
• if you do not use sweets, then rolls of banknotes make it thicker;
• to make the cake tastier, you can cut holes in the middle of the foam layer, filling it with money or sweets. These can be various varieties in gold wraps. This can be done with each tier of cake.
• Various figures can be made from banknotes: roses, animals, fish, etc. Origami will come to the rescue in this matter.
How to make a cake luxurious:
• Choose packaging colors that are in harmony with the banknote.
• Money comes in various nominal values, colors and sizes. To make the cake look original, it is necessary to find out in advance the colors of the masterpiece. And in accordance with the tone, choose packaging and ribbons.
• To strengthen the cake, the base is made of foam, pasted with stripes of soft cardboard, on which the money is attached.
To quickly make a money cake, you must have the skill in making butterflies, flowers and other crafts. If you are afraid to spoil the gift, then first, practice on plain paper. To do this, cut it the size of a bill and try to fold it into the desired shape. Having acquired a small skill, you can proceed directly to the craft.
