Beautiful Towel Cakes ...
for an unusual gift.

Now I know this is not really a card but it is such a lovely idea that I thought I would include it on the website.

You can always make a seperate card to accompany it and turn it into a really special gift.

It was sent to me by a lady called
Linda McFadden from Scotland, UK
and she has kindly written up all the steps you will need to take to create these Towel Cakes for yourself.

Linda assures me that they are easy to make and can be for any occasion that you like.

Step 1

Lay out both the bath towels so that the shorter ends are together, creating one long length.

Step 2

With the three large safety pins join the two towels together, as shown in the photo.

Step 3

Fold the towels into thirds along the length.

Make sure that the folds, and the ends are even for a neater finish.

Step 4

Fold the towels that are now in thirds in half, again along the length and over the previous fold.

Making sure that folds and ends are still even throughout the length of the towels.

The neater the folds, the better your Towel Cakes will look.

Step 5

Starting at one end, carefully roll the towels into one long roll as shown in the photo.

Try to roll as tightly as possible.

Step 6

Use the straight pins to fasten the ends together and tie the Satin or Organza ribbon around the roll.

Step 7

Decorate your Towel Cakes with beads, flowers, small gifts or whatever you wish in your colour scheme.

Foam pads or double sided tape will hold in place many of these small Embellishments.

Step 8

When the cake is completed wrap in florists cellophane and tie at the top with curling ribbon.

Those are the steps you will need to make this for yourself and both Linda and I hope you will have a go at this imaginative gift for your family and friends.

Show us what you have done with this idea by sending in your photos to the Gallery Page