Baby pillows as personalized gifts
July 29th, 2009 by adminBaby showers were meant for the purpose of accumulating a good amount of baby essentials. Almost every other invitee rushes to the baby department of the many stores to buy blankets or baby care products for the baby. How does one stand out and yet give a practical gift? How about a personalized baby pillow … original, different and yet, usable.
Personalizing a baby pillow is one of the easiest tasks on hand. Summon all the style and creativity you possess, add a unique baby design, throw in comfortable looking hues and personalize it keeping in mind the baby you are gifting it to. If you lack an eye for colour, a pink baby pillow for the girl and a blue baby pillow for the boy, could be thoughtful thinking. However, if you are one of the gifted artsy kinds, give free reign to your colour palette and make the baby pillow as bright as bright can be.
As the baby pillow is meant as a gift for the baby, one can indulge in numerous liberties. A number of frills can be indulged in while making a baby pillow. A baby pillow is meant to comfort the child in the crib, not protect it per se. This gives you a chance to explore various creative options while making the gift.
One of the most interesting and of late, popular methods of personalizing that baby pillow is to print the baby’s photo onto the baby pillow. This service is provided by various online sites. The sites provide various options with regard to frames, designs, etc that you can toy with for a baby pillow. You don’t have to restrict your creativity to pillows here; you can even get photos printed on sheets and blankets for the baby. Family pictures and photos of the pregnant mom for unborn babies are ideal substitutes.
Alternatively, if you have a steady hand and would like to paint on the baby pillow instead, stencils are available in plenty. All you have to do is choose a stencil of choice or make one of your own and paint the baby pillow. Remember to use quality fabric paint as it is a baby pillow.
If a steady hand is not what you possess but embroidery is your forte, that is a good option as well. The internet is literally a dump for awesome patterns for embroidery. Sift through the dump of patterns and select one that would suit your tastes. A better idea would be to personalize the baby pillow further by choosing a pattern that includes the birth date of the baby or even something that goes along with the theme of the nursery. This needs some prior planning and wheedling of information from the mother of the baby.
Commercially available baby shower gifts are passe’. The personalized gifts are the ones that are going to be most treasured by the family and might even be turned into family heirlooms. The gift holds a special place when it is custom made; more so if it has been made by you specially for the baby. A personalized baby pillow is an ideal gift.


