Gift ideas: Personalized Baby Pillows

A good collection of blankets, pillows and baby essentials are something that inevitably results from holding a baby shower. Blankets and other baby care products are given by almost everyone invited. Wondering how to sway away from this line and yet manage a good gift? Here is what we suggest ... a baby pillow; original, unique and usable as well. Personalizing a baby pillow is one of the easiest tasks on hand. Throw in your style, your creativity, throw in a few baby designs, make it all look comfortable and make it suited for the baby you are giving it too. Simple colour coordinations like pink baby pillow for the girl baby and blue baby pillow for the boy baby is universal. You could choose to skip tradition and experiment with the baby pillow colourful eye catching hues as well. 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. The purpose of the baby pillow is to comfort and not to secure the baby in the crib. Therefore, you can shed all concerns and get creative while personalizing the baby pillow.
The latest and most popular way to accessorize and personalize a baby pillow is by getting the photo of the baby printed on it. 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. A baby pillow does not have to be the end of your creativity; a matching blanket is sure to be appreciated as well. Photos of the pregnant mother and first picture of the entire family are cute alternatives to be used on the baby pillow. If you possess the artistic touch and would like to paint the baby pillow, no better option. 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. All you have to do is search for the pattern of your choice. 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. However, beware, if this is the path you choose, you might have to extract information of details like the color scheme of the nursery secretly from the mother herself.
Commercially available baby shower gifts are passe. Personalised gifts are more treasured and turned into 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.