Yes, there are lots of personalized baby items that are available in the market to day, and although they are quite charming, but still many of them are common because they are produced massively. Now if you are invited to a baby shower and would like to give a beautiful personalized baby gift that doesn't look like an after-thought, the you might want to consider a handmade baby gift which is a more personalized present than pre-made ones.
There are different handmade ideas that you may choose from. Handmade personalized baby gifts don't need to be too much, and if you thought they are difficult to make, well then you are wrong because most of them are quite easy to create.
One of the best handmade personalized baby gifts are monogrammed baby blankets. Blankets are used for swaddling a baby. They are also used to wrap babies to give warm, especially during chilly days. If you want to make a blanket for an infant, its measurement is at least 36 inches square which is big enough to hold the baby. There are various fabrics that are used in making baby blankets, but if you want organic, choose pure natural cotton. To add a more finished look to the edges of the blanket, you may add satin trims. Add the baby's monograms as well. You can also add his/her birth date and a short proverb or poem. If you cannot sew, you can purchase a piece or more and add the monograms yourself. If you can crochet or knit, it would also be an advantage in making handmade baby blankets. Adding monograms can either be through embroidery or iron-on transfer.
Another handmade personalized baby gift idea is handcrafted photo album. The materials you need to create this handmade gift are a binder, glue, scissors, assorted colored paper, decorative accents, colored pencils, and cute stickers. Notice that much much decorations are on the cover of the album. To decorate it further, you can cut different shapes and assorted animals, flowers, butterflies, planets, starts, moon, and sun and paste them on every page of the album. You can also add glittering stickers to make the album pop. Add some captions and sweet texts using colored pencil.
Personalized CD and DVD montage of the baby are also another wonderful idea to create a truly memorable handmade present. You can download soothing lullabies, nursery rhymes, and other great baby songs from the Internet. For the DVD montage, you can make a presentation using a movie maker software including photos or videos during the mom's pregnancy. Adding ultrasound pictures is also a great idea. You can personalize the cover of the CD and DVD with the child's name or monograms, a message, or anything that comes from your heart.
Personalized baby gifts are fun to give, especially when you made it personally. Other handmade baby gifts that you might want to consider are handcrafted cute baby clothes, stuffed animals, baby gift baskets, diaper cakes, nursery décor, and the like.
