Creative gifts are always welcome by the recipient because they show not only the thought that goes in to giving the special present but also that the time and energy spent putting together the creative baby shower gift is a gift of itself. If you are the kind of person who has fun coming up with unique ideas and then bringing them in to reality then this kind of gift is just for you and will make your present at the baby shower one to be remembered.
If you do not see yourself as being that creative but you still want to put something together that is one of a kind and special then we have gathered for you two ideas which will help you to bring the most creative gift to your next baby shower.
Baby Bundle
Create this baby bundle for welcoming the new bundle of joy in a parents' life.
Materials required
- Hand towel
- Matching thread and needle
- 1 yard of 1/2- to 1-inch-wide embroidered trim
- Pins; bunny, duck, and/or flower baby buttons
- Mini rickrack trim; chenille rickrack
- 1 yard of 1-inch-wide ribbon
Instructions
Using a sewing machine or needle and thread, stitch the embroidered trim down the length of one long edge starting from the right side of the towel. Now lay the towel right side down, placing the embroidered trim edge at bottom. Fold the length of the bottom edge up to reveal the trim and create a 7-inch-deep pocket. To create divided pockets, stitch the folded towel together every 3 to 6 inches. Before stitching the edges of the first pocket on the right-hand side of the towel together, arrange baby buttons and rickrack along the edge on the other side of the towel. This edge will become the top of the rolled-up case. Stitch the desired arrangement of buttons or rickrack in place. If you want to use ribbon to tie the case, fold it in half and insert the folded edge halfway down the edge of the towel. Trap the folded ribbon in the stitches when the side edges are joined together to make the last pocket. Fill the pockets with baby's basic cleaning tools.
Heart-Shaped Wreath
Make this pretty teddy bear hug wreath to place on the baby's room door. A creative baby shower gift!
Materials required
- Wire
- 12-inch extruded foam heart
- Tacky glue or fabric glue
- 10 yards of pink or blue satin ribbon
- Glue gun
- Spray of silk or plastic baby's breath
- White or pastel colored silk roses or flowers
- Small stuffed animal
- Straight pins or anchoring pins
Instructions
Firstly, take a section of wire and wrap it carefully around the top of the heart. Now form a loop out of the ends of the wire for hanging purposes. Put a line of fabric glue on the back right hand side of the heart and start gluing Glue one end of the ribbon downwards and wrapping the blue or pink satin ribbon in and out of the heart until the wreath gets completely covered with ribbon. Paste the other end of the ribbon to the back of the heart making sure to overlap the first end. To avoid any empty spaces, keep the ribbon tight while wrapping. Make a homemade festive bow out of the remaining ribbon Now glue a spray of baby's breath with a glue gun, onto the right side of the heart and atop the baby's breath with a sprig of flowers. If the size of the flowers is big, then you can use fine wire to hold the flowers in place. Fix the bow with a wire onto the bottom of the wreath.Finally, Using the anchoring pins, secure the stuffed animal on the bottom of the heart wreath.
So, go ahead and make a very creative baby shower gift for a newborn with the help of above mentioned ideas and suggestions.
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