Baby 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? 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. 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. 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. 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 babys 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 dont 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 your forte and nimble fingers are, take to embroidery. 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.
Baby products as gifts and commercially available blankets and pillows are what everyone would give. Personalised gifts are more treasured and turned into heirlooms. A custom made gift is truly cherished. That is how ideal a personalized baby pillow can be.

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