Infant pillow

A good collection of blankets, pillows and baby essentials are something that inevitably results from holding a baby shower. 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. The purpose of the baby pillow is to comfort and not to secure the baby in the crib. This gives you a chance to explore various creative options while making the gift.

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. It is an extremely original idea that you can toy with on 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. 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. Take a pick from the numerous stencils available online 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. All you have to do is search for the pattern of your choice. Choosing a design that incorporates the birth date or other personal details or even corroborating it with the color scheme of the nursery about the baby is a good idea to further personalize the customized baby pillow. 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’. 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.