Dots have always been popular in baby blankets, towels and toys, but now they are the rage on Fifth Avenue. Dots are covering the facade of Louis Vuitons Fifth Avenue store.  The new interest in dots is inspired by the 83 year old artist Yayoi Kusama who created the windows and merchandise.

This July the Whitney Museum of American Art opened its retrospective of this famous  Japanese Artist. We saw the original exhibition in London at the Tate , March 2012.  Kusama is crazy about dots and sprinkles them liberally on a series of oversized Seurat like paintings that are breathtaking. The colors are bright and  amazing. The color combinations of oranges and pinks, plums and cerises are unforgettable.  Unfortunately, Kusama is also certifiable crazy and is institutionalized in Japan where she works out of a studio at the facility producing an amazing amount of art.

We  are also crazy about dots and have loved dots forever for baby towels and blankets. Luckily, our workshops at www.namelynewborns.com are in Miami and Massachussetts, we we offer incredible personalized baby giftsat affordable prices  featuring a lot of dots.  Caden Lane , one of our premier manufacturers has used the dots in combinations wth circles and lines to create many beautiful patterns. 3 Marthas, another fab manufacturer of baby towels has always used polka dots on her beautiful towels.  Butterscotch Blankee offers a custom dot stroller or baby blanket in 19 color combinations. There can never be too many dots and we add personalization to all of our great dotted gifts.

Caden Lane dots & lines create a plush baby towel for beach or bath

Caden Lane dot line towel is great for bath or beachtime.

The birth of a new baby especially the first born is a celebration. The newbie parents are bombarded with calls of congratulations and gifts. If you want to send a gift that will stand out,a gift that will be a keepsake, here are our suggestions. These are gifts that will stand the test of time, never be returned because you have personalized them.

The easiest way to personalize a gift is to embroider a name and
birthdate on the blanket, stuffed animal, quilt, carseat cover ,or paint  the name on picture frames and bookends.This will turn the most ordinary gift into an instant keepsake.

Not satisfied with just adding personalizaton.If you are looking for a unique baby gift, one that puts your personal stamp on it; we have the answer. At Namelynewborns we have had unusual requests for personalization that have produced extraordinary gifts. We learn from our customers and would like to share some of the top personalized gifts that we have created.

Here are ten great ideas to create a keepsake baby gift.
l. A first time Mother requested that the Lord’s Prayer be sewn in the pocket of a pink Sleepyhead Bunny. It would be a special message from her to her daughter that would not be obvious to any casual observer, but she and her daughter would know where to look for it.

2. A Church welcomed all new babies in their congregation with blue and  pink lamb blankees embroidered with the psalm ” You are wonderfully made” .

3. Twins of a racing enthusiast received custom blankets with images of a nascar embroidered in the corner along with their names,

Custom Blankets with Nascar Logo for twins

4. An aunt sent her new nephew a custom quilt with images of hand
appliqued airplanes because his dad was a pilot.

5. The family of an American baby born in Cologne , Germany, wanted him to remember the place of his birth, so we customed their quilt with appliqued images of the Cologne Cathedral.

6.  Many sports enthusiast have sent our football, baseball , and
basketball handcrafted blankets with their favorite teams embroidered on the blanket as well as their baby’s name.

A custom baseball gift for the little slugger

5. One of the most touching gifts was from a Father who was on leave from Irag. He wanted two of the same pink blanket for his newborn baby girl ; each would be embroidered with the message, “I Love You …..( the name), From Daddy. He would not be there for her birth , but wanted her to always be covered in one of his blankets.

6. Hand painted growth charts can be customed to match the nursery and include baby’s name and birthdate.

7. Baby wipe cases can be covered in sports fabric of the NBA or NFL teams.

8. Shopping cart covers and infant carseat covers can be personalized with the child’s name preceded by Prince or Princess for a royal seat for the car of shopping cart.

9. Baby Books make great gifts and it is easy to hand write a personal message inside the cover.

10. Custom baby quilts offer the most ways of creating an heirloom.
Fabric from Mom’s wedding gown, a special keepsake handkerchief from
the family, fabric from the nursery bedding or a favorite stuffed toy can be incorporated to make the quilt uniquely ones own.
A gift message from the sender can be embroidered on the quilt or on a
quilt tag on the back of the quilt.

Many families reuse baby quilts and embroider each baby’s name on the
quilt and pass it on to the next new baby in the family.

No matter what you choose, by adding baby’s name to the gift, your gift is sure to please.

The NBA playoffs are now in their final round. Its defense, defense and more defense. How can you defend yourself against this major sports attraction. How can you get your man involved with his baby.

The Miami Heat after surprising everyone by beating Chicago at their own stadium in the fifth game are now tackling the Dallas Mavericks.  They could be the NBA champions and repeat their 2006 championship season.

If your big guy has no time for anyone but the NBA these next two weeks and every Tuesday, Thursday , and Sunday he is in front of the big screen, how can you distract him and make him do his fair share of diaper duty. We have a solution, have your diaper wipe case custom wrapped in Heat fabric.

Travel Baby Wipe Case

Nursery Wipe Box

Every Diaper Bag has one- it’s a baby wipe case.  It is the most essential item in your diaper bag.

Diaper wipe cases containers range from simple necessities to luxurious accessories. They come in a modest white plastic case. They can be dolled up by painting the case, adding a name or design with magic marker or paint. Handy moms can glue gorgeous fabric to the cases that match baby’s outfit, the stroller, or mom’s purse. Talented crafters can pad these cases , add designer fabric, embellish with Svarowski crystals on the clasp and add an embroidered name or monogram in a beautiful font. Fabrics wipe cases can even be covered in vinyl for extra protection.

 Namelynewborns can turn your ugly utilitarian necessity  into a luxury accessory. Our baby wipe cases are handcrafted  for you and your friends by two talented crafters in the U.S.

Every baby wipe case is  customed  just for you. You can choose from hundreds of 100% cotton fabrics. Add your baby’s name and initial in script of block font and make it a  personalized baby wipe case. You can choose all lower case block if you want. Pick out the accent color for the gimp which will match the embroidery; these cases retail for $19.95 for a travel wipe case without personalization. For an additional $7 .95 you can add the name. If you want your case to be covered in a vinyl to protect it from spills and stains, our northern crafter  can  add this special process for another $6.00.  Do you want a matching nursery size case to match. No problem, any of our beautiful fabrics can be put on a nursery size wipe box for $20 extra.

For a very fancy travel wipe case or nursery wipe box, our southern designer adds Swarowski crystals to the girl’s clasp and sprinkles them around the top of all baby boy wipe cases. These travel wipe cases start at $29.95  and the nursery size starts at $49.95 without personalization . For an additional $7.95 beautiful script names , monograms or initials are embroidered on the top of travel or nursery wipe boxes and accented with these bright Swarowski crystals.

The large nursery size wipe box no longer needs to be a ugly utilitarian eyesore on the changing tables. These baby wipe boxes can be covered with fabric to match the decor of the nursery; once trimmed in matching gimp and embroidered with  baby’s name or monogram they become a beautiful accessory . This grandma knows, because she has a nursery size wipe box covered in a beautiful pink/white Christian Dior like fabric  embroidered with GRANDMA in hot pink script in her green and pink guest room.

A must have for all Diaper Bags