Handcrafted Items Make Great Baby Gifts

The newest news in baby essentials is a desire for stuff that is handcrafted and artisanal. Our world keeps moving faster and fashion has become more disposable. No one cares anymore if you have the latest name brand. It's not so luxurious to have something everybody else has . No one wants to see their favorite baby blanket on every stroller and have the same shopping cart cover as everyone else at the store.

This post-recession wariness of conspicuos consumption and an interest in saving the earth has changed the definition of luxury. Fashion forward Moms are more interested in what is real and lasting. People have begun to cherish the handmade blankets and baby quilts that grandma use to make.

If you don't have a crafty aunt or grandma, you can still find amazing one of kind handcrafted blankets and quilts. At Namely Newborns you can adopt a creative Grandma by the name of Kay.She makes fabulous stuffed toys like the Humpty Dumpty pictured above. Baby's name isneedlepointed on a wrist band attached to thedoll's wrist. These dolls can be made in any color combination to match your nursery.

She also sewsmany of our luxury quilts. Using old- fashionedskills combined with modern fabrics and technology , her quilts are 100% cotton ,machine washable and stuffed with hypoallergenic batting so the most sensitive baby will sleep comfortably under these works of art. She uses old fashion patterns like the rocking horse pattern or modern ABC patterns. Each quilt is made individually and she often needlepoints names and birthdates to personalize each quilt.

Handcrafted Alphabet Quilt

All quilts can be customed with any color combination in a wide variety of cotton fabrics to match your nursery.

Handcrafted blankets by Michelle are another way to enjoy a bit of tradition. Michelle is a young artist who has designed a line of whimsical cotton and minky blankets and quilts with beautiful animals like elephants and giraffes as well as butterflies. The hand of the artist is evident in the intricate stitiching.We add baby's name and birthdate with our custom embroidery. No other baby will have exactly the same blanket.