One of my best friends is expecting her
first baby (on MY Birthday!). I am so excited for her! And I was really, really excited when I received the invitation to her
baby shower, because this friend is totally into
VINTAGE and HANDMADE! (You should see her nursery! Hmmm... Maybe in a future post?) Needless to say, I had tons of fun putting together her gift.
I used a poor little falling apart
vintage children's book to fancy-up a wooden frame for her (AhMAZING) ultrasound picture. Sewed some
vintage Old Maid cards on a colorful ribbon to create a banner for the nursery. And I threw in two darling
vintage little girl dresses that never made it to
B.Inspired Vintage.
Here's a closeup of the baby's first photo in the antiqued frame. I'm a bit partial to my own kids' ultrasound images, but I have to admit that this is probably the most clear and beautiful ultrasound picture I've ever seen. Don't you think?!
As you can see, not everything was vintage. I found this baby blue wire bin at
Five Below. (You can never have too many containers for a nursery, right mamas?!) My kiddos picked out that colorful Eric Carle butterfly toy while shopping during our "
Letter I is for Insects Week!" And a few of our favorite children's books are tucked in that tissue paper. But I did top it off with a sweet unused
antique baby greeting card. She really loved it, and I definitely loved giving it! (Plus, if it isn't tacky for saying so, it was really economical, too!)
Krissy @
B.Inspired
Do you ever gift vintage or handmade items? Do share!
that is crazy cute!
ReplyDeleteI love it! My son had the Eric Carle caterpillar-- and it was his favorite baby toy.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question--I love making baby/kid stuff! So I always try to do a handmade gift for friends. I either crochet blankets/animals or sew dolls/toys. I love using vintage materials but have never actually gifted vintage clothing. That's a great idea though!