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baby present ?
I know most people prefer that they receive gifts on the registry.
What about home-made baby presents.
Money's tight for me right now, and I have several knocked up friends.
I was thinking of making 2 receiving blankets with 6 matching burp clothes - made from decorating cloth diapers.
Would those be well received from my down to earth friends? I think they're cute, but I never know these days when I hear so much comlaining about buying off the registry.
Re: baby present ?
I think they sound cute. Homemade gifts were my favorite.
If your friends complain that you didn't get something off of their registry, then they are sucky friends.
How about hooded towels. The baby towels don't last long before they grow out of it. i had a friend make me some hood towels using regular size towels. You could get a good deal on towels at Target.
Burp clothes are a good idea too. It seemed like we never had enough.
I never thought of hoodded towels! I bet I can use some leftover ribbon to make them cute!
I enver had a shower with my son, so I didn't get much in the way of gifts.
I know my close friends won't mind. One of them even told me to make the shower food that her mom is purchasing, and that could be my gift -- i'll still give her some things I'm making.
I've started going to church, and have lots of casual friends, so I'm not sure how this type of stuff is received outside of my super down to earth friends.
I think handmade gifts are always appreciated, if not for their functionality (we got a beautiful hand-crocheted afghan for DS that I didn't let him use 'til he was 2, haha), then for their thoughtfulness.
IMO, the kind of not-from-the-registry gifts that are annoying are the ones that are *kinda* close to what the parents wanted and carefully chose, but not *quite* the same--such as the off-brand sheets that someone found on sale at a different store, or a piece of artwork/room decor that doesn't go with anything you own or like.
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I agree with this. If it's a thoughtful, useful gift, then do it.
I personally don't usually like off-registry gifts because we have very limited space in our house (980 sq ft) and we have to use it wisely. So, if we registered for something, we did it because it was practical and would be used on a regular basis. We just flat out don't have space for a lot of extra, random items.
I agree with all of this!
Burp cloths and receiving blankets are so so useful. If you can make one extra large, you could suggest it as a tummy time mat.
Ooh yeah! I didn't want to use the keepsake/cream-colored/white blankets we got for the floor, and I didn't want to spend $$ on an actual playmat. DH ended up getting him one with Amazon giftcards later. Having a handmade quilty one designed for playing on would've been great.
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Our friend made us a hooded towel and we loved it. I really think that your friend will be getting TONS of receiving blankets and burp clothes already, so I suggest going for something more unique. I think the homeade gift is a great idea as long as its useful like pp said.
I'm pretty crafty, but my sisters' friends even more than me. I knew if I tried to knit or quilt something it would not be appreciated in the same way as some of those gifts that would turn out nicer. Yet, I wanted my nephew to have something made for him special from his aunt.
I ended up doing a couple of sizes of hooded towels for him. One set had trim on the hood that matched the fabric in his nursery. The others were MSU green with football ribbon on the hood. Still, I wasn't sure how they'd be received since they were kind of big & "for later".
As it turned out, my sister and BiL much preferred using these towels on him right from the start rather than the little baby towels which were slippery, didn't soak up water well & you had to wrap just right to cover him. So, even though I doubted myself a lot, they turned out to be really appreciated. It is nice to know that they'll grow with him & the football ones are big enough to be capes on him as a kindergartner.
I loved the handmade gifts I received. It takes a lot of time and effort into making them, so I appreciated someone going out of their way to make them.
I agree with pp, it's the non-registry gifts that were something close to what the person registered for that can be annoying. If you're going to do that, why not just buy what the person picked out? KWIM?
In the end, it's a gift. The receiver should be grateful and thankful for whatever they receive. It's the thought that counts.