Sunday, February 20, 2011

A Neat Baby Shower Gift Idea!

I needed a quick, inexpensive gift for a baby shower recently, so I did what any "wait till the last minute" blogger would do. I scoured blogland for ideas for something quick and inexpensive, but absolutely too cute for words. And boy, did I get more ideas than I bargained for! But one in particular really spoke to me. It was a post about all different kinds of wreaths you can make using baby themed items. Now, I have made dozens of diaper cakes and I really enjoy doing them, but this time I wanted something a bit different. So I decided to try making one of these awesome wreaths. Since I make the diaper cakes frequently, I have a stash of baby items always on hand. I decided to raid my stash and see what I could come up with. I had an abundance of bath related items, so that became the theme for my wreath. I started with an old wreath form that half of the stuff had fallen off of and I knew I wasn't gonna be using it in it's original form, so I removed all the other stuff off of it and gave it a quick coat of white spray paint.



Then I gathered up some greenery and some flowers, all my baby bath items, some ribbon and my trusty glue gun.




Then I got to work. All I did was tie my baby items onto the wreath with some pretty pink ribbon. I did use a spot of glue on the heavier items to make sure they would stay in place. Then I filled in any gaps with the greenery and flowers. Lastly, I glued a length of the wider ribbon to the top part of my wreath and tied a shoe lace bow out of more of the same ribbon and glued it on. The entire project took me about an hour to put together and since I already had all the supplies on hand, it was essentially free! I didn't have to run out on a Saturday morning frantically searching for a gift. That's always a good thing. Plus, this is a gift that is different from all the usual baby shower gifts and one that Mom and the new baby will remember and get a lot of use out of. I'm pleased with how it turned out.





You can click here to get more detailed instructions on how to put one of these cute wreaths together and to see all the other sweet wreaths this blogger has made. The ideas and possibilities for these wreaths are endless. I'm imagining one made for a new bride-to-be using kitchen gadgets or a bathroom themed one as a housewarming gift.

I'm linking up to these great parties this week. Please be sure to pop over and check out all the great ideas!





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Until next time. . .

27 comments:

  1. Donna,

    That is the cutest babt gift I have ever seen. It's one everyone will remember. Just love it!

    Donna

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  2. Donna, That is a great idea and so cheap to make! I think that a trip to the dollar store and you could get all the baby stuff and the wreath. Great job! Stop by for a visit soon!
    xoxo

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  3. Your wreath turned out great! What a great way to give the mom the items she'll need most! Very cute!

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  4. OH my gosh Donna, I love it!!! I'm gonna make one for my DIL when the time comes, too cute!!!

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  5. Such a clever creative idea Very useful gift :-)

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  6. Too cute!! You should post some of these tutorials on the blog! Girl you are way more creative than you give yourself credit for.

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  7. That is a really cute idea! I love it!

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  8. Thanks Donna for a really cute idea. I've never seen anything like it and like you said..."different". And I like different!!!!
    Lois

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  9. THIS IS JUST PRECIOUS, cutest baby shower wreath ever! LOVE IT! jen

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  10. Well, how creative. I love this idea! I will definitely have to try this one.
    Thank you for the post

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  11. Oh...and I meant to say post the tutorial on the forum...duhh...blonde moment!

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  12. What a cool idea for a baby gift.
    Something a little different than than typical.

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  13. Such a cute and creative idea. Just wanted to let you know you won my giveaway. Stop by and leave me your address. Hugs, Marty

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  14. I LOVE your baby wreath. This is SUCH a clever idea! Thank you for sharing your talent with us. AND Congratulations on winning Marty's giveaway!!!
    Have a wonderful week... I hope you will peek in on my blog...
    Donna

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  15. Donna,
    Thanks so much for sharing this sweet idea...I'm passing it on to my best friend...her first grandchild is on it's way in May...she will love this!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  16. Congrats Donna on winning Marty's giveaway! What a sweet idea for a baby shower gift and I love your boxes....now how did I miss that post. I love roosters and coffee too. We have a lot in common.

    Enjoy your day,
    Gail

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  17. Donna, thanks so much for linking up to Terrific Under Ten today! I love this idea. My cousin is having a baby this spring and this would be perfect!

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  18. Hi Donna,
    That wreath is sooo cute! They will love it!
    Thanks for your sweet comments too, really lifted my spirits!
    Hugs friend,
    Cindy

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  19. Oh so sweet! I bet the new mommy will love it!!

    Thanks so much for linking up to "20 Below Thursday" :)

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  20. The best one that I have seen! Good job! So cute!

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  21. OMG! This is just so cute! I really love it. I am not in the baby circuit any longer but who knows how much longer it may be before I get back into with grands (hopefully quite awhile yet) but I will have to keep this one in the back of my head. I've never done the cakes, but I really like this so much more. This is great for a newly expectant Mom! Thanks for visiting me also and for your sweet words of encouragement. I am your newest follower as well!

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  22. This is just the cutest wreath ever Donna!

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  23. Very creative idea...really like it!!

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  24. Very, very cute idea!! It's a great idea to have all that little stuff on hand at all times too. I was just scrapbooking my 15 year old's baby book (Yes, I'm that far behind, lol!) and I came across a picture of a wreath that my mom and sister made that is very similar to this, only they wrapped diapers around the wreath and used ribbon to attach them. Then they used ribbon to tie on lots of little stuff like this. I was able to take the diapers off and actually use them, very handy! I love giving practical but cute gifts like this. Great job on yours!

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  25. I am totally going to make one of these for my best friend who is due in July!! Donna, great job!! Thanks for sharing!! =)

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