About Those Baby Shower Gifts...

I'm not a DIY blog...but every now and then I like to share with you how I made something - just in case you want to copy!

I seem to know a lot of people having babies right now, so I wanted to come up with a good stash of baby shower gift ideas so I could have some fun with these gifts! I made these two for Olivia's showers that I went to a few weeks back, and I thought I'd share with you how I did them, so you can make your own versions! They really don't take very long AT ALL.

Onesie Milkshakes

These look like milkshakes {or frappes} and best of all - require absolutely no gift wrap. These ARE the gift wrap!

Here's what you need:

* 4 onesies {color up to you - Olivia was having a girl, so I got pink ones and went with kind of a strawberry milkshake sort of look}
* 4 white cloth diapers
* 8 white washcloths
* 2 pair red socks {I couldn't find any, so I found 2 pairs of pink skid proof slippers that I improvised with}
* 4 clear plastic disposable cups
* 1 drink holder {I just kept one after a trip through the McDonald's drive thru}
* Scrapbook paper/scrapbooking flowers for the cozie looking holder

And here's how you do it:

For one cup, you'll need 1 onesie, 1 cloth diaper, 2 washcloths, 1 sock...and then one cup, obviously.

 I rolled up the diaper to make the middle of the shake and then wrapped the 2 washcloths around it.

 I put the word/picture side of the onesie inside, and folded in the sleeves and then wrapped it around the diaper/washcloth roll, being careful to let the washcloth/diaper part stick out the top to achieve the whipped cream look.

 Like this:

 Then I folded up my little slipper sock into the closest thing to a ball I could get and tucked it in the middle to look like a cherry.

 I bought one 12x12 zebra scrapbook paper - but you could use any design you like, and then a pack of four blingy scrapbooking flowers. I cut the scrapbook paper to wrap around the cup and sealed it up with a flower.

{Side note. When I gave the gift, one of the other shower guests asked if the cozies were headbands. NO!! But why didn't I think of that? For a girl, that would be SO PERFECT! I may do that next time. For a boy....you could skip the flower and put some sort of scrapbooking baby saying or something.}

Diaper Devotions

My other gift for Olivia was a bag of diaper devos. This gives her a short devotional to read around the time she changes a diaper. I loved the way it turned out.

Here's what you need:

* A package of disposable diapers. {I didn't get newborn ones because sometimes babies are born bigger than that size of diapers! I went a little bigger hoping it would extend the amount of time she'd need them.}
* A box of wipes {not really necessary, but a nice added touch}
* A bottle of hand sanitizer {also not really necessary, but still a nice touch}
* A devo Bible for moms to get some ideas {I used the Mom's Devotional Bible published by Zondervan}

And here's how you do it:

Count the diapers so you know how many devos you'll need. The package I bought had 31 diapers in it, so that's how many devos I prepared. 

 Go through the Bible you're using and pick out 31 verses and thoughts and type them out. I divided my Word document into 2 landscape columns so I could print two thoughts per page. Since Olivia is having a girl, I printed the verses in pink and the devo part in gray - just to spice up the color. I tried to keep the thoughts short and the font large {in case she's reading it from a bit of a distance while she tends to the baby.

 {Side note - I improvised the devos and just used the thoughts from the devo Bible to guide me. I turned each one into something she could pray about for her daughter for her future. For example, one of the prayers might have been praying that down the road, her daughter would have the courage to handle a difficult time as a learning experience.}

I cut each sheet in half and tucked one devo inside each diaper.

 Then I put them all in a gift bag! {Next time = bigger gift bag. They were PACKED in there.}

Next time I make these, they'll go even faster because I have the devos already typed out!

So there you go - an idea for your next baby gift!!