Baby Shower Gift Basket Tips and Inspiration

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Roeshel

There’s nothing more precious than a new baby and putting together a collection of sweet baby gifts can be so meaningful for parents-to-be! I love shopping and gathering up gifts to create a beautiful arrangement and I’m all about a pretty presentation. I thought I’d share a few I’ve made this past year to help inspire you if you’re stuck or looking for some examples to go by. Some affiliate links included.

Baby Shower Gift Basket Tips

Tips for personalizing a gift for a new little person makes if feel so special, right? Here are a few tips to help:

Registry – most parents-to-be will share their baby shower registry. Try to choose a few items from their hand selected wish list when possible.
Gender – it’s rare that we don’t know this ahead of time and completely unnecessary but if you do know, it does narrow down options.
Name – even more rare, but if it is known, I love to add something monogrammed – specifically, I love adding a wall art letter or creating a personalized iron on decal.
Theme – a lot of the time, the baby shower invitation will give a hint to the nursery theme or design style … elephants, owls, woodland, boho, Noah’s ark, etc.
Parents’ hobbies, collections, lifestyle. Do they love the outdoors (fishing? hunting?), love their dog(s)?, have a favorite sport’s team?
Your signature piece – for example, I’m all about wellness so I try to include chemical free, natural, organic options when I can.
Diapers & board book – baby showers now will often host a special raffle for bringing one of these items. I always use a pack of Honest newborn diapers in the bottom of the basket to lift the gifts. Either way, diapers are SUPER helpful and adding a favorite children’s story or baby board book to create a library of bedtime stories is one of my favorite things to add.
Gift wrap a few of the items with coordinating wrapping paper. I often use what I have on hand. It doesn’t have to be specific baby shower themed.

Baby Shower Gift Basket Inspiration

Here are 5 baby shower gift baskets I’ve put together to help inspire your next baby shower gift.

Girls:

EMMA

Emma’s mommy’s favorite color is purple and she designed an owl themed nursery. My dear friend waited a long time for this precious miracle and I am so happy for them!

Gifts I selected:

Hoot Board Book
Seedlings Calm essential oil (also check out Feather the Owl diffuser at Young Living)
Gentle Baby essential oil
Ruffled Romper & Headband
Newborn Swaddle Blanket & Beanie
Tulle Tutu and Headband
Milestone Stickers
Owl Teether and Rattle Socks (no longer available)
Purple Owl Squishmallow
Owl Diaper Caddy is no longer available (here’s a neutral owl diaper organizer option).
Organic Cotton Gowns
Floral Romper Bodysuite & Stockings
Lavender Woods Crib Sheet Set (no longer available)
My 1st Halloween Outfit

SOPHIE

– a pink themed collection fit for a princess!

Gifts I chose: {some substitutions pictured)

Gentle Baby Essential Oil
Gentle Babies Book by Debra Rayburn
Pink Bunny Mist Humidifier
The rest of the collection of pink bibs, stuffed unicorn, canvas basket, floral swaddle, pink tutu, headbands, etc. were purchased from TJMaxx

Boys:

TOBIAS & ELIAS

– shopping for twins is so much fun! I didn’t go with completely “identical” but it was fun to put a woodland theme gift collection together for two!

Gifts hand picked by me:

CONNOR

– this little guy’s mom and dad are parents to two German Shepherds. What fun it was to include the ‘fur babies’ too!

Gifts I included:

Baby Wash & Shampoo, Diaper Rash Cream, Baby Lotion from Young Living Seedlings Collection
Diffuser/Cool Mist Humidifier
Baby and Pet Bib Set (black and white)
Baby and Pet Bib Set (gray)
Plaid Flannel Jumpsuit
Plush German Shepherd (decor only)
Hot Dog, Cold Dog Board Book
Diaper Organizer

MARINO

– a blue teddy bear/sweet dreams collection for this precious boy.

Gifts I selected:

What are some of your favorite go-to baby gift ideas?

DIY Clubfoot Brace Cover (Comfortable, Kid-Friendly Solution)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Roeshel

If you’re navigating clubfoot treatment, you know how uncomfortable braces can be—especially for little ones. This simple DIY club foot brace cover was something I made to add a little comfort and softness during that stage, and I wanted to share it in case it helps someone else too. Sweet grand baby boy was born with club feet and after months of casting then surgery, he graduated to special shoes and a bar.

Before…

And sometimes that bar conks him on the head. Ouch. So I made up a little cushion/cover and wanted to share here for others who may be searching to cover their baby’s Ponseti bar.

Why a Brace Cover Helps

reduces irritation
adds softness
helps with fit/comfort
easy to wash/replace

This wasn’t about making it perfect, it was just about making things a little more comfortable.

Materials I used:

pipe insulation
fabric
Velcro one wrap

What I did:

I cut a piece of pipe insulation to fit the brace between the shoes (6 inches).

Next, I cut a piece of scrap fabric 8×9 inches. (It’s a snug fit so I’d suggest doing 8×11 inches instead…a little extra to tuck in.)

Then just ironed/sewed the borders.

I cut two pieces of the Velcro to fit around the pipe insulation snuggly.

Assembly: Insert the brace into the pipe insulation. Wrap the fabric around the pipe insulation, tucking the ends into the open side. Secure with the Velcro.

Optional: If you’re more of a sewing expert than me, you could do snaps or sew on velcro.

Now, the brace has a bit of cushioning. If there was only a way to cushion those hard soled shoes.

Ps. Yes, his shoes are on backwards. Doctors orders, part of the treatment. Isn’t he the cutest?

Intentional Quality Time with Grandchildren

Look at him now! Playing sports and always active. He’s my oldest grandson. 🙂

Grand-Moments – a faith based mini devotional, planner, journal for grandmothers.

Meet My New Perfect Grandson

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Roeshel

Hey friends! I hope you don’t mind a little proud grandma bragging every now and then because I can’t resist the temptation. It’s going to happen. He’s just so perfect! Babies are such a blessing! I had no idea being a grandma would be the best.thing.ever! I’d like to officially introduce you to Aaro:

(birth announcement inspiration source)

Mom and baby are doing well. My little girl is all grown up. ::insert group hug:: Babies are so precious, aren’t they?! I’m hoping he gets to spend a lot of quality time with grandma. Aaro was born with a birth defect known as bilateral congenital talipes equinovarus. That sounds scarier than it is. It’s the official medical term for club foot in both feet. A lot of doctor visits, lots of casting, special shoes, a brace/bar, maybe a surgery but something very treatable/fixable. Ali (mommy) and I may be creating a little blog to document the treatment process in an effort to help other families facing the same journey along with his progress.

In the meantime, I see lots of baby-related DIY (i.e. spoiling) in my near future…if I can put him down. 😉

Small Apartment Nursery Nook Reveal

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Roeshel

I’ve enjoyed creating two nursery spaces the last couple of months. The first one was the guest room/nursery space in my own home (see links below).

Today is my daughter’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Ali! Creating a space for baby is one of her birthday gifts. Fun!

This one is a temporary space (functioning as a nursery until spring of next year). I call this sweet little room the nursery nook since it’s located in a small one bedroom apartment. Until I rescue photos from my old laptop, this is the only before picture I could find of the space:

This part of the bedroom was made into a ‘dressing room’ type closet space a few years ago since storage is limited (I promise I’ll dig out the small apartment before and after pictures in the near future) but now part of the one bedroom is a cute little nursery nook for a soon to arrive little boy.

As you can see, it’s not super baby themed since it’s a temporary/rental space. We’re saving a fun boy-themed nursery design for next summer.

Source List:

Sauder dresser
Crib – Ikea
accessories, accent rugs and wall art – HomeGoods
curtain – Target
DIY arrow accent wall

Metallic gold arrow accent wall tutorial

See my guest room/nursery space for more nursery inspiration:

Decorating Obsessed Nursery Reveal

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Roeshel

Hey there, DIY friends! Wow! You all had some amazing ideas and suggestions yesterday about my DIY dilemma! Thank you! I’ll keep you posted!

Today I’d like to introduce you to Ashley from…

Ashley is awaiting the pending arrival of her sweet baby girl soon and she’s just finished up the nursery. It’s an awesome combination of old, new and LOTS of DIY. The result is amazing! I love the bold non-traditional colors, don’t you? (Even her blog header looks good mixed in with the reveal photos!)