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Bored With Bows? Great Ways to Accessorize Gift-Wrap for Baby


By Lisa Koosis

Once upon a time, no baby gift was complete without pink or blue wrapping paper and curling ribbon, or maybe a pre-made pink or blue bow (or, for the craftier among us, a big, looping homemade bow).  These days, however, a gift wrapper has plenty of choices when it comes to the presentation of a baby gift.

One great option for accessorizing your wrapping paper of choice is tulle.  Sold conveniently by the spool, you can usually purchase tulle in the wedding crafts aisle of your local craft store or at your party supply retailer.  Tulle is not just for weddings.  It comes in an array of pastel colors, and with its soft, draping look, it's also perfect for a baby gift.  There's the traditional baby blue and pink, of course, but why not consider a pale lavender for that gift for a newborn girl, or a combination of colors, like pale green and blue for a baby boy?

For parents who are into natural living, how about a cream-colored, recycled paper (some are quite beautiful and you can even find wrap that includes pretty, pressed flowers).  To accessorize, raffia, a natural, twine-like material, is festive and pretty.

Craft and fabric stores also tend to have large selections of ribbon.  Among the ribbons available, you can often find displays themed specifically for babies, patterned with ABCs, soft-edged clouds, or teddy bears.  These make a great finishing for a solid-color gift-wrap and are often sturdy enough to be reused by the recipient.

If you're feeling adventurous and you have one or more small gifts to wrap, why not forgo the gift-wrap completely and instead opt for a pretty white basket filled with shredded paper in pastel colors.  Your gifts will look beautiful cased within it and most craft stores even sell shrink-wrap.  These days you only need a hair-dryer to shrink-wrap your basket and it makes a beautiful, professionally-packaged gift for baby.

What's particularly fun about wrapping baby gifts is finding tie-ons, those little baubles that you can secure onto the top of a wrapped gift to make it even prettier and more festive.  Many tie-ons can be purchased in the wrapping aisle of your local stationary store or at the party-supply store, but don't limit yourself to traditional tie-ons.  Instead, visit the baby department of your favorite store.  Choose a cute teething ring to tie on to your gift, or perhaps just pick out a cute plush toy that can sit atop the package.  The options are limitless.

Baby gifts are fun to give, but don't forget that they're also fun to wrap.  The options are out there.  With a little creativity, you can give a baby gift that will turn heads before it's even been opened!

This article has been submitted in affiliation with http://www.BabyNameVote.Com which is a site for Baby Names.

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