Planning a photo shoot to announce the arrival of your newborn? We think dressing babies up in personalized onesies that coordinate with the color and/or design of birth announcements adds the perfect customized touch.
Here are some pairings of personalized onesies and birth announcement cards to give you some inspiration when planning your own special pronouncement.
And if this isn’t baby #1, a group shot with matching little bro/sis personalized onesies and big sister shirts or big brother shirts is another sweet idea.
Personalized Baby Gifts: DIY + Gift Sets
Giving personalized baby gifts is a really thoughtful gesture and if you’re crafty, making something is also special, so why not combine the two to create a custom gift set? We have some DIY projects on our FUN page perfect for combining with personalized onesies, big sister shirts, big brother shirts, or 1st birthday shirts.
In terms of cuteness and function, when it comes to newborn gifts not much goes better together than personalized onesies and burp cloths! DIY burp cloth instructions here. (Shown:Happy Hearts and Modern Monogram personalized onesies)
For little artists, pair the Crayon Bag (tutorial here) and drawing themed personalized baby gifts, big brother or big sister shirts, 1st birthday shirts, etc. (Shown: Love to Sketch Big Brother T shirt, Playful Doodles Big Sister Tshirt, Color Me personalized growth chart)
Other DIYs and personalized baby gifts that work well together? The Chevron Nursery Wall Art DIY and Chic Chevron birthday tee or a growth chart and month to month onesie DIY to record baby’s growth practically from day one.
We hope these personalized baby gifts and DIYs inspired you to create some super sweet custom sets for upcoming baby showers or birthdays.
Yellow Baby Shower Themes & Personalized Baby Gifts
When you don’t find out your baby’s gender ahead of time, people often assume you’ll go with yellow and can grumble about the “generic” hue. But boy (or girl), do we disagree! There are so many gorgeous shades of yellow, from soft and buttery to bright and cheery. And while yellow can easily stand alone, it also pairs well with a whole array of pretty colors or basic neutrals. So to get you inspired to create a gorgeous yellow baby shower, here are ideas for décor, favors, desserts, and personalized baby gifts.
We “heart” this yellow, gray, and white shower with a birdy & heart theme. The Heart 2 Heart Dad and Heart 2 Heart Mom personalized onesies would be ideal gifts! (Hostess with the Mostess)
Oh baby this shower’s neon yellow with cool green accents is adorable! We’d definitely give the Happy Hearts and Modern Monogram personalized onesies at a baby shower with this color scheme. (Project Nursery)
This black & white shower with yellow highlights feels so fresh and pretty, we want to head out to the garden right now! Perfect personalized baby gifts for this soiree? We’d say the equally color contrasting Playful Hello and Classic Monogram personalized onesies. (Style Milk)
Is a yellow baby shower theme on your horizon?
In the News: Like a Girl
Because we design personalized baby gifts, we like to keep things light and focus on fun freebies, décor, and fashion, but as parents we know there are weightier things in the world we need to talk to our children about. Like their self-confidence and self-worth.
The new #LikeaGirl commercial has brought attention to that subject. Have you seen it? We have and as mothers of little girls – and boys – we really love it! As strong, independent, working moms, we know that doing something “like a girl” is a very good thing, so we appreciate having this topic in the news as it gives us – and other moms and dads – the opportunity to discuss it with our kids.
If you haven’t seen the #LikeaGirl commercial, check it out here.
We know some girls prefer dolls while some boys prefer trucks, but often kids just like what they like! That’s why the designs of our personalized growth charts come in colors suited for both boys and girls, no matter what the theme is, and why our big sister shirts and big brother shirts share a lot of the same designs. We also customize our line of personalized baby gifts as requested because it’s all about what makes kids truly happy.
That’s why we do what we do.
What We Love Now: Fun Birthday Boy Party Themes
With so many kids between all of us here at Petite Lemon, we’re pretty much always on the lookout for fun birthday party themes. We often turn to PopSugar Moms for ideas and found a range of awesome ideas for birthday parties for boys. Of course next week we’ll turn our attention to the girls, but in the meantime, here are three great ideas for boy parties and 1st birthday shirts we’d have our guest of honor wear to each.
The Watercolor Fun birthday tee would be ideal to wear at this surf inspired blue ombre party. (Details here)
The Happy Confetti birthday tee would be a dream match for this Bedtime in the Backyard themed party. (Details here)
The So Cute birthday shirt is a timely choice for the One Year in a Flash party. (Details here)
Which of these 1st birthday shirts and party themes is your fave? Now, to decide on the perfect personalized baby gifts for each!
Personalized Baby Gifts: Designer Picks with Muffin
Recently we highlighted some of our Creative Director Hillary’s favorite personalized baby gifts she’s designed and offered a bit of insight into her design process (read it here), and now we’re turning to Muffin, another one of our fantastic designers. Muffin takes a few minutes out of her busy day juggling being a mommy to two wee ones with designing personalized baby gifts, including the Merry Menagerie Big Brother T shirt and Big Sister Tshirt, as well as the Joyful Elephant, Sweet Fox, and Gentle Giraffe personalized onesies, to answer a few questions.
In general, where do you find design inspiration?
Most of my inspiration comes from raising my two kids. I have a 6 year old daughter and an 8 month old son. I like making designs that are vibrant and fresh and that I think they would like. I often have my daughter come into my office and tell me she likes what I’m drawing on my computer. I also find tons of inspiration from the world around me, the fresh florals and patterns of nature, as well as online from great places like Pinterest.
(Shown: Joyful Elephant, Sweet Fox, and Gentle Giraffe personalized onesies)
What was your inspiration for these particular designs or what do you like most about them?
What I like most about all of these are the simplicity of the shapes and the vibrant colors.
What’s a typical day like, how do you juggle designing, finding inspiration, and being a parent?
I try to have set office hours when I work, and my nanny comes in. But, really I’m always designing and I’m always a parent. I make time for both because both make me so happy. The best part about my job is that I do get to be home with the kids and see them throughout the day even though I’m in my office working. I love it!
What ideas/designs/fonts are you working on developing now?
Right now I’m trying to explore new ways to draw things and develop those into patterns or prints. I’m exploring techniques with different pencils, brushes and markers, and then scanning them in to see what I get. I’m also trying to get better at hand lettering. I love taking online classes to help me learn new skills.
Thanks Muffin, we appreciate this insight and can’t wait to see how your new skills and explorations translate into designs for our personalized baby gifts!
Get the Look: Red, White & Blue
It’s almost the 4th of July, time to break out the patriotic personalized baby gifts and big kid outfits in red, white, and blue.
If you’re celebrating the nation’s birthday, as well as your little one’s, dress him/her in blue jeans and 1st birthday shirts in red, white, and blue. (Shown: Cake Time and Happy Confetti 1st birthday shirts)
New baby due in early July? Personalized baby gifts, like onesies paired with matching booties and hats in our country’s colors, are perfect! (Shown: Future President, Beep Beep, and Superhero Shield personalized onesies)
For a backyard bbq or community picnic followed by fireworks, kiddos can show civic and sibling pride in their big brother shirtsand big sister shirts, like the Batter Up or Only Child Expiring tees, and jean shorts.
And don’t forget, in order to receive your red, white, and blue personalized baby giftsin time for the 4th of July, the last day to order is 6/24.
Early wishes for a very Happy 4th of July!
Personalized Baby Gifts: Summer Party Themes
Summer summer summer summer time, summer time! Yes, you know you are singing that like Will Smith did in the 90’s. Only you’re probably celebrating that season in a much different way now then you did back then and focusing on a baby instead of yourself! Wow, how things have changed, right?! Though it’s not quite the same, throwing baby showers and shopping for personalized baby gifts is still super fun, especially with sunny summer themes.
It doesn’t get any cheerier than this baby shower with a Your Are My Sunshine theme in bright yellow, pink, and orange. (Image via Kids Party Hub)
Sunflowers make any birthday party even cheerier (image courtesy of Hostess with the Mostess)
What’s more refreshing on a hot summer day than a glass of ice cold lemonade? A whole pretty party themed around this delicious thirst quencher. (Image courtesy of LaBelle Carte)
Create custom gift sets by pairing yellow-themed personalized baby gifts, like onesies, with sunflower headbands, socks with yellow gingham fringe or embroidered suns, binkies with yellow ribbons, etc. (Shown: Heart 2 Heart, Bold Monogram, Classic Monogram, and Gentle Giraffe personalized onesies)
We hope these ideas brightened your day!
Parents Magazine’s Name Trends of 2014 – Part 1
As creators of personalized baby gifts, we’re pretty fascinated with names. We’ve seen all kinds of different names and spellings, and not much really surprises us any more (ok, North West was a bit unexpected!). We can gauge some trends based on orders of our personalized baby gifts, but we still look forward to hearing from our always reliable parenting sources about what the newest trends are.
Parents Magazine recently offered a list of the nine biggest baby name trends for 2014 and we used our collection of personalized baby gifts to give you a little visual inspiration too, because sometimes seeing a name in writing can solidify a decision, especially one as important as your baby’s name.
Here are the first four trends using big brother shirts and big sister shirts.
Nature Names for Girls
Examples: Azalea, Dahlia, Magnolia, Saige, Juniper, Wren and River (shown: Sunny Flower, Blooms, and Flower Power big sister shirts)
Off The Beaten Path Place Names
Examples:Ireland, India, and Dallas for girls; Milan, Jericho, and Memphis for boys (Shown: Around the World Big Brother T shirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
Creative Spellings
Examples: Jurnee, Jayceon, Wynter, Jakobe, Jaxon, and Paislee. (Shown: Stitched Style Big Brother T shirt; Only Child Expiring Big Sister Tshirt; Patterned Delight Big Brother T shirt; Playful Doodles ; Colorful Big Brother T shirt; Stamped Style Big Sister Tshirt)
“C” Names for Boys
Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the trends.Examples:Cameron, Camden, Caleb, Cooper, and Carter. (Shown: Super Big Brother T shirt)
Balloon Party Ideas
Creating a festive atmosphere for a birthday party is one of the top priorities when planning a kid’s big day. Decorating with a theme can get expensive or feel too “matchy matchy” or overdone, but balloons are a fun, easy, and affordable way to pull a party’s look together.
Parents Magazine recently offered some super balloon décor ideas and we paired them with our 1birthday shirts, which can be worn at the party or given as personalized baby gifts.
Balloon garlands make a big impact on décor and plastic clips make them easy to accomplish. Balloon themed personalized baby gifts, like the Balloon Party birthday tee, are ideal presents.
Adding confetti and/or decorating strings is simple to do, but ups the fun factor, as do the Happy Confetti and Party One 1birthday shirts.
Personalized numbered birthday shirts and balloons with cutout numbers on strings celebrate the age of the birthday boy or girl, as well as guests. And everyone can take home their own balloon afterwards. (Shown: Growing Gator and Chic Chevron 1 Birthday Shirts)
Want a few more balloon birthday party décor ideas? Check them out here on Parents.com.
