With sites like eBay and Craftzine.com it’s incredibly easy to buy a handcrafted baby gift like a crochet baby blanket or make a crochet baby blanket of your own.
If you are a knitter, there are tons of craft projects that focus on knitting bibs, hats, mittens and more for babies. This goes for sewers and crochet people too.
If you’re less of a knitter but still pretty handy then you can check websites like Instructables.com and get step-by-step instructions on how to make baby mobiles and baby slings.
And if neither of these options feel right to you, then perhaps making some natural baby skincare products would work for you. (Recipes for this can be found on the website The DIY Mommy.)
The sky is the limit when it comes to finding a project that can be special, handmade and low on cost. Just do a web search for “handmade baby gifts” and explore the options that come up. I’ve found diaper cases, burp clothes and even baby washcloth puppets (via Martha Stewart).
And of course if the idea of doing any manual labor just to give it way makes no sense to you, then you can just go to a website like Etsy.com and purchase something that you can pass off as your own creation. (If you have no ethical issues with that of course.)
If you’re thinking, “Wait, I can’t afford a place like Etsy.” It’s not true, you can easily find handcrafted products for less than $10.00, which means you have no reason not to get a handcrafted gift. Just think about the kudos you get for getting an original gift, plus you’ll get to support someone’s small business. After not having to get a present at all, what’s better than that?