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Etsy goodness: Baby gifts that put the Boppy to shame
Sunday, January 13, 2008 
Making my way slowly and deliriously through Etsy makes me shudder with delight and begin outlining plans to spend any little bit of income built up in the old 401K on chunky beaded necklaces and the sweetest little fabric creations you've ever seen. I know I am not the first to discover this holy land of handmade nor am I the only one to spend work time and screen space retailing my way through the shops and my own random searches. But I do feel compelled to share with you the Etsy bits that make me smile. Or even those that make my ovaries flip.
Oh yes, flipping ovaries. Luckily for my checking account, I'm not planning a pregnancy anytime soon. But beware of your own funds because the baby goods on Etsy will have you putting on the Sade CD and burning the sandalwood candles quicker than your hubs will know what hit him. I will just limit myself to all the baby gifts I will be buying this year as playgroup hits the second sibling generation and so many other mamas I know venture into family expansion.
I can be very happy sipping gimlets to quiet the sound of my own screaming uterus at baby showers where I wrap up the perfect pair of hand-knit booties or a hand-appliqued onesie that is even more fun to give in my opinion than the now-expected Boob Man gear. We can -- and all have -- spent a gajillion dollars and too much time in a Babies R Us looking for new baby gifts. Why not spend less than $30 on loveliness such as this?
Three little caps for precious little heads.
Three soft sweets for tender, chubby feet.
Three happy rattles for curious fingers and drooly mouths.
Three bloomers and fancy pants for eco-happy parents and cushy baby bootays.
Three cloth diapers and covers for eco-happy parents and even cushier baby bootays.
Three crazy tees that are way cool and oh-so un-I'm the Big Bro/Sis for the first-love older sibs.
Ahhh, now doesn't that feel better? No lead, no lines, no Diaper Genie refills. And if a little ordering up makes you itchy to put the crib back together, well then...let me know.
Photo credit: Piddies boutique on Etsy.
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If not? Could you? I would so love to see if they are still up.