VERY Easy Burp Cloths

We just got word that Cute Husband’s cousin and his wife just had a healthy baby girl! Mazel Tov!

I’ll of course put together a package of baby goodies from my Felt So Cute Etsy shop, but I also wanted to put a few other things in the package.  In looking through all my supplies, I came across some things and remembered all the basic burp cloths I embellished for The Cuties and how handy they were and thought I’d make up a set.

I prefer the Gerber flat-fold cloth diapers and grosgrain ribbons for this project.

You’ll notice all the ribbons I considered were 1.5″ wide.  The main reason is to make sure I can cover up that stamped Gerber logo you see on the cloth diaper.

Very simply, all you need to do is fold a little hem under on each side of your ribbon and sew the grosgrain down.  I prefer to do both sides for a bit of extra cuteness {check out my unchipped manicure ~ do you know about gel polish yet?  BEST invention ever!}.

That’s all you have to do.  If you have tags, though don’t forget them!

One more thing to share with you is one of my very random uncompromising beliefs in life.  Never underestimate the value of a gift wrapped up in real ribbon.  It makes all the difference in the world.  I’m convinced you could literally wrap up index cards in a giant satin bow and a cute layered tag and people would ooh and aah {FYI ~ another one of these beliefs is that Cool Whip should be banned as there is simply no substitute for real whipped cream.  I’d make it daily but then I couldn’t fit out the door to continue buying more heavy whipping cream and well ~ you see my dilemma}.

So it helps to have ribbon on hand at all times.  I will confess this is not my complete stash.  However, Cute Husband subscribes to my blog so I can not reveal the remainder of the hoard.

I started with some fat ric rac to hold the burpies together.  Ric rac just makes me smile.  How about you?

And then I just added a big bow and a tag and into the box it goes!

I’m almost a little sad now.  I used to make these all the time but this is most likely the end of an era.  I’m of an age at the stage in life where this is most likely one of the last baby gifts I think I’ll give for a very long time.  Our siblings are all done having babies, as are our friends.  I think Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts and Sweet 16s are the wave of my future more than anything else!

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