There are SO many adorable handmade baby items on Etsy, like these burp clothes from Sew Sweet Baby Gifts. Very cute and clever–perfect for new parents! I love the fact that many of the items on Etsy are unique, like these custom made baby board shorts (cute, but I’d never pay $50 for pants for an infant) and soft carrot baby rattle. So much time and care goes into creating each item, and it comes through when you present handmade items as gifts. Each purchase also supports individual artists and craftspeople, rather than a huge corporation, so your conscience can feel at ease as well. Etsy is really a great place to find hand-crafted, memorable gifts that will fit any budget.

Special thanks to Dayna for the idea for this post!

SheKnows.com has this great post on extravagant baby gear and gifts, perfect for the infant who already has everything. My favorite is the $17, 000 diamond-encrusted pacifier that is not recommended for actual use. Babies like to put things in their mouth even when those things don’t look like things that they are supposed to put in their mouth, so of course it makes perfect sense to present them with this “fabulous keepsake”. I predict a rash of highly-publicized emergency room visits in the next few years as celebrity toddlers swallow tiny pave cut white diamonds after confusing the shiny bauble for their actual pacifier. Oh well, at least TMZ will have something to talk about.