Booties

For years, booties have been used as a baby symbol. You’ll find ceramic booties silver booties, bronze booties, cut glass booties and porcelain baby booties. The image of a bootie, regardless of how it’s immortalized, is one of the most traditional ways to recognize a baby’s birth.

But, how about real booties? They’re not used much anymore. Most mothers keep their babies toes warm with socks these days. However, a beautifully created pair of baby booties is still a wonderful gift, even if they’re hardly ever worn. Keepsake booties are a wonderful way to commemorate the birth of a new baby. Whether purchased for a close relative or an acquaintance, they’re an appropriate and appreciated gift.

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my husband took a business trip to Belgium, and returned with a beautiful pair of Belgian lace baby booties. My daughter wore them only once, but they are, without a doubt, my favorite keepsake from her birth.

You’ll have no trouble finding keepsake booties. There are dozens of companies that make many different kinds of keepsake booties. You’ll find beautiful knitted baby booties in keepsake boxes as well as crocheted booties and booties made from linen, silk, cotton and lace. A pair of white cotton and lace booties is a wonderful addition to a baptism gown.

If you like to knit or crochet you can easily make a pair of keepsake baby booties. They’re a very quick project and can be made from many different kinds of yarn, depending upon the look you want to achieve. You can even find free patterns for knitting and crocheting booties on the internet and at many craft and hobby stores.

If you’d like to purchase keepsake baby booties, there are many to choose from. You can find many in booties in special keepsake boxes that can be noted with the date and your name. You can also have linen or cotton booties monogrammed. Booties monogrammed with baby’s initials are an extra special keepsake. You can either purchase the booties from a company that will handle the monogramming before shipping them to you. Or, you can purchase booties and take them to your local seamstress or monogram shop and have them personalized.

Booties are a wonderful gift that will be a treasured memory. So, the next time you’re wondering what gift to buy for a new baby, choose a set of keepsake booties.