All the baby gifts you get are great. But some you know are destined for the hand-me-down pile and others you know you will always keep. That is how I feel about my friend Clare's hats. I met Clare a few years ago right after Ben was born at a gift fair at CCA. Clare and I both went there but had never met as students. She got her MFA in painting there and she is an AMAZING painter. She was selling her fabulous baby hats and I bought a few. Ben wore his proudly before he outgrew it (it is waiting for Sam). We ended up doing a trade where I designed her painting website and I got one of her paintings (which I think would be the first thing I would grab in a fire—after the family photos of course). She has since moved to Sweden and sent us these amazing booties and hat for baby Sam which he proudly models below. If you are looking for a unique shower gift check out her etsy store. She makes great stuff and she's just a REALLY nice person to boot.
