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The most meaningful baby gift isn’t necessarily the most expensive or practical - it’s the one they’ll keep for a lifetime.

We’ve been making fresh and modern versions of traditional baby gifts to charm parents and kids alike for the past 20 years. Each handcrafted cup and spoon is designed to be perfect for little hands and made to be given in celebration of a baby’s birth as a meaningful expression of good wishes for health and prosperity, just as they have been for hundreds of years. Silver and pewter tableware have always been used and given for celebratory occasions, and what could be more worthy of celebration than welcoming a new baby to the world.

Baby cups and spoons made of fine pewter are not just ceremonial (we always value the practical, as well) but are durable and can be passed down through the generations. Metal baby cups may get dented, but they won’t break when dropped! Pewter is anti-bacterial and anti-microbial, so it is a safe choice for babies to eat with too. That's why they're such wonderful baby-shower gifts and keepsakes for newborn babies - they're practical and as adorable as they come.

Nearly all of our baby gifts can be personalized with thoughtfully designed engraving for a gift that's truly one-of-a kind.

How many other objects do people have that they keep for their whole lives? Not many, we don’t think. That’s why we take such care, from start to finish, in crafting these meaningful keepsakes we hope will become a part of your family’s history.

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Often, gifts are forgotten within a few years, but a handcrafted gift can become a family heirloom.

Gifts that are made by a maker's hand represent care, creativity, and authenticity which are often values that become overlooked in our fast-paced lives. A handmade object takes time and has elements unique to the person that made it - their skills, creativity, and values which are all a part of what makes a handmade gift so unique. Of course, we don't know every person that we make products for, but we often assume that someone is giving the object we make as a gift which inspires us to do our best.

In a world of conformity, and often fast-paced living, we want to create handmade gifts that last, that represent time and effort. Pretty much any maker will tell you they value skill, beauty, respect for materials, and creativity over profit-driven manufacturing. Making gifts by hand is a labor of love, which makes it worth celebrating. Celebrate the handmade, the artisan-made, and the American-made with us this holiday!

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They're more than just measuring spoons - they're part of thousands of family recipes.

As someone who still cherishes my grandparents rolling pin from Italy, I know that a single household object can hold generations of memories. Recently, I read the wonderful The Heart Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson which beautifully captures the joy and everyday magic of kitchens, cooking, and domestic life. Handmade measuring spoons, aside from being essential kitchen tools, embody comfort, memories, history and nostalgia for a life that is warm, messy, and full of the joy of good company. Handcrafted measuring spoons that are thoughtfully designed and crafted are the kind of kitchen gifts that will last a lifetime.

While our heart-shaped measuring spoons embody the experience of baking with love for the people you love, other special tablespoons can also be meaningful. For a baker, there may be no other object which are as special and as good gifts as a set of unique, handcrafted measuring spoons that are designed with care, integrity and love. Sometimes when running a business is difficult, I remember and re-commit to the importance of making meaningful gifts for people's homes and everyday lives, such as (seemingly) humble tablespoons for family recipes.

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