Best Friend Chosen Family Blanket for Your Bestie

Best Friend Chosen Family Blanket shows “To My Bestie” in bold script across the top, with a short note about friendship set beneath it. The words say that friends are our chosen family and that they are always by our side, even when they are not related. You may find the message speaks to the friend who has been there through every up and down, and it reads like something you would say out loud over coffee.

What is printed on it

The center of the design is a cream field covered in lines of text. Each line is set in a different style, some in capital letters and some in italic script, with a few phrases highlighted in red to draw the eye. The lines move from the idea of chosen family, to accepting one another, flaws and all, to knowing each other's secrets and laughing and crying together. Near the end, the message turns to thanks and to the hope that your friend knows how much she is missed when she is gone.

A border of sunflowers wraps around the edges, with green leaves and fern fronds tucked among the blooms. In the lower center, two women are shown from behind, one with long blonde waves and one with auburn hair, both with their shoulders close together. Their faces are hidden, so the picture reads as a pair of friends standing side by side. The sunflowers give the design a warm, sunny feel that pairs well with the message.

Made for these people

This blanket is for the friend who has known you for years, the one you call when news is good or bad. It also suits the friend you met later in life and who has quickly become someone you cannot imagine without. The message speaks to people who have kept a friendship alive through moves, new jobs, and busy seasons.

You might notice the words first, then the sunflowers, then the two figures at the bottom. Friends who value honesty will recognize the lines about accepting each other, flaws and all. Those who have shared a hard year will feel the line about laughing and crying together. Anyone who has ever said, I'd be lost without you, will find it hard to read this blanket without smiling.

A gift idea that fits

This is a good choice for a birthday or a friendship anniversary, especially when you want the message to say what a card cannot. Give it wrapped and tied with a note, and let your bestie open it on her own time. It also works for a moving-in day or a long-distance friend's visit, when a cozy reminder of home is welcome.

Wrap it around yourselves on a rainy afternoon with two mugs of tea and a favorite show. Most of all, it is a way to tell your friend that you chose her, and that the choice still feels right.