Love You Niece Blanket: A Hug for When You're Apart

Love You Niece Blanket shows “To My Niece” in soft pink letters at the top, and the message beneath it does the rest. The words “This is a hug just for you, for when we're apart” sit across a curved band, and the lines “to remind you I love you” and “you're always in my heart” are the closing words you'd hear from someone who misses you. It is a gift for the aunt, uncle or grandparent who wants to say I'm thinking of you from far away.

The artwork explained

The centerpiece is a pair of pink arms reaching toward each other, drawn in a simple outline style that suggests a hug from across a room. The arms are placed on top of the printed words, so the message feels like it is being carried by the embrace itself. Around the edges, hand-drawn doodles fill the empty space: a small bee, a bird, a paper airplane, an umbrella, a rainbow and a sun. Clouds and flowers appear in the corners, and a few music notes float near the message.

The lettering is rounded and friendly, set in the same soft pink as the arms and doodles. A small red heart sits at the bottom of the message and two green stems with red hearts rise up along the sides. Together the pieces create a playful, handwritten feel that fits a young girl's room as easily as a teenager's bedroom. Every element supports the words, so the design reads quickly and warmly from across the room.

Who it suits best

Aunts, uncles, grandparents and godparents are the people who will notice this design first, usually because the words “To My Niece” appear before anything else. It works for the relative who lives in another city, another state or another country and wants a reminder that the family bond still holds.

Love You Niece Blanket also suits a niece who loves pink, doodles and cozy things. It is a natural fit for a girl who sleeps over at grandma's house, moves to a new town or heads to college and needs something familiar on the couch.

When it fits

This design is an easy choice for a birthday, a graduation, or a going-away gift before a move or a long trip. It can also be sent simply because you miss her, with a note saying that the message on the blanket is exactly what you want to say. Choose the fleece or sherpa style, in the printed pink, and the blanket becomes a hug she can wrap herself in whenever she needs one.