UPDATE: We have scheduled the live event for January 28 at 4pm Eastern time.

[the following was originally posted on January 7, 2009]

With the excitement of a brand new, tiny person's arrival, come...adorable tiny clothes, huggable toys, and all those things new moms need. Whether you're a new mom, a craftsperson specializing in baby items, or someone browsing for baby shower gifts, this event is for you: Virtual Baby Shower and Trunk Show!

Etsy will be hosting this online event in the Virtual Labs with ficklefaerie, exact time and date TBD. Gather round as we announce the most recent additions to the Etsy community, and as we surprise new moms with a lottery of donated baby shower items. This is also an opportunity for shoppers to get a peek at sellers' picks from their shops in a fun environment. Cuteness all around!

The Etsy Baby Shower is a community project ficklefaerie started in the Etsy forums. Now in its second year, the project deserves a special event, so we decided to do something live! Read about how the project got started in this post.

We'll be inviting our contacts and blogger friends to spread the word about the event; we hope to get lots of people to attend.  Please post in this forum thread if you'd like to participate either as a mom or as a generous seller who'd like to donate a gift. The details are in the thread, and we're closing comments here to consolidate questions and such in one place.

We especially can't wait to meet the first 2009 babies!