When the tooth fairy comes to visit

Another gorgeous keepsake find... Office of the Tooth Fairy produces The Official Tooth Fairy Kit. The kit contains a letterpress Tooth Certificate where you can record your child's name the ages they lost their teeth, how the teeth came out and how much the tooth fairy paid for them. It also comes with silkscreen printed cloth bag to store all those teeth. What a fantastic idea!

Hand and Footprint Keepsake

Today I came across a gorgeous new keepsake product that has just launched in Japan. Otete & Anyo (meaning hand and foot) have created the unique idea of turning a baby hand and footprint into a stamp. 

All you have to do is send Otete & Anyo a scan of your baby's hand, and they will turn it into a gorgeous stamp for you to keep as a momento. So what do you do with the stamp?  What about stamping the prints on special paper and framing them for display.  Or creating unique first birthday party invites. They could also be used for scrapbooking or for special letters.

Otete & Anyo engrave the baby's name and birthday on the stamp and package in a stylish paulownia wood box. Makes for a perfect gift! I love it....

Mother's Day memory box ideas

This year I celebrated my fourth Mother’s Day, so I decided it was time to create a Mother’s Day memory box to store all the keepsakes I’ve collected and hope to collect in the years to come.

I’ve chosen to use the PRETTY TREE memory box because it's gorgeous (and not just for kids in my opinion) and is big enough to hold everything.  I now have a home for all the cards and drawings the kids have made me for Mother's Day.

Another idea is to start a photo album dedicated to Mother's Day photos.  Start by collecting all the photos you have of you and your children (and your Mum or Grandma where applicable) from each Mother's Day.  Put them in the photo album making a note of the year and the age of your children.

If your children make or buy you a gift take a photo of it and add it to the photo album.  This is such a simple idea and an easy way to create record of all the special handmade gifts you've been given. Here's my photo...

Label your memory box with the Alphabet and number stickers so you can find it easily each year.  I’ve called mine Mother’s Day.

Creating a Mother’s Day memory box is great because it’s easy to do, doesn’t take too much time or creative talent.  Just a few simple ideas and you have safely stored your memories in a box you’ll never lose.

Do you have any other ideas for keeping your Mother’s Day memories safe? Email hello@thememoryshelf.com.au as we’d love to hear them.

The Memory Shelf is LIVE

We are so excited to announce that The Memory Shelf website is now live.

We are a new boutique online store specialising in a unique range of memory boxes for babies and kids. We believe that keeping children's memories and keepsakes safe should be easy and fun. 

The Memory Shelf also offers a gorgeous range of products to help you store and record your family's memories, including photo albums, memory books and family trees.  If you are looking for a unique baby gift idea come visit us at www.thememoryshelf.com.au.