There are some really cool gift ideas out there that are perfect for holiday, birthday, and Mother’s Day gifts.  Oh and they are great for the grandparents too!  What on earth could I be referring to?  Well, it’s a special momento.  One that can be cherished simply because it reminds you of your little one.  Get them… Captured in Clay!  This can be through fingerprint jewelry or their profile on decorative plates.

At Captured in Clay, you can get your child’s fingerprints made into jewelry as well as get decorative plates.  I was interested in the profile plates since they say a child’s fingerprints aren’t defined until the age of two.  I’ll wait until Rissa is at least two years old then before I have her prints in a necklace!  I wasn’t sure how well a profile would turn out for Rissa since it seems like she has such small features.  I wish her hair was longer for this too!  Ah, all in good time, I suppose.

In order to get the plate made, I needed to send a picture of Rissa’s profile.  Funny, I have lots of close ups, ears, top and back of head shots, but no profiles.  So, I had to try and GET a profile shot.  This is NOT easy with a toddler… trust me!  She wants to look at my phone and see what I’m doing whenever I try to get a picture of her.  One day I was able to get a profile while she was still in her high chair.

Now to see how it gets turned into a plate…

Some of you may remember that Captured in Clay sponsored a gift certificate for our giveaway for the Green Christmas Giveaway Hop back in November.  Unfortunately the process of creating the plate took too long for it to arrive in time for the event after I submitted the profile photo.  But THEN we had a mishap.  A box arrived with a broken plate.  I was so sad!  Thankfully Stacey was understanding (don’t you hate when a package marked FRAGILE is NOT handled with care?) and got to work making a new one for me.  The second one arrived safely!

I think it looks very nice and it will make a wonderful gift for the grandparents!

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Darcy Zalewski is a married, stay-at-home mom who is discovering her greener side, starting with advocating for cloth diapering. When she's not changing diapers or singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider, she can be found at Tales From the Nursery, where she shares tales of motherhood as well as product reviews, or at ShePromotes, a resource for blogger support.

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