droolicious : keepsake

Keepsake Lolli Doll is Too Cute

Cathy Hale — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I'm constantly looking for unique keepsakes and collectibles parents might like for special milestones. I came accross this Lolli Doll by Lollipop Workshop and just had to blog about it. What a sweet gift idea!

This happy little 'Birthday Girl' doll is about 4.5" tall and can be customized to look exactly like your little girl. You get to choose clothing color, eye color and name. It's not intended to be used as a toy, so you might want to make sure she has a safe spot. Retails for $40 at Craftsbury Kids.

Save the Great Art in Edelen Wille Little Artist’s Portfolio

Heather Kuldell — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:04:00 GMT

Every piece of art created by my child is a masterpiece. Sadly, that doesn’t mean every piece is a keeper. (Y’all know what I’m talking about.) But those very special creations deserve a special place for safekeeping. Edelen Wille Little Artist’s Portfolio creates a vintage vibe with its illustrations and features three pockets to store 2D work. The hardcover portfolio measures 15 inches by 20 inches and ribbons secure the art inside.

Available at Jen Klair Kids for $40.

"Baby is Brewing" Shower Favor

Cathy Hale — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

While this tiny teapot would be perfect for Barbie, it's actually a dainty little favor to hand out at a baby shower. The "It's About Time - Baby Is Brewing" silver tea kettle is a timer that can countdown one to 60 minutes. You just twist the bottom to set it. Each teapot comes in a cute clear box making it a wonderful shower keepsake for your friends and family. At Baby Gift Station you have many options for personalizing each one. Price starts at $3.39 per.

No Time for Baby Books? How About Tiny Tales?

Heather Kuldell — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:23:00 GMT

If you were going to write a book, you probably wouldn’t try to knock it all out in one sitting. You might brainstorm, make an outline or revise your ideas. Take the same approach with a baby book.

Tiny Tales is a kit that sets you up to take notes on baby’s first year. Packaged in a clear acrylic box, the kit features two 4 by 6 notepads and dividers for ages 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months and 9-12 months. The idea is to keep this box somewhere handy and when one of those hope-I-don’t-forget moments happens, jot it down. File the story in the appropriate divider and carry on with the now. For the ultra-organized, the makers suggest filing photos along with the story.

At the end of the year, you can transfer the good stuff into your keepsake baby book or put the kit into safekeeping.

Available at Uncommon Goods for $30.

Got Baby Teeth? Well, Organize Them!

Cathy Hale — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Keeping baby teeth may seem weird or gross to some of you. Me, I think it's totally normal. In fact, I still have my baby teeth neatly saved in a little wooden box. Anyway...

This is a Baby Tooth Keepsake for the hopelessly sentimental (or just mental). Developed by a dentist/dad, this is a cute, functional and sweet way to store those little pearly whites forever. The illustrated organizer comes in a hand-crafted tin keepsake box. It has a handy chart so you can always remember that toothless grin. I think it's a neat way to take "tradition" a few steps beyond the tooth fairy and share important milestones together - no matter how small. The album comes in an organza bag, so it makes for a unique gift too. Check out Baby Tooth Album for many more Tooth Fairy-approved items.

Birthday Keepsake: All Aboard!

Cathy Hale — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT

Add an extra pinch of cuteness to a special birthday cake or cupcakes with this Pewter Train Candleholder. Crafted of fine pewter, it's perfect for your prince. Makes a wonderful gift. Lead-free. $12 at Chasing Fireflies.

Keepsake Gift for the Whole Family

Cathy Hale — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Create your family's masterpiece with this unique Handprint Canvas Kit. Capture handprints, footprints or a parent-child combination. This adorable gift set comes with four 10" stretched canvases in a variety of colors and non toxic water-based paint. Everything you need to celebrate today and mark milestones for years to come. A wonderful keepsake and a fun family activity! $40 at Red Envelope.

Droolworthy: Rabbit Toes Personalized Plates

Mir — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:03:00 GMT

I love the idea of a personalized plate as a special gift for a child (particularly one with an unusual name), but so often the choices are so over-the-top cutesy I cannot imagine anyone over the age of five finding them attractive. These Rabbit Toes plates (from Jessica Rust Designs) have utterly charmed me -- choose from a large cake plate ($65) or four dessert plates ($75 for the set). The delicate fairies or fun construction vehicles patterns circle the rims along with a distinct but tasteful personalization, rendering these designs usable for years to come.

Droolworthy: Barefoot Dreams Keepsake Box

Mir — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:04:00 GMT

I think this little keepsake box by Barefoot Dreams -- fashioned of pewter with inlaid resin images, but reminiscent a fun little wooden block -- is simply adorable, and it appears to have been discontinued by the company. They're still some in stock at In The Treetop, though, where you can pick one up for $30.

Droolworthy: Eat Your Vegetables Heirloom Spoon

Mir — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:04:00 GMT

If you're looking for that perfect, quintessential baby keepsake, look no further than this hand-made sterling silver masterpiece from artist Sarah Hood (available at Briar Patch Heirlooms). Each one features "Eat Your Vegetables" stamped in the bowl of the spoon, as well as a vegetable cast from, well, real vegetables.

Does all of that make it worth the $475 price tag? Perhaps if said spoon shall be placed directly into the baby's mouth at birth....

Custom Baby Spoons to Spoil the Baby

Mir — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:06:00 GMT

6 ounces of pure silver are handcast into a one-of-a-kind spoon with baby's name as the handle. I've never really understood the whole "keepsake spoon" thing for babies, before, but this is pretty impressive.

Up to 10 letters will run you $150 at Spoil the Baby.

Keepsake Album: School Years

modmom — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:02:00 GMT

Chronicle Books sent me a copy of School Years illustrated by S.Britt to use + review. It is adorable + will be a treasured keepsake album for recording + organizing my daughter's school mementos + milestones. "Both parent + child can fill each expandable pocket—there's one for every year from kindergarten to 12th grade—with photos, report cards, art projects + other mementos," but i want to start using it right away, so i'll add a page for nursery school.

$16.95 at Chronicle Books

Baby Love Letters by Canopy Cards: the Baby Book for the Rest of Us

chrisjordan — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:02:00 GMT

Baby Love Letters by Canopy Cards puts a new twist on the baby book.

Baby Love Letters would be a fabulous shower gift for the expecting parent.

There are ten cards letter pressed with inspirational sayings marking the milestones in baby's life. The parent writes a heartfelt letter to their baby on each card, slips it into the corresponding envelope and then into the attractive case.

After having many unfilled baby books for my children, and untold amounts of guilt about the blank pages, this is something I think all us parents filled with good intentions could manage.