My birthday is looming and so I’ve been indulging myself slightly by thinking about lovely presents for myself - I don’t feel too guilty since most of my spare time is spent seeking out great things for the babas.
One thing that I have previously bought to give as presents is FingerPrint jewellry by Button and Bean. Their jewellry makes a really lovely gift for any parent and is available from a fab site called Not On The High Street. The unique feature of this jewellry (the clue is in the name!) is that each piece includes one or more of your baba(s)’ fingerprints cast in polished silver. You may be tired of wiping those pesky little prints off your walls, windows and any other available surfaces but you will never tire of these tiny silver impressions.
There are several different pieces to chose from necklaces, bracelets, cufflinks and even keyrings. Last year, I got Mr McSpendy a pair of cufflinks for Father’s Day. One has Lollipop’s name and fingerprint on it, the other has Mr Moo’s. Both of them have the words ‘Love you, Daddy’ on the back. They are really cute and are such a lovely keepsake (Lollipop was only a couple of weeks old when we took her print)….plus they are functional! I was so happy with the cufflinks that for Christmas, I bought my sister a silver bangle with a charm that has my gorgeous Godson’s name and fingerprint on it. Both pieces are really good quality and very well made.
So how do they get your baba’s print on the jewellry? Well it does require some hands on make-and-do type effort on your part but its worth it. When you order the jewellry, Button and Bean send you out a fingerprint impression kit. This little kit contains special moulding clay and easy to follow instructions. You simply mix the two types of moulding clay that are inlcuded in the kit, take the print and then post it back in the pre-paid envelope. You get enough clay to take two impressions of each print and Button and Bean will use the best one. I needed the second attempt for the cufflinks because the clay dries really quickly and I didn’t move swiftly enough first time but I got two really great prints second time round.
A few weeks later you get your beautiful jewellry in the post. This jewellry is truly unique and as your baba grows, it will be lovely to remember how small those little fingers once were. If you are going to give some of this jewellry as a gift, check out the website to find out delivery times (they get pretty busy around Christmas time and other holidays like Father’s and Mother’s day) so you can decide whether you will be able to order the kit, take the print and give the finished jewellry as the gift. If you don’t have enough time to get the finished gift, you can just give the impression kit to your lucky recipient (an explanation of what your finished gift comes with the kit) who will then have the added fun of being able to make the prints themselves.
Prices range from £75stg for keyrings and pendants to £150stg for double sided cufflinks.
PS: Mr McSpendy, if you are reading this, I really like the heart shaped necklace….conveniently it comes in a two heart design too……
Hello
Thank you so much for the lovely blog comments! One of your readers has today placed an order and told me that you had blogged about us. I’d like to offer any of your followers a 10% discount if they mentioned baba booty and email us directly at info@buttonandbean.co.uk.
Tracy x
Hi Tracy
Thank you so much for your mail and for your fantastic offer. I would be delighted to pass it on!
Paula