Bespoke Request for Angel Baby Memorial Letters

I was approached by a customer with a very special and unique request - to create some memorial letters that spelt her angel baby's name - that she could display on the grave. 

Our MDFs letters weren't up to the job as they would be no good outside, so we used acrylic.  This also meant we could add spokes to the bottom of the letters, to secure them in the ground.

The result - these chunky, pretty metallic pink letters, which will reflect the light, decorated with butterflies and sparkling gems.  We are yet to test the accessories against the elements, so we'll see how we go.  I'll post a picture of the letters on the grave when I have one.

If you are interested in something similar please feel free to get in touch with me via www.forkeepssake.co.uk  to discuss your idea or requirements.

NEW! Mirror Door Names

Our acrylic mirror letters and shapes are so popular we thought we'd put them together to make unusual door names - what do you think?


Now available to buy with flowers, hearts or butterflies for girls.  And for boys: rockets, aeroplanes and stars.



We can arrange for most shapes to be cut though - so for any specific requirements, please just get in touch :o)

Boys Door Names
Girls Door Names

More Pewter Christening / Baptism and New Baby Gifts

Fabulous and unique gifts, offering messages of luck and love to a new baby or child being christened/ baptised. 

Pewter Wishing Hearts: Gift contains 5 small pewter hearts each with a wish engraved.  Wishes are: Hope, Health, Happiness, Wishes and Success 

Pewter Wishing Pebbles: Gift contains 5 small pewter pebbles each with a wish engraved.  Wishes are: Peace, Joy, Luck, Dreams and Friendship. 

See the rest of our range of pewter gifts or visit our website to view our complete range of personalised gifts and keepsakes for children.

New! Girls Animal Wooden Wall Letters

Here's a sneaky glimpse at a couple of new animal designs that are going to be added to the website imminently.  The letters are 20cm high, 12mm thick and painted light blue or red - although we can paint almost any colour, on request.  Animals are not limited to those pictured in the photos - you can choose whichever animals you want to use from the image below.  A fab way to add a splash of colour to a room - little girls are sure to love them !!

  

Wooden Letters - Not just for kids names

Wall letters can be used to spell pretty much anything you want and do not have to be limited to a child's name.  Here's one that a customer recently requested, 20cm white letters with butterflies spelling "Zzz" to go above her daughters bed.  I'm sure it's made a gorgeous accessory to the nursery.  Other ideas include "dream" "sleep", "princess" - you can let your imagination run wild.

Another customer requested Story Time in the Mirror chain letter wall letters and another customer wanted a phrase from a nursery rhyme in 5cm acrylic letters.  These are just some ideas, but really the options are endless.  You can choose any design or any type of letter to make any word or words that you desire.  See links for more information and prices:

Girls Wooden Letters, Boys Wooden Letters, All Wall Letters

Wooden wall letters - the chunkier, the better

Well, that's what we think anyway.  Whether you're using the letters to spell a child's name on a bedroom or nursery wall or a word to decorate a space in the hallway or living room, using chunky wooden letters will give extra impact making them stand out even more on the wall.  A much more effective finish!

All of our wooden letters are made from 12mm thick mdf.  This is twice the thickness of most other sellers, but having created and compared the two sizes, I can reassure you that these look much better.

They can be made thicker, but it becomes much more costly to buy; make and post - however, as always, we'd always be happy to try and acommodate bespoke requests.

Visit the website to see our complete range of beautiful handmade wooden wall letters or for bespoke requests (any word, phrase or design) please get in touch.

** Addition: February 2012 - We are now offering both 6mm and 12mm thicknesses to give our customers the choice.  So if you are feeling the pinch and want stunning looking letters for less - check out our website and choose the 6mm thickness.

January's Most Unusal Names for Boys and Girls

Creating personalised gifts and keepsakes gives an interesting insight into some of the more unusual names out there.  We thought we'd share with you, each month, some of the lovely and unusual names we come across both for boys and for girls.

January's most unusual girls names included Ellicia and Larissa, with the most popular names being Ella and Lilly (which was a surprise as Ava is usually a firm favourite each month!).

For the boys, we loved Zayan and Cassius. Jack (much like Ava) is one of the favourites for boys and was the most popular name for us in January.

Dylan - Boys Pale Blue Stars, Wooden Wall Letters

One of this week's makes... Dylan.  15cm pale blue wooden wall letters with stars, for boys. Price is per letter - see website for more information, size options and prices.

More information

Leah - Hot Pink Wooden Name Plaque

This is Leah in our hot pink butterfly design.  This name plaque is 25cm high and 12mm thick and is provided with sticky pads - theese name plaques are 14 pounds each.  You can purchase through the website from the candy pink letter - just remember to request the colour change from candy pink to hot pink :o)

See the rest of our range or visit our website to view all of our products.

Different Types of Box Frames

There are really only two different kinds of box frames that you can buy and it's important to know the difference as it will have an effect on the finished look.

Deep Rebate Frame

 The first type of frame is a deep rebate frame.  These are made from one piece of wood (a deep rebate moulding) rather than having a box fixed to the back of them.  Not only do these frames have a modern and contemporary feel, but because they are made from one piece of wood you have the option of either hanging them to the wall or leaving them to to stand on a shelf or windowsill.  They look great from the side, so if you are hanging it from a wall you won't need to worry about the side profile.

Box Style Frame

The second type of frame is the box frame - these use a standard moulding for the frame face and have a box fixed to the back of the frame.  The key advantage to this type of frame is that you can get a greater depth, giving you more flexibility as to what you can frame.  For the deep rebate frames, choice is very limited for all aspects: colour, style and depth, as there are not a lot of deep rebate mouldings on the market.

We still use contemporary mouldings for our box style frames and the box is only visible from the side view.  Because of how these are made we can also look into bespoke requests for our customers (something we can't do for the deep rebate frames) - whether the request is for a different colour frame or different dimensions - including depth, we can usually help.

Visit our website to see our complete range - and please feel free to get in touch with any bespoke requests.

Thanks for reading :o)

New! Boys Transport Wooden Wall Letters

More Details or to buy...

New for 2011, our transport themed wooden letters for boys. 

These wooden letters and vehicles can be painted almost any colour to match the existing decor. We can also source most shapes to include on the letters so are happy to try and accomdate any specific requirements you may have. 

More Details or to buy...

 The letters can be used to spell a boys name, his initials or alternatively you can create a completey different word out of them such as "Play", "Sleep", "Nursery".

See our range of wooden wall letters for boys

New! 12 x 16 Inch Deep Box Frames - New Colours

Our 12 x 16 inch box frames have proved so popular that we have added another two colour options to our range.

12 x 16 Inch Deep Beech Box Frame

12 x 16 Inch Deep Beech Box Frame

Here they are: Silver and Beech.   These form part of our 55m deep range - they have a box fixed to the back to allow for the extra depth that may be required for your special keepsakes

Don't forget to visit our website to see our full range of keepsake box frames.

New! Dinosaur Wooden Letters for Boys

More information or to buy...

We had a number of enquiries for Dinosaur letters in 2010, so thought we'd better do something about it!  We have finally included a dinosaur theme in our range of wooden letters for boys.

The wooden letters and dinosaurs can be painted pretty much any colour to match the existing decor. You can have the letters with our without spots and can even have different coloured letters if desired.

More information or to buy....

 We can also source most shapes to include on the letters so are happy to try and accomdate any specific dinosaur requirements you may have.  The letters can be used to spell a boys name, his initials or alternatively you can create a completey different word out of them such as "Play", "Sleep", "Nursery" and so on.

We hope you like them.

New! Pewter Christening & New Baby Gifts

"Christening" Pewter Heart Gift

2011 promises to be an exciting year for For Keep's Sake, as we introduce a number of new products and product designs to our existing range.  The first of these being our gorgeous new pewter christening gifts and new baby gifts.   

These are our beautiful pewter Christening hearts.  Each is engraved and comes in its own cream organza bag.  There are 3 choices: "Godson", "Goddaughter" or "Christening".   They will make fabulous presents and are great value at only £6.35 each.

Our high quality pewter gifts make unusual and very special keepsakes. These unique items are handcrafted in the UK and will make perfect christening and new baby gifts, that will be treasured forever.

If you like these, then you'll love the rest of our range - coming soon. 

"Goddaughter" Pewter Heart Gift

"Godson" Pewter Heart Gift

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Looking for Ideas for Keepsake Frame Displays?

We have set up a new photo album for those of you who want to frame something special but need a few ideas and a little inspiration to get you started.  We have a range of images, some that we have put together ourselves and others that customers have sent in to us.  The key themes are baby keepsakes and wedding memorabilia, but if you are looking to frame something completely different you may still find the album useful.

View our Photo Album Now

If you have already decided what to frame and how to display it, but you still need to find the right frame, check out our range of Keepsake Frames, which are available in various colours, sizes and depths.