My First Handmade Monday Post! Owl Name Plaques

As one of many many websites around that sells personalised name plaques for kids, we've always tried to create something different to the norm. We generally avoid using traditional rectangular plaques and instead use either a wooden letter (the initial of the child) or wooden shape for the plaque base (shown below). 

So I'm sure you can imagine my delight when I stumbled across these gorgeous little wooden owls.  I obviously had to have them and without any real thought as to how I would design them, I knew I wanted to add them to our range of name plaques.

 

So after a few visits to craft shops and lots of time in the studio (not to mention the whirlwind of destruction that was left in the wake of my 'creativity') this is the finished result. Both are hand painted and I found some perfect fabric for the middle of the large owl. 

 

Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Owls

 



Because the colours on the fabric were too bold for the small owl I used some beautiful patterned paper instead. I finished both with a few sparkling gems, for a little bit of extra detail. I was really pleased with the outcome and have already listed them on the website.  Even 'big rabbit' seemed to take a shining to the owl.

 

 

It's not just the owls I have been working on, I had also fallen slightly in love with a pair of wooden birds and elephants too.  Here's the before and after photos of these two:

 

Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Birds

 

Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Elephants

So that's what's been happening behind the scenes, I'm off now to see what everyone else has been up to on Handmade Monday.

FKS x 



Unique Ideas for New Baby Gifts

If, like many, you know someone that has just had a baby and you want to buy something special but you're struggling with ideas of what to buy, we have a few suggestions that may just help.

Baby Casting Kit. 

Baby casting kits make an ideal gift, allowing parents to create lifelike castings of their little one's feet, hands or both.  Not only do they look fabulous, especially when framed, but they also create a precious keepsake that can be treasured. Prices start at £14.50 without a frame. See all Baby Casting Kits

Baby Casting Kits



Name Plaques with Birth Details.

Name Plaque that records complete ll birth details. This gorgeous heart name plaque is a perfect personalised gift that records all of the birth information in a beautiful keepsake.  These are available in pink and blue and cost £17.50.  See all of our Plaques for Boys and Name Plaques for Girls

Name Plaques

Personalised Door Name Frame. 

How about this gorgeous little door name frame?  We have different designs for both boys and girls Name Frames for Boys and Name Frames for Girls.   Price is only £13.50.

Personalised Name Frames

3D Space Door Name.

This funky space themed door name is a little different to the usual name plaques or prints.  It's made from metallic acrylic letters and 3d space themed decorations.  These look great and only cost £6.50.

Funky 3d Door Name

Personalised Canvas Name.

Continuing with the space theme is this fab 3d personalised canvas.  We have various designs for boys and girls and they are available in 3 sizes; 20x20cm, 25x25cm and 30x30cm - prices start at only £20.00.  See our range of Personalised Canvases for Boys and Girls.

Personalised Space Canvas Name

Personalised Butterfly Canvas

Large Wooden Name Plaques.

We have just designed a new range of shaped name plaques for bedroom doors or walls.  These are just a couple of them.  We haven't added them all to the website yet - but we will very soon.  In the meantime they can still be bought, just send us a message from the website to place your order. www.forkeepssake.co.uk. Prices will be £18.00, but we have an introductory price of £16.00 if bought via our Facebook page www.facebook.com/forkeepssake.

Wooden Name Plaques

Wooden Name Plaques

Small Hanging Name Plaques.

And finally - the smaller version of our new name plaques.  These cute plaques can be hung on the wall, on a bed post or anywhere else you can think of.  They are handpainted and made to order and cost £7.75 each.  See our range of name plaques and door names for Boys and Girls on the website.

Small Name Plaques

Small Name Plaques

New Product Range: Patchwork Nursery Accessories

Here's a glimpse at the first set of products in our exciting new Nursery Decorations & Gifts Category.  This is our range of patchwork nursery accessories and gifts.