| When a baby is born, the occasion is a momentous | | | | footprints. Once you have finished putting together |
| one. Every parent relishes in each of their baby's | | | | your box, feel free to be as creative as you wish |
| firsts. Such as the first smile, first laugh, first tooth, | | | | with the ceramic paint. If you have a baby boy, |
| first step or first word. These are the moments that | | | | perhaps you would paint the box in a baby blue with |
| parents live for. Parents often try to catch every | | | | stars. If you have a baby girl, you might want to |
| possible second of their children's lives either with a | | | | paint the boxes pink with little hearts. You can also |
| still camera or a video camera. After all, our babies | | | | get extra creative and use a rubber stamp to stamp |
| won't be babies forever. But there are still a few | | | | words or pictures onto the boxes with your glazes. |
| firsts that need to be remembered. A baby's first | | | | You might even use a small knife of some sort to |
| hair cut or first lost tooth. For these memories a | | | | carve a beautiful design into the sides of the boxes. |
| beautifully hand-crafted keepsake box is the way to | | | | You can also get creative for other keepsakes that |
| preserve these precious times. For these special | | | | you might want to create. If you are having your |
| times, a keepsake box can preserve memories | | | | baby baptized, you may decide to mold together a |
| better than any camera can. | | | | ceramic cross to hang over your baby's crib. This is a |
| If you don't know much about working with clay, | | | | simple project that starts with some earthenware |
| you might want to begin with some pottery lesson | | | | clay or any other type you may choose. Creating |
| plans to help get you going. Simply roll out the clay to | | | | your baby's keepsake boxes on your own is great |
| the thickness you want your box to be. When this is | | | | way to preserve that special memory. When your |
| finished you can start assembling your box. When | | | | baby has grown and has children of his or her own, |
| making the lid for your box, don't forget to include | | | | he or she will be able to show them the special |
| the little lip on the inside that keeps the lid snugly in | | | | boxes that you made especially for them. The |
| place. You can choose to make your box extra tiny | | | | keepsake boxes are something that every child |
| for that little tooth or lock of hair. Or, you can | | | | would love to have to remind them of that moment |
| choose to make the box a little larger to fit other | | | | in time. |
| items, such as a birth certificate and baby's first | | | | |