Memory Quilt

You know I have always enjoyed creative crafts or DIY projects. I have also always wanted to make one of those nostalgic T-Shirt quilts using my old shirts I have a hard time throwing away since high-school. I use the same excuse as so many other, “I may fit in them again someday.” Come on, admit it, I know you can relate. As I was thinking it is so frustrating that I feel like I have no time to make this quilt, I was thinking how cute it would be to make a Baby Clothes quilt too. So I turned to my sidekick at work, my good buddy, my business and life mentor… Google.

How to Make a Baby Clothes Quilt

Sometimes just the smell of old clothes can take you back to so many great memories. I remember when my husband and I were dating, he would spray his cologne on his sweatshirt, then give it to me when I was away from him, and I would put his sweatshirt on my pillow and smell him all night long as I went to sleep. It was so comforting and romantic at the same time.

Children grow up so quickly, so how do you keep them young? Their clothes can have so many memories, like the special dress her grandmother made her for Easter, the play shirt your son always wore to play in the dirt, their sports t-ball outfit, her baby cheerleading skirt, his favorite pajamas, or the stained shirt from your traditional family picnic in the part. They are all so cute.

Don’t leave these precious keepsake shirts in a box somewhere for mice and moths to destroy. Preserve them with a Baby T-Shirt quilt or keep your favorite ones in a Baby Time Capsule to give your child when he or she has their own child to wear them again. What a sentimental, heirloom, moment that will be. Get your decorative Baby Time Capsule from http://www.timecapsule.com/product/babystimecapsule/

6 Steps to Make a Baby Memory Quilt

If you want to learn how to make this heirloom quilt, check out the brilliant crafter herself, Martha Stewart, at http://www.marthastewart.com/264279/memory-quilt?czone=crafts%2Fmemorykeeping-cnt%2Ffamily-memories&gallery=275030&slide=264279&center=276976

What is your child’s favorite outfit? Comment below.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

Marcie

www.timecapsule.com

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The summer flies by so fast. I know you can all relate to the phrase, “They grow up too fast.” How many times have you heard yourself ask that question? It may be too hard to comprehend that your baby is no longer a baby, but beginning preschool, kindergarten, or first grade now. So how do you slow down this time?

How to Remember their First School Year

Do you need ideas of how to capture memories of their first school year? There are so many pre-done first day of school interview questions online out there. Check out this one at http://gigglesgalore.net/back-to-school-interview-printable-free-download/. It is a fun and beautiful experience to see how your child has changed throughout the school year, physically, emotionally, and socially. Don’t forget to take their first day and last day of school year picture to have a before and after comparison of their growth. For this fun idea, check out this blog at http://gbragency.blogspot.com/2012/08/back-to-school.html



For those of you who want to preserve their baby years before they start school, check out the Baby hand print kit and Baby Time Capsule from http://www.timecapsule.com/product/baby-time-capsule-hand-print-kit-combo/

Put together a cute school year gift basket for your child as a gift, with a time capsule in it, plus all their other school supplies they need in the time capsule. Let them fill out the interview worksheet included in the time capsule. Don’t forget to save their lock of hair, from their first school year hair-cut, and trace their hand to save in the time capsule.



First Day of School Survival Kit

This is not your average list you are thinking of. This is not the list the school gives you as the parent to go shopping for, so your child is ready for their first day. This is a list for you, the parent, for you to survive when your child leaves for their first day of school. What do you do, when your first born goes off to school? The house is quiet for a few hours. Do you go to work, to help pass the hours? Make sure you have this survival kit handy, to help decrease those tears running down your face, as you drop off your little one at school, in their cute new outfit.

The Parent Separation-Anxiety Checklist: (for the parent)

• Chewing gum to help you take out your anxiety and have something to concentrate on as you try to stay strong and “let it go” or let your child go, as the song sings.

• Mini journal in the car, to help you write out your immediate feelings and thoughts. Keep this journal in your Baby Time Capsule, so your child can read what you went through, years later when he or she opens it at Graduation. What a momentous day that will be.

• Your coffee, to now wake you up earlier in the morning than you are used to, due to bus pick-up times.

• Make up your own interview worksheet of questions to fill out and save in a time capsule for your child. Answer questions like, Four things I currently enjoy doing, what my daily schedule looked like before you started school, where I turn to for inspiration, or favorite tv shows or music you currently listen to.



• Create a pre-done dinner menu, so you can relax the first week of school.

• Set out bubble bath supplies to pamper yourself after work or before your child comes home their first day of school.

• Tissues, for those emotional moments as your child leaves you for their first day of school.

• Your child’s favorite toy to hold on to, as your child leaves, to feel like he or she is still with you. You may even still have their childlike smell on the toy to sniff every now and then when you want your precious child there with you, to help you make it through your day.

• Chocolate kisses, to eat and feel the soft warmth of your child’s kisses while you are away from each other. Chocolate helps anyone through their day, I hear.

• Extra make up in your purse, to touch up your smeared mascara now running down your face from crying.

It is not easy watching your child grow, so make sure to be creative and use keepsakes like the Baby Time Capsule to save your mementos and memories for years to come. Don’t forget to take care of you as the parent too, as you child goes off to school for the first time. You cannot keep giving to them, unless you are given to also. What else do you think you would like to help you get through the separation-anxiety time? Comment below.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

www.timecapsule.com

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]]> https://timecapsule.com/our-testimonials-from-people-just-like-you/ Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:23:33 +0000 http://www.timecapsule.com/?p=3283 There is Truth in Testimonials Who did we go to talk to when we were teenager? Our peers or close friends. Those we know, like, and trust are those who can be counted on for honest answers. As we get older, it is similar, when it comes to purchasing products or using services. I recently [...]

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There is Truth in Testimonials

Who did we go to talk to when we were teenager? Our peers or close friends. Those we know, like, and trust are those who can be counted on for honest answers. As we get older, it is similar, when it comes to purchasing products or using services.

I recently debated about who should cut my hair. It is a very difficult decision for a girl, especially if you have experienced a bad haircut from someone you do not even know. That is when I advise to ask your friends who they use, or look around at hair when you are at a social event, to determine what you like then ask that person where he or she gets their hair cut. I know this is a long blog, but you can skim through the testimonies if you want.



Testimonies are the Lifeblood of Businesses

A time capsule is a very precious gift or keepsake that basically sums up your life or milestone moments, to help you remember what you did or experienced in the past. It is priceless. For such special heirloom gift ideas, we want you to turn to your friends or peers and find out what he or she is saying about this unique treasure. Read some of the following testimonies from from parents, grandparents, friends, and family just like you who have proudly purchased a baby or wedding time capsule. These are just a few comments we hear on the phone, when our customers call. We welcome your comments back. Share some of your own testimonies in the comments. We love to hear from our customers.

What our Raving Fans Have to Say – These are testimonials from people just like you and I.

We have heard comments like:

– Best baby shower gift ever
– I cannot thank you enough for helping me preserve my memories in such a cute way.
– I will be telling my friends and family about these gifts.
– This is ideal for someone who does not have time to scrapbook.



A Special Thanks

If you too would like to be one of our fans of the time capsules, order one at http://www.timecapsule.com, or become a fan of our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TheOriginalTimeCapsule. We cannot wait so share photos with you there and comment on some of your favorite stories you may share with us. To get ideas of how to use the time capsules, check out our other blogs, or view the testimonial videos under the “Testimonies” tab on our website.

My husband Mark and I would like to say a special big Thank you to all of our fans of the Baby and Wedding Time Capsules. We hope this unique gift has been such a blessing and everlasting precious treasure for you and your future family members for generations to come.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

– Marcie

www.timecapsule.com

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