Announcement: We have a new Time Capsule we are launching. It is called “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule.

You asked as customers, and we delivered what you wanted.

It is not just a work of art, but a work of the heart when it comes to creating your own time capsule. It is important that we be a part of history and understand our past, to thrive in the future.  Many times throughout life we all have many milestone moments and we all need a way to capture the tangible items that go with these occasions. Almost everyone seems to have a cell phone now, which is great, but what about the sentimental items we collect when we are at a special event or time in our life?

Where do you store your most important mementos or memorabilia from special occasions?

Be a Part of the Interstellar Time Capsule Movie Movement

With the new movie “Interstellar” out, many people are searching for ideas of things to record to send to people in the future, to describe what life is like on earth right now. What an incredible way to give back to the children of the future. What moments, stories, insight, or videos are you planning on sharing with the world? How do you describe to others where you came from? Contribute to the Intersellar movement with your own video or story today using #TimeCapsule or by visiting http://g.co/TimeCapsule. You can also contribute by creating your own “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule. Get yours today from http://www.timecapsule.com/product/milestone-collection-any-occasion-diy-time-capsule/.

Who is the “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule For?

This unique time capsule is designed with you or anyone in mind. The sky’s the limit with this product. This DIY Time Capsule is for children and adults of all kinds, families, communities, businesses, organizations, charities, fund raisers, churches, clubs, etc. Anyone with a significant milestone in life can use this time capsule. Celebrate the past, present, and future using your creative juices to make a DIY Time Capsule for any occasion.

Steps to Make an “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule

1. Create several snapshot photos of your life or occasion, for future generations.
2. Collect items from everyday life, or print photos from the internet of topics and stories trending. For information stored on digital media (like anything video or audio). Include a means to access to it in the future.
3. Set a retrieval date 10 to 50 years from now.
4. Ask friends and family to help gather significant items for your time capsule.
5. Find a location where the time capsule can be stored. Since the “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule is meant to be decorative, you can place it on shelves, fireplace mantles, entertainment centers, or other decorative cabinets. Please do not bury this time capsule. These are not meant to be buried. These unique time capsules are meant to be artistic and a great conversation piece.
6. Register your Time Capsule on our website, and then go on with your daily life trying to forget about the Time Capsule.
7. Years later, open your time capsule at a ceremony. Invite friends and family to come and reminisce with you all over again.

What is so Special about the “Any Occasion” Time Capsule?

You can design your own artwork, logo, or picture to put on the outside of the time capsule using the included sticker sheets. You can also use markers to draw directly on the outside of our time capsule. If you are really in a crafty mood, you can attach different fabrics or material to the outside of the time capsule to truly capture the feeling of your occasion you are celebrating.

The “Any Occasion” Time Capsule comes with everything needed (including an online graphics software program) to create your own DIY photo or artwork to put on the outside of the time capsule. This time capsule is so versitile. Put copies of your own sentimental photos in our online software and create your own scrapbook type layout theme of your occasion. Then print off the photos on the included sticker sheets, to put on the outside of your own DIY time capsule. All you need is your own imagination.

So what occasions in your life would you like to make a time capsule for? Comment below. Share your ideas with others.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

–  Marcie

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A Mother’s Story

She was told that she could not get pregnant. Then we received this phone call at The Original Time Capsule company. Learn why this mother is thankful for Thanksgiving and why she now needs a second Baby Time Capsule. Watch the touching video below, by clicking on this photo.

What are You Thankful For this Thanksgiving?

So what are you doing for Thanksgiving? In a minute I am going to tell you a story about a mother who was very grateful and thankful for life in general. Many times we take things for granted in life. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on things we are doing and their purpose in our lives, spend time with friends and family, and ultimately slow down as we all gather around a table of food and share memories.

I do not know about you, but the holidays seem to be the only time I can clean out closets in my house. Can you relate? Kids come home to visit you over the holidays, and you may still have their old favorite toys, school  papers, music cd’s, or other nostalgic items in a box in their old bedroom closet or shoved in the garage somewhere. It seems like it became a family tradition for my parents to pull out old family photo albums, and find these boxes hidden like treasures in their house, whenever my brothers and I came home for the holidays. It was always an exciting moment to see what all they found this year, that they have piled up, waiting for us to come home and reminisce, then take it home when we leave, to help clean their house or closet. I think my parents still have my old bike I rode in high-school come to think of it. I will have to ask this Thanksgiving when I go visit them.

So, What Do You Do with Your Old Keepsakes?

Many times it is hard for us to throw things away sometimes. Do you still have your favorite outfit, which no longer fits in a closet, but you for some reason cannot throw away? I know I do. Someday I will lose the weight, and may be able to fit in it again. Can you relate to that excuse?

So as we go throughout our lives, how do we know what to save, give away, or throw away? It is a hard decision for many. That is why our company created the decorative and unique Baby and Wedding Time Capsule. Today we are concentrating on discussing the Baby Time Capsule, and knowing what to keep for your newborn baby. We suggest you keep the important milestone moment photos, and tangible items related to those moments in a time capsule. Keep heirloom mementos you want to pass on to your child when they are an adult.

Items to Include in a Baby Time Capsule

From the Baby’s Day of Birth

__ A local daily newspaper
__ A videotape of the local nightly news
__ A national newspaper (USA Today)
__ A television guide
__ A weekly news magazine (Time, Newsweek)
__ An entertainment magazine (People, US)
__ Special interest magazines (Sports Illustrated)

Throughout Baby’s first year

__ A popular toy or doll (Beanie Babies®, Doll, Truck, Pet Rock, etc.)
__ An extended family tree
__ A floor plan of your home
__ A popular CD or taped radio show (top-10 music hits)
__ Your favorite magazine you read as a new mommy
__ A menu from a favorite restaurant you went to as first time parents
__ Pictures from Baby’s first year (from you as parents, and friends or family)
__ Baby’s first shoes
__ Baby’s first tooth
__ Lock of hair from baby’s first haircut
__ Baby’s and Mom’s I.D. bracelets
__ Baby’s name card
__ New baby cards and letters
__ Baby’s first outfit
__ Baby’s first photo
__ Souvenir birth certificate
__ Sibling drawings or messages

Messages/Letters to the Future®:

__ From Mom
__ From Dad
__ From Grandma
__ From Grandpa
__ From Aunts/Uncles
__ From Friends

For a full list of ideas to put in a time capsule, check out http://www.timecapsule.com/ideas-checklist-what-to-put-in-a-time-capsule/.

So what would you put in your Baby’s Time Capsule? Comment below.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

– Marcie

www.timecapsule.com

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It’s a boy! Oh the excitement and fear that fills her heart immediately. There are so many different feelings rolling through her mind. All she knows now, is that she is exhausted and just wants to hold that bundle of joy, she just birthed. What an amazing miracle this baby is. How do you remember every minute during this milestone moment?

There are many different products to help save this special moment in a mother’s life. There are shadow boxes, memory books, keepsake kits, hand print kits, scrapbooks, etc. A unique idea, would be to use a Baby Time Capsule, so you can save the memories for years, preserve special items that may not fit into a scrapbook, then open it at a child’s 18th graduation or when they have their own children, and relive their own day of birth. What was life like the year you or your child was born?

You many not remember every little detail when you child was born, or of their first year of life. You were so busy as a new mother, trying to absorb it all in at once, learning what new sounds or baby moves mean. So, why not spend those many nights awake with the baby, writing down your every thought, feeling, and wish, or prediction about where you see your child in the future, using the “Message to the Future” letters and Baby Profile Book included in a decorative Baby Time Capsule from www.timecapsule.com.

Check out a testimony from one of our fans on our Facebook page, who has purchased a Baby Time Capsule in the past. If you want to visit, our Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/TheOriginalTimeCapsule. If you check out our page before 5-16-14, you have a chance of winning a Baby Time Capsule. Check out our latest posts to win one.

You can even use your child’s first birthday party or your baby shower to have family and friends come over, each bringing something special, to put in your Baby Time Capsule. For ideas on how to make your child’s first Birthday special, check out http://www.kidspot.com.au/birthdayparties/Party-ideas-Party-themes-A-special-first-birthday+666+589+article.htm

So, what is in your Baby Time Capsule or memory box? Comment Below.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

www.timecapsule.com

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Congratulations on being pregnant or recently having your precious child. What a special gift. You are officially a mother now. Hold on tight. This will be your first Mother’s Day. After being in labor for who knows how long, being nine months pregnant, you have definitely deserved this day. Make your first Mother’s Day as unforgettable as you are.

Live each day of your life without regrets. That is one of my life mottos, so I want you to live this one special holiday to the fullest, one in which you never forget. Remember those cute DIY Mother’s day gifts or cards you made your mother, the special dinner you made your mother (as best as you could), the funny or sentimental show you put on for your mom? Ah, the good old days when we were very creative as children, in our choices of gifts of thanks to our mother for Mother’s Day.


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What do you really want for Mother’s Day? – It’s Your Day, be selfish. It’s ok.
Ask yourself:

– What do I wish I could have done or completed last year before getting pregnant?
– What do I really need as a mother right now?
– What do I enjoy doing the most for fun?
– What have I always wanted?

Breakfast in bed sounds nice, getting a mani/pedi or spa treatment for a day, flowers, cake, or perhaps a looooonnnnggggg nap (especially if you have been up with your new baby for several days in a row now). Many times, it is so hard to get away from your child on your first Mother’s Day. You don’t have to though. Why not do something meaningful, unique, and memorable on your first Mother’s Day. Spend the day filling a decorative and artistic Baby Time Capsule from www.timecapsule.com.



Perfect Baby Time Capsule Gift

This is such a meaningful gift to the Baby and to yourself, as you reminisce their day of birth or first year of life, as you fill the time capsule with sentimental photos, letters, and favorite items to remind you of your precious child. Let friends and family members fill out the “Message to the Future” letters included in the time capsule, at your first Mother’s Day party. What fun that will be. Get your FREE Baby Time Capsule from http://www.detroitmomandherviews.com/2014/04/the-original-time-capsule-company-baby.html

Please note this offer expires 5-16-14, so get your entry in to win soon. Share this offer on your Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or other social media accounts so your friends have a chance to win too. This is the best Baby Shower gift.


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Tips to Make a Milestone Moment Mother’s Day

1. Take a lot of photos of your pregnancy, new baby, family, friends, where you celebrated this day, food eaten, gifts received, etc. Be able to show and tell your child what you did for your first Mother’s Day, years later when he or she opens their time capsule or asks as you are looking at your photo album.

2. Make sure to spend time with your mother and grandmother too. There is nothing like the wisdom, advice, care, and presence of your very own mother and generational line of love near you this Mother’s Day. They may just have some helpful hints for your first year with your new baby.

3. Start a new tradition together on your first Mother’s Day. Make a craft together, go somewhere, play games, drink tea on the porch and reminisce, etc.

4. Do nothing….Ah, the day you have been waiting for most as a new parent. The ultimate day of rest. Stay in bed and watch your favorite movie, sleep, read, etc. It’s your day, so make the most of it. For a great laugh on your well deserved day, check out http://viralspiralgroup.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-to-become-favourite-child-on.html

How will you celebrate your first Mother’s Day? Tell us in the comments, or share your most memorable Mother’s Day moment or gift you received.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

– Marcie

www.timecapsule.com

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Please do not use an ugly and boring cardboard box. That is not special.

Use a Time Capsule. No we are not talking about the Apple Time Machine. According to Merriam-webster.com, a Time Capsule is : “ a container holding historical records or objects representative of current culture that is deposited (as in a cornerstone) for preservation until discovery by some future age.”

Many people already have a time capsule, but just do not realize it. You email account saves all your treasured, sentimental emails from friends and family. You can save your photos online somewhere or in a scrapbook, or your time capsule may be that ugly cardboard box in your closet filled with “stuff.”

We here at The Original Time Capsule company want you to treasure your loved and memorable items in a more decorative and special way, with our time capsules. We currently have our Baby and Wedding Time Capsule. More time capsules coming soon “in the future.”

Our time capsules are not meant to be buried. They are meant to be displayed for about 10 to 20 years (or whatever timeframe you choose), on your fireplace mantle, shelf, table, etc. These unique gifts can hold your 3D objects, like Baby’s first rattle or favorite toy, the bride and groom’s wedding wine glass or honeymoon souvenir. Things you would also put in a shadow box, but you want to be kept a secret (if you are making the time capsule for someone else, not yourself). What a memorable day that will be for the child or couple years later, when they open their time capsule and relive the first year they were born or married. I can just hear some of the laughs and see the tears flowing now, from all the memories discussed and experienced again.

So, where do you preserve memories, besides a scrapbook? Here is a helpful article on how to organize your precious child’s artwork and schoolwork at http://www.makelifelovely.com/2013/05/how-to-organize-your-childrens-art-and.html

For the special photos that do go into a scrapbook, learn how to do this by watching this video at https://www.paperwishes.com/scrapbooking101/articles/building-a-page.html

We hope this article was helpful for you. Always remember, have fun!

Making Milestone Moments Count,

Mark & Marcie Norton
The Original Time Capsule Co.

Get your Baby or Wedding Time Capsule now at www.timecapsule.com

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