She is one of those special family friends who has been there through thick and thin. She has been a motivator to the family. She has been an inspiring ball of energy, who has shopped with your through the years. She is the one person who has seemed like a sister to you.

She is now pregnant and about to start a new journey in her own life. What do you give someone so special to you, as a best friend? What do you give back to someone who has meant so much to you? You do not want to just give her the normal baby shower gifts. You want to give her something more unique.

Unique Gifts for a Newborn Baby

There are many different baby shower ideas out there. These are just a few of our favorite ideas for the mommy and newborn baby.

1. Wine Purchased from Baby’s Year of Birth

Now this is a creative idea from http://dailymom.com/expect/5-unique-baby-shower-gifts/. Purchase a bottle of wine from the year the baby was born. Make sure to pick a bottle that ages well or preserves. Then put this bottle in a decorative Baby Time Capsule from www.timecapsule.com and a special letter or fill out a “Message to the Future” note about predictions where you see your child in several years. Then, have the child open the time capsule and wine on his or her 21^st birthday. We just love this idea. How about you?

2. A Personalized ABC Book

What a creative idea to get your guests involved in at your baby shower. Make this sentimental DIY baby gift. It is your child’s first ABC book. Nothing says I love you, like unique personalized baby gifts. You can read the instructions of how to make this at http://www.littlemissmomma.com/2013/09/awesome-sentimental-baby-shower-gift.html. Basically, have guests draw a letter from the alphabet along with a photo that starts with that letter. Have each page laminated, and then create a book out of the pages, to treasure for years into the future for your child. You could have each guest even leave a little love note for the baby, on each page.

3. Baby Shower Poem

This is a unique baby shower gift that is similar to a new mommy’s survival kit, only in a poem. Check out this gift from the heart at http://mummydeals.org/how-to-make-a-baby-shower-poem-gift/. You could even have all the guests at the baby shower sign the poem, so you have a guest list in a creative way, to preserve forever. This idea is perfect, for the person who does not know what to get and it is still unique and thoughtful.

4. Personalized DIY Write or Draw On Baby Quilt

Here is a fun activity for your baby shower, and a unique baby shower gift. Have the guests write on or draw pictures on this quilt. Make sure to sign your names, so the baby knows in the future, who all was at his or her baby shower. What a great, memorable gift to save in the Baby Time Capsule from www.timecapsule.com. Check out this creative idea at http://www.taylorjoelleblog.com/2012/07/top-5-unique-baby-shower-ideas.html.

5. Decorative Baby Time Capsule

Our final unique baby shower gift is a decorative baby time capsule meant to be displayed in the nursery, or a special shelf in your home. This is a gift that will surely be a discussion starter. Parents fill Baby’s Time Capsule with memorabilia from the day and year of their child’s birth. This timeless keepsake is then sealed until a designated day–years in the future–when the baby is grown. Have guests at the baby shower fill out the “Message to the Future” letters with messages of hope, inspiration, and predictions for where they see the child in the future. What a memorable, and sentimental day it will be when the child gets to open this, like when he or she graduates high school. Save baby’s first shoes, pacifier, or the “mommy to be” banner you wore at your baby shower, in the time capsule. Help your child relive what life was like the first year he or she was born, and what it was like at your baby shower.

This heartwarming 22-piece gift set comes with everything needed to create an absolutely unforgettable treasure. You can get your Baby Time Capsule at http://www.timecapsule.com/product/milestone-collection-baby-time-capsule-keepsake-gift/.

What is the most unique baby shower gift you have ever seen? Comment below.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

– Marcie

www.timecapsule.com

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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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A “selfie” is the latest craze word you hear everywhere thanks to cell phones enabling a special camera to take a self picture and then post it to social media to share with friends and family, instantly. A selfie is exactly what you would want to put in a time capsule, especially to represent this time period in our lives, for future generations to know what life was like when we were alive. A selfie is the ultimate time capsule. A selfie is a way of expressing emotion, that you may not have words for, similar to other fun or important photos taken in our lives.

A selfie takes photography and Yourself to a whole new level.

We all need and want to be heard, noticed, and matter in life. We are all unique, precious, and gifted individuals. Who are you? What do you like? How do you spend your time? What are your favorite places to go, things to do, or clothes to wear? What is your favorite meal? Who are your best friends? Do you really watch how you are changing and growing as a person? What important lessons have you learned? When we do not share this information with our family, friends, children, grandchildren, we are neglecting or cheating our ancestors from knowing us.

Everyone has a part in shaping the world we live in, and the direction our children will go. Be selfish and take note of who you are. Take a selfie each year, as you grow in life. Tell a story about yourself each year. Write a “Message to the Future” letter to your children now, about where you see them years from now. Your children will thank you for investing yourself and time into this milestone moment letter they will read, years later in their life. For tips on how to take great selfie pictures, check out http://www.buzzle.com/articles/tips-on-taking-a-great-selfie.html

Life is a Journey

Most people want to see progress in their lives. This is why a time capsule is important. A selfie is just one item (or several items, depending on how many selfies you take), to show this personal progress. There is no need to be famous, or to become famous before taking a selfie. A selfie helps you feel famous. You are famous to someone in your life. Please remember this. You are valuable to someone. You may not feel like it some days, but your children will definitely thank you years later, and think you are famous.

So go ahead, take that selfie. Put it in a time capsule. Get ready to open it years later and have a few laughs with your children. You could even save your selfie as a new mother and father with your baby, then take an end selfie when your child graduates high-school. What differences will you see in your before and after photos of yourselves. Then, put your photos as parents of your child, in a Baby Time Capsule, along with other memorabilia you preserved, and give it to your grown child now on their Graduation day. What a special moment this will be when he or she opens their own Baby Time Capsule to see what life was like when he or she was born or what you were like as parents.

A selfie. It just may be one of the most important pictures you have ever taken, for yourself or for someone else.

A time capsule. It just may be one of the most important projects you have ever done, for yourself or for someone else.

What is your favorite selfie you have done? Comment below or post your selfie in the comments. We want to see your selfies.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

www.timecapsule.com

Credits: Main photo of baby in Selfie Onesie can be found at https://www.etsy.com/listing/174895593/hashtag-selfie-selfie-baby-onesie

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