A friend contacted me recently about a wonderful gift she received. You see, my friend and her husband have a new baby girl; this little girl came quite a bit earlier than anyone expected, and there were a few breathless moments in the process, but the entire family is now doing very well indeed. To the point - the gift was a pendant in silver of this little baby girl's fingerprint, and my friend was ecstatic about it. Not a reproduction - the actual fingerprint. How was this done? The answer lies in the new Priceless Prints kits that just arrived in our Omaha store (and online at theafternoon.com). This kit contains a special clay developed in Japan in the early 1990's made of microscopic particles of .999 fine silver suspended together with water and organic binder. Simply make an impression of that special one's fingerprint in the clay and send it in to the kit manufacturer as directed (postage is not included). The clay is fired and the water and binder burn away, allowing the metal particles to fuse together. The end result produces a .999 fine silver fingerprint pendant, imprinted with initials of your choosing on the reverse. Of course, the uses are not limited to infants: you can capture the prints of any loved one..a brother or sister, grandparent, love of your life, even a family pet! Of course, each pendant is a "one of a kind," as unique as the fingerprints (or paw prints) you capture in clay. Each kit comes with full, easy-to-follow directions. If you're looking for the ultimate in personalized gifting, this may just be it.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Silver Prints
A friend contacted me recently about a wonderful gift she received. You see, my friend and her husband have a new baby girl; this little girl came quite a bit earlier than anyone expected, and there were a few breathless moments in the process, but the entire family is now doing very well indeed. To the point - the gift was a pendant in silver of this little baby girl's fingerprint, and my friend was ecstatic about it. Not a reproduction - the actual fingerprint. How was this done? The answer lies in the new Priceless Prints kits that just arrived in our Omaha store (and online at theafternoon.com). This kit contains a special clay developed in Japan in the early 1990's made of microscopic particles of .999 fine silver suspended together with water and organic binder. Simply make an impression of that special one's fingerprint in the clay and send it in to the kit manufacturer as directed (postage is not included). The clay is fired and the water and binder burn away, allowing the metal particles to fuse together. The end result produces a .999 fine silver fingerprint pendant, imprinted with initials of your choosing on the reverse. Of course, the uses are not limited to infants: you can capture the prints of any loved one..a brother or sister, grandparent, love of your life, even a family pet! Of course, each pendant is a "one of a kind," as unique as the fingerprints (or paw prints) you capture in clay. Each kit comes with full, easy-to-follow directions. If you're looking for the ultimate in personalized gifting, this may just be it.