Hi everyone 🙂
First off I’d like to thank Jo from Made By Mums for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself.
She’s been a big support in the opening of my shop on the page.
My name’s Kate and I run Forever Yours Keepsakes. I specialise in transforming everyday items with your loved one’s clothing. We should be cherishing memories all day every day.
So, what can I say about me?
I’m 31, full time mum to Littleman who is 21 months old – where did that time go?!?
Before Littleman’s arrival I worked full time in purchasing. Financially it didn’t make sense for me to go back to work. The nursery fees would have been the same or more than my income. I also didn’t want to miss out on anything as Littleman grew and developed into the cheeky little maniac he is becoming hehe.
Starting Forever Yours Keepsakes gave me something for myself instead of just being ‘mum’ all the time. It also gave me a release/distraction which I feel has had a positive influence on my mental health.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t cope very well at the start of motherhood. I was diagnosed not long after the birth with severe post-natal depression which explained a lot! A local organisation/charity was a great support to me. As well as the usual CBT etc, we occasionally did crafty things. I found this really therapeutic. Focusing on something else and being involved in and seeing it unravel into a new creation.
As my son’s 1st birthday approached, I wanted a keepsake for me to remember the first year by. I’m sure you’ve all seen the traditional blankets and bears. These are great, but I wanted something a bit different. I felt if I got these they’d just end up put away in a cupboard somewhere. Nothing caught my eye, so I started making my own. I was always creative at school so thought why not give it a go.
And that was 5 months ago 🙂 so we’re still relatively new on the scene, but so far so good.
Our items include clocks, bags, wall art, cushions just to name a few. Our hedgehog has to be our most popular item. I also take requests for custom orders.
We also have Facebook and Instagram pages were we show updates on orders and general chat. I also occasionally run competitions.
Visit Forever Yours Keepsakes Made By Mums shop
Visit my Facebook page – www.facebook.com/foreveryourskeepsakes
Visit my Instagram page www.instagram.com/foreveryourskeepsakes