Well what a busy time, my feet are killing me from all that standing at the show and the 'race for life' this weekend, I must be mad!! The Exeter show was a fantastic success and it was great to meet so many customers both old and new. Your feedback and comments on our products as always is very encouraging if you have any more feedback, comments or of course pictures of your castings, we are always happy to hear from you and see your results!

We still have a few show special offers and I will get these onto the site very soon so keep looking and you could grab yourself a bargain. Back to work with a bang as the website is being updated again and new products and frames are being added to our current range, making creating a beautiful 'Borrowed Moments' keepsake affordable for everyone

April 2009

Well, that’s another month gone in a haze. We have been working flat out getting all our luxury products up to the highest standard they can be. For me, Borrowed Moments is all about offering beautiful, luxury kits that any parent would be proud to have, at fantastic prices and this I think we have achieved, I am very happy with the quality items we are able to offer and judging by the comments we have been receiving from our customers, you’re happy with our products too, which is fabulous! Thanks to the Children’s centre in Torpoint, for allowing us to visit to show off our products, we look forward to introducing ourselves to you and showing you our range of keepsakes.

I’m going to be very careful about where I sit at the moment as there seems to be a mad increase in pregnancy going around; perhaps it’s the cold evenings! I just don’t want to get caught out by sitting in the ‘pregnancy chair’ any time soon. I’m quite happy making a fuss of other people’s babies and handing them back these days, I have quite enough of my own and I don’t need any more, I have 5 children already, a husband, a dog and my own business and that’s enough for any woman!

March 2009

We have been so busy I have been neglecting my blog again! We have been so busy with training, bringing on new lines and getting our showroom ready. We have got our fantastic showroom area all up and running now and it looks fantastic, if you live near us then please do pop in for a look around when you are passing to have a look at our fantastic range. We now have our workshop, our showroom and our offices all in one premises which makes things a lot easier. Some of the new items we are launching this year are coming on line, our new ‘Doodle Mugs’ range are mugs that we can put your child’s original artwork onto, these make great, original presents and are even dishwasher proof too! Our paint wipe kits have had a make-over and are looking much better now; these all make great keepsakes and are really simple to do and our 3d clay impressions are beginning to take shape, photos and prices will be put on shortly.

January 2009

A happy new year to all our customers.

We have been so busy that I'm afraid I have been neglecting my 'blog' duties! We have finally done it, we have moved to much larger premises, however just before Christmas at our busiest time was not the best time to move but we are still standing, just!!

This will enable us to offer you even more products at fantastic prices and we have a separate studio area to display all our items so if you live in Cornwall or Devon, you can visit us to take a look at our products before you choose which keepsake you would like to create or to have created for you and I would love to say that it has been great to meet so many of you already who have popped in to take a look at our products.

Our workshop and offices are all on the same site now so it will be easier to keep on top of things.We have had our graphic design team busy too, as we were moving we thought we would give the company a complete overhaul and our new image is slowly being introduced.

I would like to say a special thank-you to Jason who has been extremely patient as we batted ideas to-and-fro and finally agreed on a design we all love!

Watch out for the new logo and image coming soon.Because of all the extra space we have been able to give our clay impression kits a facelift; they are now available with a better choice of frame options. We are also able to offer these amazing impressions taken in clay, made by us for you as well as our 3d casts.

The clay is extremely soft and we take the impressions for you and then magically, with some great turn them into beautiful keepsakes for you. We have also increased our choice of frames for you; we now have modern, deep rebate frames as well as our range of box-frames available so there are more items to choose from than ever.

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2008

New for the end of 2008, check out our new range of deep rebate framed kits, these create a very modern and stylish look to any décor. We will be stocking the natural brown colour as a regular item and we also have limited stock of the silver-grey and white in both the 8”x8” and 10”x8” sizes which we are selling off as special offers, so grab yourself a bargain before they are all gone!

We have been extremely busy moving the business, space was desperately needed and our new showroom will be ready soon, we are very excited and looking forward to this new venture. Special thanks to my children who have helped out so much with moving and plenty of hugs when things have been tough! The Christmas rush is passing in a haze, thanks to all our fantastic customers. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all and I am looking forward to the new year to implement all our wonderful changes and new products.

All New 3D Casting Consultant Sessions

3D Casting Consultant Sessions

We are pleased to be able to offer you personal casting sessions again. Simply make an appointment to come to our studio in Torpoint, where we will take the impressions for you and produce your finished piece in the finish that you choose, samples are available at our studio for you to see the different finishes that are available to you. We can also arrange to come to your baby group if some of your friends want castings done at the same time, this is only available for foot castings (as hands are better taken when baby is more relaxed, in a quieter environment).
Casts are available fixed in an 8”x8” classic square frame, available in traditional and natural pine or a silver style frame or in a 10”x8” luxury frame with photo option, which is available in the same frame finishes, just bring along your favourite standard sized (4”x6” photo and we will fix it in for you alongside your casts. The frames can have ivory, pink or blue backings and mounts, the casts can be finished in a choice of silver, gold, bronze, white, copper or faux bronzed effect, samples of colours will be available to view at your casting session.
Your orders will normally be ready within 14 days (this may take longer at very busy times but I will try and let you know in advance if they will be delayed in any way). When your item is finished, I will call you for you to come and collect (items can be posted via courier for a small extra charge if you want this option, just let me know).
Prices:
2 feet in an 8”x8” frame £80.00
A hand and foot in an 8”x8” frame £85.00
2 feet in a 10”x8” luxury, photo frame £90.00
A hand and a foot in a 10”x8” luxury, photo frame £95.00
(you need to supply your own standard photo 6”x4” size)
* £5.00 extra charge for the faux bronzed effect
Life casting with babies or young children is like any other life casting, it is never guaranteed to succeed, you may need to come back in for another sitting if the casts are unsuccessful, of course I have taken a lot of castings so my chances of getting it right are good but I cannot guarantee that your casting will be straightforward, especially if you want baby hands cast. I will not frame casts that I am not happy with; I would rather call you and get you to come back in and re-do the moulds.

New for August, check out our lovely new larger frames, these are available in gold or silver and are perfect with our 3 aperture mounts to display a photo in the middle and casts on either side, making a more unusual statement if you just want to display the casts of one child. Or our new twins or siblings option, this is the larger 12”x8” frame with a much larger space than our standard kits, giving you plenty of room to display the casts of twins, older brother’s or sister’s alongside their new baby’s casts, which is an incredible bonding experience for your older child, as they can ‘help’ to cast the baby’s hands or feet or even a fantastic space for displaying just the casts of an older child. As the twins/siblings kit comes with twice as much powder as our standard single child kit, there will be plenty of powder to take plenty of casts to ensure that you get the perfect casts to display in your frame. These kits come in a gift box and are perfect as a gift for some-one else or just as a special reminder for you.