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Crystal Imprints

Captutre that special moment with a Crystal Imprint an impression of your child's hand or feet or pet's paws cast in glass. Available in clear and fourteen colours of glass they are a truly special keepsake, an heirloom of the future.

Made exclusively by Connell and Hart, glassmakers with 20 years experience of mould making and glass casting, you will find no other baby or pet impression product to rival Crystal Imprints they are of an exceptional quality and totally unique. Further examples can be seen by following the links Crystal Imprints and Crystal Pawprints or looking in the drop down shop menu on the title bar.

Crystal Imprints capture an amazing amount of detail in glass and as there is no shrinkage in the casting and firing process they are an exact record of your child's hands and feet or pet's paws on the day the impression is taken, unlike many similar products.

How to get a Crystal Imprint or Pawprint made.

It is perfectly safe and easy to make the initial impression all you have to do is help your child or pet press their hand, foot or paw into a slab of soft natural clay. Using a specially formulated mould making material we make a mould from this which we then cast glass into to create your Crystal Imprint.

You can visit our shop in Corbridge in Northumberland (Gresham House, 19 Watling Street, NE45 5AH) or you can come along to one of the shows which we are attending to have your initial impression taken. If you cannot bring your child or pet to us you can buy an initial impression kit online, by phone, mail order or from the shop or a show to take the inital impression at home. These include enough clay to make several impressions to create your required crystal imprint plaque and unlike other home kits can be re used until you get an impression you are happy with, full instructions are also included. For further details or to purchase one online please follow the links or visit our shop pages and select CRYSTAL IMPRINTS - kits to take the initial impression.

Crystal Imprints usually take approximately 2 - 4 weeks from the initial impression to the finished piece, (at busy times such as Christmas and directly after shows delivery may be slightly longer). Your finished Crystal Imprint can be easily posted to you any where in the world (postage costs are usually between £3 and £6 for UK delivery).

Baby Shows

We will be exhibiting at several baby shows this year where we will be taking intial impressions for Crystal Imprints and fingerprint jewellery as well as having a wide range of examples on display and selling initial impression kits. The shows we are attending are listed below.

•  The Baby Show Earls Court 22nd - 24th October

Gift Vouchers for any amount are available and are an ideal gift for birthdays, christenings, weddings, baby showers and maternity leaving presents. If you don't see what you're looking for on the gift voucher page, in the shop menu, just contact us and we'll make you one to suit your requirements.

For further Crystal Imprint examples and an idea of plaque prices please visit Shop - Crystal Imprints - crystal imprint examples, crystal pawprint examples, if you have any questions or would like a bespoke commission please contact us.

We also make Glass and solid silver Fingerprint and pawprint jewellery. More examples can be seen in the shop pages and further details can be found on the Fingerprint jewellery page.

Crystal Imprints are a protected idea covered by the ACID and COPY WATCH design protection schemes.

TESTIMONIALS - Thankyou to everyone who has sent us kind comments about their hand and foot and paw print plaques and jewellery, here are a few of the most recent -