Nesting? Or Caged? Whichever you prefer, birds add a touch of delicacy to decor. The nest signifies home, a comfortable place, family, and rest. The cage can signify confinement or restraint, unless...if a door were to accidentally be left open...
If you're a mom I'll bet you still have at least one pair of these tucked away somewhere in your home: baby shoes!
So cute and little and oh, the memories...
Or maybe you have a pair of your own baby shoes that you once wore many moons ago that your parents hid away. In either case, why not display these precious keepsakes like these creative folks below did? Check it out!
In the beginning... Years ago it was common practice to have baby shoes "bronzed." This was a way to preserve baby shoes as precious keepsakes and consisted of the shoes being electroplated with copper. This is a multi-step process that is actually very interesting! Check out this video to see how it is done!
Video from American Bronzing In previous generations, folks were limited to shoes with a bronze finish. Nowadays you can have baby shoes preserved with a plating of pewter, silver, gold, standard bronze, bright bronze, or even porcelain!
