Preserving Family Memories in Art

memory jarsOne of the greatest joys in life is spending quality time with your family. Whether it is spending time with your children or your parents. Aunts and uncles, cousins, grandparents, and all other relatives can help you create the memories that you will always cherish. It may be a trip to a zoo, picnics in the park, nature hikes, or going to some special event together. The key is simply being with those you love for a special moment in time. We all keep little trinkets from these events. Whether its photographs or a collectible that we purchase. We also have the memories that we hold in our mind. What if you could do more with the things you collect? Many people have started preserving family memories in art. Would you be willing to give it a try?

The Memories That Matter Most

glass covered tableFamily holidays, a family vacation to the beach, and more. They are special days. At a beach, you may pick up shells or coral. When you walk on a nature trail, you may find acorns, leaves, or other tiny things. You can take pictures. You can put small items in a treasure box and keep it in a special place. You can display these items on shelves. When you look at them, you will remember what was so great about those items and that day you spent with loved ones. You may also worry that they will get damaged so you put them up, tucked away in a closet where your kids can one day search through the box. What if there was a way to display your treasures without ever risking damage to them?

Preserving Memoirs for a Lifetime

beach coffee tableRemember the days when you could take a leaf and close it up in a book to preserve it? How many books did you one day get rid of with a treasure hidden inside? It would have been preserved perfectly, but tucked away and forgotten about. Do you want that to happen to your memories? You can create a scrapbook and fill it with small tokens and photographs, fill a small shelf with them and use plexiglass to shield them, frame the small and flat items, or fill jars with shells and other things. The possibilities for creative ways to display items is endless. However, not all these things can preserve everything. This is why many people have started creating beautiful works of art using their memories and easy cast epoxy resin. With epoxy, you can encapsulate items of various sizes and protect them, while displaying them proudly on your coffee table, end tables, and more. It creates a keepsake that can be cherished forever and shown off to all who visit your home.

Make Some Memories

We all get one life to live with our loved ones. You should live it to the fullest. Your child will only be a child for a little while. Your parents and grandparents will disappear too soon. Your spouse and you will grow older and memories will ultimately disappear. It is a sad truth, but an undeniable one. Embrace the life you have, make your memories, and find a way to keep them close to you throughout the rest of your life. You will one day be happy that you did, and everyone you love will as well!