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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

July Newsletter

In June we celebrated our 6th full year of our online website MyForeverChild.com. When I started on this endeavor over 7 years ago, it was mostly for local bereaved parents we had met through our hospital and support groups. When I opened up the website, we were able to quickly reach a worldwide audience. Back then we could not have predicted how popular and successful our personalized memorial keepsakes and remembrance jewelry would be.

It has been an absolute honor and privilege to create the cherished mementos for both happy occasions and tragic situations. Through the years we've loved connecting one-on-one with our customers to make that special piece that will help them along on their particular journey. With the love and care put into every item, you can be sure that your keepsake will be of high quality that you will treasure for years. True to our original mission, a portion of every sale is donated to hospitals, support groups, and charitable organizations to pay it forward and help make a difference in other's lives.

Although we've grown exponentially over the last 6 years, I'm glad that we have stayed a small family owned and operated business of just my husband and myself. When you choose to place your order with My Forever Child, you are supporting an independent artist and small business, and we Thank You tremendously!!


{NEW PRODUCTS}


Petite Baby Bean Necklace- (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
This is a smaller version of our original Baby Bean solid sterling silver necklace. Our exclusive "bean" pendant is a sweet way to remember a lost baby, especially when miscarried in the first trimester. Often, the early sonograms of a baby look like a bean shape. Many women refer to their babies early in the pregnancy as "Bean", "Tadpole", "Peanut", "Sprout",etc.

Petite Baby Bean Necklace

The petite sterling silver bean pendant is 11mm long x 8.5mm high x 3.5mm wide. Comes on a 16" sterling silver cable chain. You can select the optional chain extender to make the necklace longer.Limited quantities, only 20 pendants in stock.

Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss Healing Gemstone Bracelet {Back in Stock and newly Redesigned} Our Pregnancy Loss Healing Gemstone Bracelet is as symbolically rich as it is aesthetically beautiful.

Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss Healing Gemstone Bracelet

Genuine gemstones in various shapes, cuts, and transparencies randomly encircle this super comfortable bracelet. Pink and light blue are the official awareness colors for pregnancy and infant loss, and the gemstones selected reflect this sentiment.

The gemstones included in this bracelet:
~Angelite: (light blue), true to the name of this gemstone, it represents your little angels(s) watching over you.
~Rose Quartz: (light pink), a very powerful gemstone thought to help mend broken hearts, promote love, and even increase fertility!
~Clear Quartz: (clear), symbolizes purity and clarity. Helps to cleanse the spirit and magnifies the metaphysical powers of other gemstones.

Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss Healing Gemstone Bracelet

On an elastic cord. One size fits most.
Includes a sterling silver awareness ribbon charm.

Colored Aluminum Dog Tags When I posted this picture recently on our Facebook page as a preview item, the fans went nuts! I didn't expect the overwhelming demand expressed for this item, so I set about to listing it as a new product right away.

Aluminum Dog Tags


Our new dog tags are made from high quality anodized aluminum in a variety of colors, including pink, dark blue, light blue, black, silver, green, purple, and red. There are several images to choose from for the front, and you can have your own personal inscription underneath. *More Images Coming Soon* The back can be also personalized.

Makes a great personalized and affordable keepsake for children, teens, and adults. Dog Tag measures approx. 2" long x 1 1/8" wide x 1/16" thick. Engraved in Roman Font.

Our optional rubber silencer in several colors are perfect for a finished look, select your choice of coordinating or contrasting color.

Aluminum Dog Tags

{SALE!} Our new Personalized Colored Aluminum Dog Tags are on sale for $20 for pre-sale orders until Sunday, July 3rd. This is so I can have a feel for the correct amount of the various colors to order. Please allow 2 weeks for your order to be made before shipping out.
P.S.- If you're not already a fan of our Facebook page, you should be! This is where I post all the latest designs fresh from the studio and host a giveaway every month. If you need help getting set up on FB, just let me know :-)

Stainless Steel Dog Tag- with the very volatile silver and gold markets over the last several months, prices of supplies have been soaring. Unfortunately, I've had to raise prices on most items just to keep up with the increased costs. I've been searching for affordable priced yet high quality alternative metals. After trying out many different shapes and styles of stainless steel dog tags, I'm happy to have added these to the product line. More designs will be coming out soon with this new dog tag and other stainless steel jewelry.

Our new Stainless Steel Dog Tags are perfect for dads! Made from 316L stainless steel, these high quality tags are sure to please.

Stainless Steel Dog Tag

Larger than our sterling silver dog tags, these stainless steel dog tags measure 1 1/8inch wide x 1 11/16 inch high x 2mm thick. The large surface area can fit lots of personalized engraving. Will be engraved in Roman filled font.

Several options are available to add a necklace chain, key ring, or lanyard clip to attach onto a golf bag, laptop case, or brief case. The 2.4mm ball chain necklaces that coordinate with this pendant are made from high quality jewelry grade stainless steel, perfect for everyday wear.


{Also New} We just received in new Inkless Wipes and specially coated paper that we can send to you to make your own no-mess, no-fuss handprints, footprints, and fingerprints. This is perfect if you'd like to make custom engraved pieces with the prints from mom, dad, siblings, and even pets! Our new inkless wipe kits will be listed with our custom engraved handprint and footprint jewelry products soon.


{Also New} I have a new engraving machine and software that I took a leap of faith on a couple of months ago. I'm still not fully acclimated to all that this new machine can do. But I hope to bring you lots of new engraved jewelry and gift items in the coming months. Please feel free to email me if you have a special request for a particular design. I'm always open to new ideas and sometimes new pieces are based on customer requests.


Wishing you a safe and peaceful summer,



MyForeverChild.com


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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Mother's Day Ordering Dates & Gift Ideas

Mother's Day is May 8th, which is quickly approaching!
April 16th is the last day to order Custom Engraved Handprint and Footprint Jewelry for guaranteed delivery by Mother's Day (in the United States only). This unique jewelry features your child's actual handprint or footprint images permanently diamond engraved into keepsake quality sterling silver and 14K gold pieces.

April 23rd is the last day to order Personalized and Engraved Jewelry to be delivered in time for Mother's Day.
If you are ordering one of these unique keepsakes after the deadline, you can print out a Gift Presentation Card to insert in her card to let her know that a handcrafted treasure is on it's way.
Here is a list of our popular Mother's Day Gift Ideas


to consider:
Click on the images below to be taken directly to the products.




Personalized Round Charm Necklace-Gold Filled a beautiful and updated mother's necklace with a charm for each child. First name is on the front and date of birth is on the back. Available in 4 fonts and with birthstone crystals or gemstones for each child. With 14K yellow gold filled charms, necklace chain, and findings. Perfect for those who don't wear silver.


Personalized Round Charm Necklace First name is on the front and date of birth is on the back. Available in all 5 fonts and with birthstone crystals or gemstones for each child. One of our most popular mother's jewelry items!


Hand Stamped Round Small Charm Necklace By Popular demand! This is a pretty and personalized way to wear the popular Mother's round disk charm necklace with your children's name on it. Each Sterling Silver round charm is personalized with your child's name on the front and optional birth date (or another desired inscription) on the back. Each side can accommodate up to 6 characters.


Hand Stamped Round Medium Charm Necklace This is a pretty and personalized way to wear the popular Mother's round disk charm necklace with your children's name on it. Each Sterling Silver round medium charm is personalized with your child's name on the front and optional birth date (or another desired inscription) on the back. Each side can accommodate up to 8 characters.

In Mom & Grandma's Heart has a Swarovski heart shaped crystal surrounded by birthstone crystals for each child. Choose from "MOM" or "Grandma" or customize with your own personalization.
Affirmation Disk Necklace with crystals has Swarovski crystals in the birthstone color for each child. Choose from "MOM" or "Grandma" or customize with your own personalization.

Personalized Tag Necklace Personalized Tag Gold Filled Necklace


Personalized Tag Necklace is great to include multiple names. Can be personalized on both sides. Comes in sterling silver and gold filled. Add a splash of color with our Fancy Gemstone Dangles.

Personalized Round Family Necklace Personalized Family Gold Filled Necklace


Personalized Round Family Necklace features a large family monogram with the parent's initials in the center and the children's names above and below it. Even includes a wedding date if you wish. Can be personalized on both sides. Comes in sterling silver and gold filled. Add a splash of color with our Fancy Gemstone Dangles.



Mini Hand Stamped Charms
Create your own charm necklace with our Hand Stamped Charms
I created these beautiful new charms that are individually hand stamped for a handcrafted artisan look. Select your own personalization to represent your individuality.

Mini Hand Stamped Charms

Choose between Block, Cursive, or Roman font. The inscriptions are blackened with an oxidization process that makes the detail really stand out.


I am so excited about our new Add-A-Bead jewelry. Pandora Bracelets and other brands of Add-A-Bead bracelets are the popular modern day charm bracelets. They are sometimes referred to as European Style Bracelets. You have the freedom of placing any of these beads onto your leather or caprice style sterling bracelet for a truly unique and personal look that reflects your style and story. These large hole beads can fit the name brand designs such as: Pandora, Chamilia, Love Links, Biagi, Troll.

Triple Line Dangle Bead with Personalized Charm Simple Dangle Bead with Personalized Charm Baby Feet Dangle Bead with 3D Baby Feet Charm

Spacer Bead- Heart Ball Spacer Bead-Flat Hearts Spacer Bead-Love Hearts


Forget Me Not Pandora-Style Bead Forget Me Not Pandora-Style Bead Rose Quartz Pandora-Style Bead

Click here to view all our Add-A-Bead Pandora-Style Charms {New!}



Mother of Angels Pandora-Style Charm





is simple yet perfect to place onto a Pandora or other add-a-bead style bracelets. Can be personalized on the back, and comes in several different styles of dangle charms.

Mother's Day is a particularly difficult holiday for a woman whose child(ren) has passed away. What should be a day of happiness and celebration becomes lonely and painful for the bereaved mother. While she is still a mother, the outside world may not acknowledge that. If you know a woman who is grieving the loss of her child(ren), be sure to reach out to her on Mother's Day. You can visit her, send a card, or call her to let her know that she is in your thoughts and that you are remembering her child(ren), that they are not forgotten. If you are a bereaved mother, try to communicate with your family how they can help you to get through this holiday. Be gentle with yourself and don't participate in any activities that you don't want to. As always, you are all in my prayers. May God bless you and give you peace, comfort, and strength this Mother's Day.


Mother of Angels Pearl Bracelet
is simple, classy and very affordable.
Grandma of Angels Pearl Bracelet is a pretty way to show Grandma that you appreciate her.


Here is a special poem I wrote for the Mothers of Angels:


A Mother's Day Ode



I am your mother, but you, my child, I cannot hold.
It'll get easier with time, or so I'm told.
People may forget that I am your mother.
I'm part of a secret club we only share with one another.
But that doesn't diminish my love for you.
I think of you the whole day through.
I wonder what you're doing, my Precious Little One.
We are connected by an Infinite bond which cannot come undone.
I will not let death tear us apart.
I promise to always keep you alive in my heart.
©Susan Mosquera, all rights reserved



Lastly, Gift Certificates
are a good choice when you'd rather have the recipient decide her own style for what suits her best. Gift Certificates are also perfect for the last minute (up to Saturday, May 7th) and can be emailed to you so you can print it out yourself!


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Monday, December 6, 2010

December Giveaways!

In hopes of sharing a little bit of happiness during this emotionally tough holiday season, I am hosting a December Giveaway:





First Prize: a Custom Engraved Footprint Heart Pendant
Second Prize: $50 Gift Certificate to any item(s) at MyForeverChild.com
Third Prize: $25 Gift Certificate to any item(s) at MyForeverChild.com
Fourth Prize: Always In My Heart Charms -Ten winners will be chosen to receive a charm!

Enter the Giveaway via one (or more!) of these methods:
a) Post a comment on our blog post at https://myforeverchild.blogspot.com (be sure to include your email address)
b) Post a comment on our Facebook Page in the designated giveaway post at https://www.facebook.com/myforeverchild
c) email at resources@myforeverchild.com

Each of these items count as 1 Entry for the giveaway. There is no limit on how many entries you place, but please keep your entries to any of the following:
1) Testimonial/Review of a My Forever Child product
2) Testimonial of how My Forever Child has touched your life
3) Send a picture of your My Forever Child keepsake, or you wearing your MFC jewelry
4) How would you spend your gift certificate?
5) If you won the Custom Footprints pendant, whose footprints would you be using?
6) Share what your favorite My Forever Child product is
7) Product Suggestion

Extra Entries:
~Suggest our Facebook Page to your friends
~Tweet about the Giveaway
~Post on your Blog about the Giveaway
~Place the My Forever Child "Button" on your blog or website
~Email others about the Giveaway

The Giveaway runs from December 9th - Dec 17th. Winners will be announced on Monday, December 20th. All entries count and will be chosen at random. The more entries you post, the better your chances for winning one of the great prizes. Good Luck and thank you for your support of My Forever Child. We truly appreciate it!










Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope is a new website that is only a few months old, but quickly gaining attention. This is an excerpt from the Founder, Kristin Cook:

There are hundreds of women bravely and openly sharing their stories of miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss on personal blogs, all over the world, and others who are looking for a way to share their stories with others. Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope is a place for us to come together and share our stories and our faces with others who may be looking for reassurance that they are not alone. My hope is that Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope becomes a place for new members of this "babyloss club" to come and read hundreds of other stories, and see hundreds of other faces like theirs, all in one place.

It is also my hope that Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope brings awareness to the issue of pregnancy/infant loss. I hope that by telling the world we are not afraid to show our faces and tell our stories, barriers will be broken down. Taboos will be broken, and lines of communication will be opened.



In reading many of the stories of loss and the uplifting stories of hope, I knew I had to participate. Although I've written pieces of my story several times over the last eight years, I haven't shared it in much detail with the world. I procrastinated on writing the stories and honestly, it was an emotionally tough few days going down that dark road of grief again. But I am excited to share my story of loss and story of hope with you now. Reader Discretion is advised, please do not read the stories if you think it would be too upsetting. You can read these stories here:

My Story of Loss
My Story of Hope

And this is a recent post on Still Life 365 about my own personal charm bracelet in Matthew's memory. Click Here to view.





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Friday, October 22, 2010

VACATION NOTICE: Nov 1-Nov 7

We will be on vacation and out of the office from Monday, November 1st through Sunday, November 7th. We will be back in the studio and catching up on orders on Monday, November 8th.

Any engraved or personalized orders placed after Wednesday, Wednesday October 27th will not be shipped until we return. We will do our best to ship out all simple orders before we leave.

You can still place online orders during November 1 - November 7. They will be completed in the order that they are received in, when we return. Express orders can not be shipped until after November 9th.

Thanks for your patience!






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Holiday Ordering Dates

UPDATE 12/23/10- all orders placed by 6pm on December 22nd and custom engraved handprint/footprint jewelry orders placed by December 17th HAVE SHIPPED and are en route to their destination. We are now closed for Christmas Vacation and will be reopening on Monday December 27th. Merry Christmas!


November 10th will be the last day to place an order of Custom Engraved Handprint & Footprint Jewelry for guaranteed Christmas delivery (in the USA only).

December 1st is the last day to order for guaranteed Christmas delivery of personalized, engraved, and hand stamped jewelry (in the USA only).

Please note that we can only guarantee Christmas delivery within the United States. We can't predict delivery dates on International shipping, and this time of year may require extra shipping time to reach it's destination.

After the dates noted above, you may possibly receive your order before Christmas, but it is not guaranteed. Due to the very high volume of orders received during the holidays, our lead time increases 1-2 weeks above the normal processing time stated in the product descriptions. When placing your order, you may want to choose the Express Shipping option to expedite delivery once your order is made and ready to ship. Every year we have numerous last minute shoppers who need to have their custom handprint and footprint, or personalized jewelry item before Christmas. These will be subject to a rush processing fee if we are physically able to accommodate their request. Please place your order by the stated cutoff dates if you definitely want it to arrive before Christmas. You can use the Add to Wish List feature when browsing our website products and then email your Wish List to others. Please also inform the email recipients of the cutoff dates as well.

If you are ordering one of our unique keepsakes after these stated deadlines, you can print out a Gift Presentation Card to let the gift recipient know that a handcrafted treasure is on it's way.

While we love working individually with customers to create the perfect keepsake just for them, customized orders (specialty charms, different engraving layouts, and products not listed on the website) can not be accepted during November and December.

Also, we will be closed for vacation and out of the office from Monday, November 1st through Sunday, November 7th. We will be back in the studio and catching up on orders on Monday, November 8th. Any engraved or personalized orders placed after Wednesday, Wednesday October 27th will not be shipped until we return. I will do my best to ship out all simple orders before we leave.

You can still place online orders during November 1 - November 7. They will be completed in the order that they are received in, when we return. Express orders can not be shipped until after November 9th.


Thank you for your continued support and patronage of My Forever Child. We are truly appreciative, and we wish you peace, comfort, and strength for the upcoming Holiday season.







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Thursday, October 21, 2010

New Products & Website Updates

We have several beautiful new jewelry pieces that have been added to the website recently. I enjoyed designing and making them over the past few months and am happy to have them be part of the regular product line. They have become some of the best selling items already! Click on the image below to be taken directly to the item.


Our New Baby Footprints Personalized Small Charms:






Thinking of You Customized Footprints Keychain Thinking of You Footprints Keychain
Thinking of You Customized Footprints Keychain

Shown with our new Roman Hand Stamped Font


Our New Hand Stamped Jewelry:




Hand Stamped Medium Round Charm Necklace Hand Stamped Medium Round Charm Necklace
Hand Stamped Medium Round Charm Necklace

Shown with genuine gemstone dangles





Square Sterling Bear Angel Charm
Bear Angel Square Charm
to benefit Bear for an Angel Charity organization to fund memorial teddy bears for bereaved parents of miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, and SIDS.


New Custom Engraved Handprint & Footprint Jewelry:



Small 14K Gold Heart Charm

{only available in yellow gold}









New Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Items:






In honor of October being Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, all of our pink and blue ribbon jewelry is 20% off for the month of October. Click Here to view all sale items.


Other Cool New Stuff:

Over the past several months, I've been working on improving my product pictures and the website aesthetics. Thanks to my wonderful graphic designers, Maggie and Shannon, the main website and social networking sites have a beautiful new look that I absolutely love! If you haven't visited recently, please stop by and check out the new "facelifts" on:
~My Forever Child Keepsakes & Jewelry
~Our Blog
~Our Twitter Page
~Our Facebook Page. Our Facebook page is where the latest product photos, links, and free giveaways are posted. There is a free giveaway going on right now thru Sunday for a Forever In My Heart Dog Tag Pendant with free personalization. There will be 1 more giveaway next week in honor of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.


MFC avatar on the iPhone4

~We have a cute new avatar for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Androids and other smart phones so that you can bookmark our main website and add it to your home screen. Simply open our website http://www.myforeverchild.com in the internet browser on your hand held device. Then add the bookmark to your homepage, as you normally would do (see the instructions manual for your individual device if you don't know how to bookmark a website). The MFC logo should appear. Next time you want to check out our website while on the go, just touch your MFC avatar and the main website will load right up!


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