Family heirloom ideas

These easy projects and everyday objects make valuable keepsakes. Hand them down to your descendants to enrich their appreciation for the past.

Family heirlooms are perfect for telling stories and creating a legacy. Almost anything can be an heirloom - what gives it meaning is the story behind it.

Looking to create a heritage scrapbook for your family? This post shows you step by step instruction on how to make one for your family.

How’s this for a treasured keepsake – a favorite family recipe custom framed together with a special item from your family kitchen. This piece features a recipe for “Grandma’s Donuts” along with a wooden spoon. We bet there are many memories housed within the four sides of this frame! What recipe do you love so much you would custom frame it?

This blog post is about the art of how to be mindful of the heirlooms you keep. It explores the emotional significance of...read more

It’s been well over a month since I last posted on this blog, and despite the fact that I’ve been itching to get back to it, life in general just seems to keep getting in the way. But that’s quite okay, life’s for living and that’s what our time on this earth is all about. Summer on the farm: shifting sheep Besides the very busy Christmas period that I’ve no doubt we all experience, life on the farm has also been so busy, busy, busy lately. Whenever I think that I’m about to get a free hour…

Did you inherit the family treasures? These five tips will help you be your own family archivist and preserve your family heirlooms.

shadow box with Gramma's things ♥ I need to make one!

Turn your family heirlooms and keepsakes into a DIY shadow box with this easy step-by-step tutorial.

You never know which baby gift will become the child's favorite that he/she will treasure for years to come. We curated a collection of 11 Heirloom Quality Baby Gift ideas that could well become family heirlooms.