business//memory lane impressions
Meet the Adelaide couple helping preserve your baby's memories
MAKING A MEMORABLE IMPRESSION
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ver looked at your baby's tiny feet and hands and wished you could capture their beauty and innocence forever? Now, thanks to an Adelaidean couple, you can! Meet entrepreneurs Natasha and Ken, the artists behind Memory Lane Impressions. The unique South Australian enterprise is a baby hand and feet casting company that goes beyond just photography to create unique, personalised products to preserve the memories of your loved ones. In a conversation with SA Baby, owner Natasha Worden talks about their foray into the casting business, the challenges they faced, and their plans for the future.
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Preserving your memories "We love the work we do, helping people preserve the memories of their loved ones, and providing them with quality products that will stand the test of time. At Memory Lane Impressions, we are constantly adding to our range of keepsake products. There are the popular hand and feet casts of course, but we also offer hand painted standalone sculptures and the newly introduced newborn photography,� says Natasha. Describing the process involved in creating her masterpieces, she explains "The customer thinks it starts and ends with the casting appointment in their home, but it is a time consuming procedure that takes 6 to 8 weeks to complete. It involves filling the mould, peeling off the casting material, drying the final product. They come out with slight imperfections like the odd air bubble and it's a labour of love preparing them to paint and perfecting the finish." The husband and wife team work hard to ensure that their customers get their money's worth. “A couple of hundred dollars is a lot of money for some people so we want to make sure that our customers feel they are making a quality investment," says Natasha.
winter 2018
