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Keepsake Memory Elephant — Created from your loved one’s clothing 🤍

Keepsake Memory Elephant — Created from your loved one’s clothing 🤍

Regular price $120.00 USD
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Turn meaningful clothing into a keepsake you can see, touch, and cherish for years to come.

Each Keepsake Memory Elephant is thoughtfully created from the clothing of someone you love — whether it’s baby clothes, a favorite shirt, a hospital blanket, or other meaningful fabrics that hold special memories.

Every elephant is one of a kind and carefully designed to honor the colors, textures, and stories within your fabric. No two keepsakes will ever be exactly alike.


✧ Handmade from your clothing
✧ Thoughtfully designed to preserve meaningful memories
✧ Each piece is unique
✧ Created for decorative and sentimental use

Finished Size: Approximately 12–13 inches tall (measured while sitting)
Because each keepsake is individually created from your meaningful clothing, slight variations in final size may occur. Please note that the elephant is not designed to sit upright on its own and may require gentle support when displayed 🤍

This item is intended as a keepsake and is not a toy.

For decorative and sentimental purposes only.

Not intended for children under 14.

 

📦 How It Works

1. Place Your Order

Start your keepsake journey by placing an order on the website. This is the first step toward transforming precious clothing into a keepsake to cherish forever.

 

2. SendYour Clothing

Gently place the clothing you'd like included in your keepsake into a package and mail it to the address provided.

For details on how much clothing to include, please see the Clothing Guide below—it will help you decide with confidence. 🌷

The shipping address will be provided in your order confirmation email after checkout.

 

3. Made With Love

Once your clothing has been received, your keepsake will be carefully handcrafted. Processing time is typically 2–6 weeks, depending on the season. 🤍

Please note: We are not responsible for lost or delayed packages once shipped.

 

💛 Clothing Guide 💛

For a Keepsake Memory Elephant, please send 11–14 pieces of clothing to ensure there is enough fabric to create your keepsake.

For baby clothing, size 6 months and up is required.
This is because the elephant’s face, trunk, and body use larger fabric sections, and smaller clothing sizes may not provide enough usable width to achieve the intended final look.

Smaller clothing sizes may result in excessive patchwork and may affect the overall appearance of the keepsake.

If you have meaningful clothing that is smaller than 6 months, you are welcome to include it in addition to the required clothing pieces. When possible, these smaller pieces may be incorporated into details such as the ears, arms, feet, or accent areas 🤍

Pants do not count as one full clothing piece due to their narrow shape, but you are still very welcome to include them, as small sections can sometimes be used for certain parts of the elephant.

Please note: Materials that cannot be cut with fabric scissors—such as leather, thick vinyl, raincoat material, or very thick fabrics—are not suitable for Keepsake Memory Elephants.

Extremely stretchy fabrics, such as swimsuits, are also not recommended, as they may affect the final shape and finish of your keepsake.

If the clothing provided is not sufficient, we may use a plain white fabric to complete your Memory elephant.

Any clothing not used in the creation of your Memory elephant, along with larger leftover fabric pieces and meaningful scraps, will be carefully returned to you with your finished keepsake elephant. 🤍

For adult clothing, the recommended amount is:
• 2–3 pieces for standard adult-sized garments
• 3–5 pieces for smaller-sized garments or garments with limited usable fabric

Please note that each Memory Elephant is handmade and one of a kind.
Small variations in shape, stitching, and details are a natural part of the handmade process and are not considered defects.

 

💛 Name Embroidery Add-On (Optional) 💛

Personalized name embroidery is available as an optional add-on. The name will be carefully embroidered on the elephant's ears for a sweet, personal touch.

 

💛 Birth Weight Add-On – Please Note 💛

The maximum weight available is 7lb 1oz.

This item is intended as a keepsake and is not a toy.

The weight is created using securely enclosed steel shot pellets.

⚠️ Do not microwave, heat, or warm this keepsake.

This is not a heatable elephant, weighted therapy elephant, or stuffed toy.

For decorative and sentimental purposes only.

 

Weight Disclaimer

Different scales may give slightly different readings due to normal variations in calibration. Every effort is made to create your weighted keepsake as accurately as possible, and the finished weight is verified on our scale before shipping. Due to differences between scales, a slight variation in weight readings may occur and does not indicate a defect in the keepsake.

 

How to Send Your Baby Clothes for Keepsake

Please make sure all clothing is clean before sending it to us, so we can properly receive and handle your items.

📦 Place the clothing directly into the package you’ll be mailing, and include a small note with your order number and name inside.

🖊️ If it’s easier, you may also write your order number and name clearly on the outside or back of the mailer or box.

👉 Please note: sometimes the name on the shipping label is different from the name on the order. To avoid any confusion, kindly include a note indicating who the clothing belongs to and the corresponding order number.

This helps ensure your precious clothing never gets mixed up with another customer’s items, and that every keepsake is created with the correct order and memories. 🤍

 

✨ Package & Ship ✨

Once your clothing is prepared, please seal it securely in a mailer or box.
Ship the package to the address provided in your order confirmation email.

⚠️ Please note:

  • Customers are responsible for all shipping costs.
  • We are not responsible for items lost or damaged during transit.
  • For peace of mind, we recommend using a trackable shipping service.

Keepsake Elephant Care Instructions:
Spot clean only. Do not machine wash or tumble dry.
Keep away from direct heat and prolonged sunlight.
Do not microwave — some weighted keepsakes may contain steel shot, and heating may create a fire or safety hazard.
For decorative and sentimental use only — not intended as a toy.

💛 No Returns & No Exchanges Policy 💛

Due to the custom and handmade nature of our keepsake items, all sales are final.

Each piece is made specifically for you using the clothing you provide, which means we are unable to accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations once work has begun.

💛Please review all details carefully before placing your order. If you have any questions prior to purchasing, we’re always happy to help. 🤍

 

 

 

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