A long time ago I'd seen canvases, plates and casts of newborn baby's feet and hands. I'd bought a kit to cast her hand and foot in plaster and a small canvas board so we could take a print of her hand and foot too. This seemed like such a simple task.
Attempting to do this was difficult enough. Reading the instructions for the plaster of paris was confusing and we realised we wouldn't have much time to get it right. So we got Tilly ready and we made the plaster. As soon as we took her hands or feet near the quickly solidifiying plaster she clenched them up and stiffened. After plaster all over the place and us both laughing too much, we gave up on the hands. The feet were harder to clench so we stuck with them. After several attempts we were happy with the squashed and smeared print and left it to dry.
Looking now at the plaster cast, it is terrible and you can bearly make out the fact it could possibly be a baby's foot. I have a more complicated casting kit for a 3D keepsake but at the moment I think it would just end up in the bin.
While we were there, we also did a foot print with pink paint on a small canvas board. Her left foot was all we could manage - so Tilly when you ask why we didn't do your hands, you'll now know why.
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