This contest is closed. Congratulations to Jennifer Oosterhouse!
I’m having a really hard time coming up with words to describe Deana’s creations.
Awesome. Precious. Captivating. Priceless.
…They are all great words but they don’t capture the essence of what Captured In Clay is all about.
Pictures will have to speak for me…
and one of my littlest person 9 months ago…

That was Then...
And one more…
If you are a parent you know the value of such works of art!
There’s an endless array of colors and layouts available from Captured In Clay! If you head over to their website or facebook page you can peruse more samples and get some great ideas for your family.
To get you started, we are giving away a $50 Gift Certificate to Captured In Clay.
A Captured In Clay Gift Certificate is also a perfect gift idea for Mother’s Day if you are still looking for something special for Grandma or yourself.
To enter the contest*:
- Like Captured In Clay on Facebook.
- Leave a comment telling us who would get the gift certificate and why.
One lucky winner will be chosen by random and notified via email on May 5, 2011, just in time for Mother’s Day. The winner’s name will also be posted at the top of this blog post. The winner will NOT be notified on facebook, in accordance with facebook’s official rules.








Perfect timing for Mother’s Day
I would love to use this keepsake for my son’s great grandmother.
My mom would get this gift because she has been through a lot this past year. My step-dad has lung cancer and he was the only one working. Now he isn’t & there is little income (less than $50 a month)…Just to see my mom still have her faith & to get through everyday is amazing! She is relying fully on God with all situations. A great woman of strength!
Honestly, I don’t have anything of my daughters impressions besides the one from the hospital, so if I were to win, I would probalby use it and treat myself for mothers day. Got to have a impression of my 6 mth old
I would use the certificate for my husband, welcome home gift.
Selfishly, I would use the certificate myself to capture the handprints of my three sweeties!
I want to do something special from my boys for my mom for mothers day! She helps me out so much with them and a necklace or bracelet doesn’t seem like enough. I think she would be very touched to have a cast of their handprints!
I would def give this to my mom. Ethan (my son) is her only grandchild and she would love to have this Captured In Clay with Ethan’s stamp on it.
I would give it to my mother-in-law as she lives in Cincinnati and does not get to see the kids all that often. It would be a great reminder of how they have grown but are still tiny
I would use the gift certificate to make a gift for my mom.
I would love to have my childrens’ handprints captured in clay!
I would have my boys use the certificate to preserve their precious handprints! This would be for my husband since I have been hinting this is what I’d like for Mother’s Day!
I would LOVE to receive this certificate and capture my daughters hands or feet. After having had a stillbirth with my 1st pregnancy and having no visible memories of him, I know I would cherish it even more.
This would make a wonderful mother’s day gift!
I would Love this so I could capture my 3 girls prints for mothers day, I would Love it and they would feel great about doing something nice for mom.
This would be the most precious thing to have of my children. They grow so fast. Would cherish this Always!!!
i would make one for my mil for mothers day with her 1 yr granddaughter and 3 year old grandson! She would love it
I would get prints of both of my daughter’s hands.
I would use this gift certificate to capture my kids prints. They are only little for so long.
I would love love love to have my 2 boys’ handprints in clay! Such an awesome idea and something we haven’t done. Then MAYBE give it to thier Grandma for Mother’s Day
I would love to receive the gift certificate to capture my sons hand print. It’s been a hard year and this would make a great Mother’s Day gift
I would love to receive this gift certificate. I’d use it to capture my two sons’ handprints. I’ve always wanted to do this – Thanks!
I would give the gift certificate to the children of a mother who has cancer
I would give the gift certificate to my sister in law. They have one of these for their first baby boy and now financial circumstances have changed and they were unable to do it with their baby girl whose birthday was April 5. I was hoping and am saving to get them a certificate in the next couple of months myself but this would be perfect!
I would love this for a special memory of my daughters handprints she is almost two and I have not done it yet but have been wanting to!
I would love to use this gift certificate to have my 2 year old son make a handprint for his great grandparents. His great grandparents watch him so I can work and have been instrumental in his care and development. They love him so much and it would be nice to recognize all that they do for us.
I would use it for my 15 mo old son. I am always looking for creative ways to make memories with him. They just don’t stay little very long!
My son loves looking at his hand print on our wall! Can’t wait to go back and make another adorable tile for his grandma!
I would LOVVVVEEE to win this! I would use the gift certificate to make a Father’s Day gift for my husband.
I love my children’s hand prints it would be a gift to myself for Mother’s Day.
I would use this to capture my Grand Daughters handprints. We have them all over the house when she visits, this way I could have a permanent one !! I would Love it !!!
I would probably give this to my mom…It could be a fun way to get her out and about with the kiddos in a calm environment [with a great keepsake]
I would share with my aunt for Mother’s Day. She doesn’t have kids of her own, so my sister & I were like her kids. Now that I’m a mom, she’s an extra special aunt to my kids too. I’d love to share with her. Thanks!
I hate to say it but I would keep it for myself! I’ve really wanted to bring my two boys in!
I would use it for prints of my son. We had this done when he was born. He will be one soon and it would be nice to see how big he has gotten.
My son loves to be creative. I would use the gift certificate for my son to make something for his grandmothers for Mother’s Day.
I would love a plaque of my one month old daughters hands.
I would put it toward a tile of our whole family’s handprints. Getting one big enough for 5 people won’t be cheap but it will be priceless. Fun!
It would be very special to me if I won this gift certificate, as I would have my 4 grandkids handprints done, the 11 month old twins, 5 year old from NY, and 8 year old.Otherwise, i would give it to my daughter for her to have for her twins and 8 year old daughter.it would be a special Mother’s Day gift for her to keep for a lifetime!
I would love to win this cool prize! I’ve wanted to try your service out for a while and this would be a great incentive to get in and do it!
I would use the gift certificate myself to get imprints of my almost 4 yr old son… for some odd reason, we’ve never done it and these are simply beautiful!
Hello! This would be perfect for my two little (kinda nutty girls) and I to do. I’d love to have something like this. Please pick us
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I would keep it myself too!! I think but I might make another one for each Grandparent. I also could say I would give it to my husband for Father’s Day but it would just mean it would stay in our house which is what I want!! My little one’s are growing up too fast and I don’t want to forget this time and I want them to look back and remember how small their little hands were!! Thanks for giving me a chance to win!!
I like Captured in Clay on Facebook.
I would like to keep the gift certificate. I have three boys that I would love to do this with. A Mothers’ Day gift to myself.
I would like to give the certificate to my girlfriend who is expecting!
This is one I would treat myself to this Mother’s Day. I’d love to have a lasting memory of my kids at their sweet stages right now.
I would love to get hand prints of my 2 kids, Jacob and Kaylee! I have never done anything like this before and I know that my kids won’t stay little forever. This would be a great thing to capture in clay and a good memory. Awesome mother’s day gift!
I would give my husband our son’s hand print for Father’s Day because he is such a great dad!
I would love to give these to my daughter’s 5 grandmas!
I would love to capture the memories of my children’s handprints. This would be a Mother’s day gift for me!
I would keep the certificate and take my kids to get their prints done for their Grandma
My son for Grandma!
I would use it to get impressions of all 3 of my girls – the youngest having just arrived 4 weeks ago which was 5 weeks earlier than expected.
Honestly I would get this for ME! This is something my husband would NEVER think of getting this done for a mothers day gift. I just LOVE this stuff!
I would love to get this. My little girls are growing up fast & what a awesome memory to have when they get older. I would love to put it up & always remember that they use to be that little. Children are precious & this is a very special gift.
I would use it for a gift for myself since we don’t give gifts to each other or parents on mothers/fathers day. I really want one of these
I would divide it up. Something for my mom, mother-in-law, my sister-in-law and (of course) Myself! We don’t have the extra money this year for mother’s day’s gifts so this would really come in handy! Happy Mother’s day to all!
I had great plans to do something like this when my oldest was born and he’s 4. I have another son who is 18 months old. I would love to have a beautiful memory of how little they are right now to give to their grandma.
I would give this to a friend of mine who has one precious son, and just experienced her 3rd miscarriage. It would be a nice way for her to focus on the one she does have on mothers day.
I would use it to get impressions of my kids for Grandma!
I would love this for my one year old twins!
I would honestly use this as a gift for myself. My two little kiddos are already 2 1/2 yrs and 8 months old. They just grow so quickly…
This would be an awesome gift for my mom for mothers day who donates her days off to babysit for our boys so we can avoid daycare!
We would use the gift certificate to capture hand prints for grandmothers!
I would really love a captured in clay gift certificate as a Mothers day gift. I have a 2 year old daughter and a 8 month old son. Besides their birth certificates, i never got their prints specially done for decor and memories. I am just so busy and I would absolutely adore their prints captured in clay. I would take in my husband and have all our prints done. Ive been waiting for the perfect opportunity to drive out to Holland for this.
What a wonderful and special gift this would be for my husband and I to use to make impressions of our grandchildren. They all mean the world to us.
I would keep this for myself and get handprints done of my two boys! I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old, and would love to have something to remember those tiny, trouble-making hands.
I would love a gift certificate to captured in clay to give to my Mother for Mother’s day…. Knowing that someday she will give it back to me of my children. I try to remember the little things with my girls, because I know someday I will look back and these will be the really big things that matter most in life.
I would love to capture my kids’ handprints in clay! This would be a such a special way for my husband and I to always cherish the memories of how little they once were!
I would love to capture my grandchildren’s impressions for myself and my husband.
I would love to win this gift certificate so that I can give it to my best friend who is about to have a baby!
I would love a plaque of my daughters’ handprints!
I’m a fan on Facebook!
I would give it to my hubby for Father’s Day!
I am a mom of 2 darling, curly-headed little girls. My husband has missed so much of their growing up over this last year due his deployment with the US ARMY. I feel so lucky to have spent every day with them and would consider it a wonderful Mother’s Day gift to myself to be able to send their daddy imprints of their all-too-quickly growing hands. He would be thrilled! Thank you.
I would love to capture my kids sweet little hand prints. They grow up way too fast!