A small workshop, a lot of paw prints

Forever Impressions is a small workshop in Upton, on the Wirral. There are three of us, and between us we make every keepsake that goes out — no production line, no sending work overseas.

The idea is simple. Most ways of getting a casting made mean an appointment, a drive, and a nervous animal or a wide-awake baby in an unfamiliar room. We wanted a version that came to you instead: a box in the post, a couple of minutes on your own floor, and a prepaid envelope to send it back. No appointments, no travelling, no hurry.

Everything is cold cast by hand. Real metal powder is mixed with a binder and cast into your impression, so the surface is genuine bronze, aluminium, copper or iron — whichever you pick — which we then file and polish. Each piece is checked before it's packed, and if one doesn't come out the way we'd want it in our own home, it doesn't get sent. We cast it again.

We make keepsakes for new parents and for people who've just lost a pet, often in the same week. Both matter equally, and we try to write and answer emails with that in mind. If you're ordering after a loss, there's no rush at our end. Take the kit when you're ready.