Job Opportunities with Precious Memories for 2011

Precious Memories website at http://www.precious-memories.co.uk/

Job Opportunities for 2011




JEWELLERY MAKERS


Joining Fee is £100 plus VAT

• Role is to be involved with making Jewellery & Keepsakes


• Materials and Training Provided


• £rate given per product produced

Recruiting in the East Midlands ONLY

JEWELLERY AGENTS


Joining Fee – £150 plus VAT

Supplied with:-


• Materials and Training


• Marketing Collateral


• Web Presence


• Samples


• £ commission based salary


• Recruiting throughout the UK

Immediate areas needed to cover, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich, Worcester, Lincoln, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire

 2D IMPRESSION FRANCHISE


£1,000 plus VAT paid in 2 parts.

Supplied with:-


• On-going Training


• Materials


• Frames


• Web Presence


• Exclusive Territory


• Opportunity to also be a jewellery/keepsake agent


• £ commission based salary

Immediate areas needed to cover Nottingham, Oxford, Liverpool, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire






3D CAST FRANCHISE


£1,250 plus VAT paid in 2 parts.

Supplied with:-


• On-going Training


• Materials


• Frames


• Web Presence


• Exclusive Territory with a £ commission based salary


• Also eligible to be a jewellery/keepsake agent


Immediate areas needed to cover, Norwich, Oxford, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Derbyshire


IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EITHER 2D OR 3D POSITIONS PLEASE EMAIL laural@precious-memories.co.uk

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A FINGERPRINT AGENT PLEASE EMAIL janu@precious-memories.co.uk

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A JEWELLERY MAKER PLEASE EMAIL alisons@precious-memories.co.uk

* Please note that all funds paid to join are non-refundable.

Happy 1st Anniversary to me

Precious Memories website at http://www.precious-memories.co.uk/

I cannot believe I have reached this milestone of my first anniversary since opening my Precious Memories studio in sunny (snowy) Huddersfield so I thought I would do a little blog to tell you how things have gone.

It’s hard to believe it was a year ago that I was waiting for my first client to turn up – 5 week old Tess Ledgard – with owner and trainer Glenda Hickmott at my studio. I had been shown how to roll the clay, take impressions….but I chickened out and allowed Glenda to do the impression whilst I watched!! Ha ha

How things have changed, fast forward a year, 144 casts later and I am thrilled, and honoured, to now be Operations Director the company, responsibly for training our new mums as they come on board in both 2D impressions and 3D casts. I work closely with Glenda and our hard work is paying off – we now have 13 locations across the UK offering our fab products with two more due to open in January 2011! We have exceptionally exciting and big plans for 2011 which will see Precious Memories moving forward but I won’t kiss and tell, you’ll just have to wait and see!

I love and adore my job. I love dealing with the clients that come to me, the thought that I am creating this beautiful handmade product they will have on their wall for years to come still amazes me. So far I have come across sleepy babies (who don’t stir whilst having their cast done), screamers (who scream blue murder whilst it is being done), gigglers (who just laugh either at me singing to them or the sensation of the alginate setting) and nonchalant babies who couldn’t care less! After starting with 2D impressions and progressing to 3D framed casts, I now offer the full range of luxury 3D items, from solid bronze through to clear resin, and our 2D casts have seen MANY MANY ex-Kindercast customers coming through the doors to have replicas done of their originals once more babies arrive in their families.

My favourite cast – hard to say because sometimes it’s not about the cast, it’s about the relationship between me and the client – there are some truly lovely mothers out there.
Worst moment – when opened a 3D cast to find all 5 fingers missing and the hand detached from the wrist – thank god for taking duplicate copies!!!
Funniest moment – chasing Glenda’s alsation around her kitchen whilst trying to hold the bag of alginate on his paw to get a 3D cast. Amazingly it came out perfectly!!

I have heard stories of absolute heartbreak and stories of pure miraculous joy. I have been pooed on, sicked on and had my hair pulled more times than I care to remember (I am generally talking about the children, not their parents!!). This job is not just about ‘taking a cast’ it is truly about creating a ‘precious memory’ and I love it. Here’s to the next year.

The things I wish I had done when my children were tiny…

Precious Memories website at http://www.precious-memories.co.uk/

My ‘babies’ are 3.5 years old and 15 months old. Time has just flown since they were newborn and weeny. There are SO many things I wish I had done when they were little – hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Now this blog is not about just pushing our products (which of course I think are wonderful) but just a few general regrets which have been triggered by all the organised parents getting their babies hand and feet casts done with me who are under 12 weeks old!!

I wish I had spent the time and money on a few fabulous brand newborn photographs. I work closely with quite a few photographers in different areas and some of the work is absolutely breathtaking of tiny babies. One of my clients last week had her 5 week old twin boys photographed professionally and showed me the results on her i-phone. They were amazing. It had taken 6 hours to get the shots perfect (the photographer came to her house) but the results were breathtaking.

I wish I had got our video camera out more and captured the very very early days. All I have is a few grainy videos on my mobile phone.

I wish I had enjoyed the early days more and not been so keen to rush on to each stage (parents of first born children will DEFINITELY relate to that).

Finally, I wish I hadn’t waited 8 months to have my first son’s hand and feet prints done with Kindercast and had done it earlier, I then wish I had joined Precious Memories before the birth of my second son so I could have done a 3D cast of him just days old. My youngest client to date has been 3 weeks old – now THAT is organisation for you!

Stunning 3D Hand and Feet Casts

Precious Memories website at http://www.precious-memories.co.uk/

3D Hand & Feet Casts in Hallmarked Sterling Silver, Solid Bronze, Lead Crystal Glass, Bronze Resin, Marble and Precious Plaster.

We offer a bespoke adult and baby casting keepsake service using only the finest materials of

Solid Bronze

Hallmarked Sterling Silver,

Lead Crystal Glass

Our 3d casts can also be framed and they create truly unique and personal gifts and keepsakes. Your babies hands or feet are cast in perfect detail forever for the ultimate baby keepsake.

Perfect for those special occasions – Christenings, Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas – for proud new parents, grandparents, godparents and friends.

Customers call this keepsake baby casting service priceless – just like the precious memories of their time spent with their loved ones. Whether it is your baby’s hands & feet or a handclasp, we aim to create truly unique and personal keepsake gifts every time