Hand & Footprint Story Bead

Product Description

Ordering Process

For our Hand & Footprint Jewellery, we will send you an impression pack containing a special wipe and sensitised paper. This method of capturing hand and footprints was developed for use in maternity hospitals in America and is suitable and safe for babies of all ages.

The hand and footprints appear like magic on the paper, which you then send back to us in a prepaid, letterbox-sized return package! Of course, if you already have a print that you'd like to use, just take a clear copy and email or post it to us.

With some magic of our own, we miniaturise the hand or footprints to fit your chosen item of jewellery and recreate them as though they were imprinted directly into the silver!

Professional Print-Taking

For those who prefer a professional touch, we also offer an appointment service for taking hand and footprints. This service ensures high-quality prints with minimal hassle. Appointments are available at two locations, with different availability times. After placing your order, you will receive an invite to book an appointment for professional hand and footprint-taking. This option is ideal for ensuring precision and clarity, especially for creating cherished keepsakes.

Providing Your Prints

If you don’t already have suitable hand or footprints, we can send you our inkless Ten Tiny Toes Impression Kit so you can take them at home. If you already have prints you would like us to use, you can provide a clear copy when you order.

Made From

10mm wide Story Bead in sterling silver (925).

About Hand and Footprint Charms

Why wear a regular charm when you can carry your baby’s sweet little handprints or footprints with you instead? Our sterling silver charms are crafted to be one-of-a-kind, just like your child. Whether you add them to your bracelet or necklace, they’re a lovely way to keep those precious memories close. Each charm is carefully made to capture the tiniest details, turning your jewellery into something that’s uniquely yours. It’s a small, but incredibly meaningful way to celebrate those little moments that mean the world. Perfect for gifting, or for treating yourself to something truly special!

Priority Service

Each Morgan & French piece is handcrafted to order with exceptional care. We begin creating your jewellery once we have received everything we need, from your personalisation details to any required materials.

We understand that some customers may wish to receive their order sooner, so we offer the option to bring your piece forward in your maker’s schedule. These choices affect when your jewellery is created, never the skill or attention devoted to it.

Priority 1 – Express Creation

When time matters, your piece is scheduled for immediate bench work with your maker, crafted ahead of their usual making order. This typically brings completion forward by around three to five days, giving you a noticeably earlier finish for special gifts, meaningful moments and occasions where you simply need your jewellery sooner.

This premium service adds a 40% uplift to the base price of your piece (excluding any optional add-ons), so you’re never charged extra for choosing to include additional details or elements. It is available on selected designs each day.

Standard Service – Made in Turn

Your jewellery is handcrafted with the same care and attention, created in the natural rhythm of your maker’s schedule once everything required is in place. The same skill, the same devotion - simply made in turn.

The Story Bracelet Collection

This piece is part of our Story Bracelet collection, a range of personalised leather, nappa and paracord bracelets built around Story Beads: small sterling silver charms each made to carry something specific to you.

A Story Bracelet begins with a strap and a personalised bead of your choosing. That might be a fingerprint, a hand or footprint, a dog's nose print, a hand-stamped name, a line of someone's handwriting, a longer inscription, or an ashes bead to keep a person close. Spinning rings in copper, silver or black silver sit between the beads as a styling accent.

The appeal is cumulative. More beads can be added at any point, now or years from now, and rearranged however you like. A bracelet that begins with one bead for a birthday or a new baby might, in time, gather several more, each marking something worth keeping. New chapters, new beads.

Each piece is made to order by our small team. Browse the full collection to see the bracelets and beads available.

Care Guide

We want your jewellery to look beautiful for years to come. We recommend regular, gentle cleaning with a jeweller’s cloth suitable for your jewellery’s metal and finish. Follow the cloth’s instructions and use it only on suitable metal surfaces, avoiding leather and cord.

Silver and other metals are prone to tarnish. This is a natural process, but substances encountered in daily life can speed it up, including soap, hairspray, perfume, food, latex, perspiration and the natural oils on our hands. Always remove your jewellery before showering, bathing or swimming, as contact with shampoo, chemicals and chlorine can affect its finish.

To help protect against tarnish, we offer a Rhodium Anti-Tarnish Plating Service that you can add to your order. This protective finish helps your cherished pieces retain their lustre and shine for longer.

Keep leather and cord dry. Moisture can damage the material and weaken the bond securing it within the clasp, affecting its strength and appearance. Remove leather and cord jewellery before showering, bathing, swimming, exercising or sleeping.

Leather may transfer colour, particularly when wet or damp. This can stain skin, clothing, bedding and upholstery, especially light-coloured fabrics. If leather becomes wet, remove the jewellery and allow it to dry naturally, keeping it away from fabrics while it dries. The same care applies to leather pouches and keyring holders.

As with all jewellery, straps, links and clasps can be damaged or broken if not treated with care. Please check your jewellery carefully when it arrives and let us know as soon as possible if it is damaged or faulty.

We provide a six-month guarantee against faulty workmanship or materials. This additional guarantee does not cover accidental damage, misuse or normal wear and tear.

Your statutory rights are unaffected and are not limited to the six-month guarantee period.