Hand and Foot Imprints

Our Last Trading day is Thursday 25th April.

 Our Big "EVERYTHING MUST GO" Sale will be on Saturday 27th April from 10am. All remaining furniture and equipment will be for sale at really low prices. 

Ceramic Imprints make perfect keepsakes for all members of the family. We can only do imprints by appointment and they take a minimum of 4 weeks to complete, possibly longer at busy times.

Small Imprints

Imprints are taken in wet clay here at Ladybird Craft 

Specialist- imprints with map.

Centre. Choose from a variety of sizes, colours and wording to customise your imprints to your individual preferences.

Book an appointment with our experienced potter - Jo who will go through the options with you and together build your ideal designs 

You provide the imprints and we do the rest.

 After Jo has helped take the imprints in clay, 

she will cut and shape the clay.

Medium Imprint

If requested the lettering is added at this point. The piece is then left to completely dry, this takes at least a week. When we are satisfied your piece is dry we carefully fill our 93 litre kiln and set the machine for a 13hr fire at 1063 C.

When the kiln has finished it needs to cool for 15hrs before we can unload it. The fired items- now called bisque- are ready to be painted and glazed. Jo will hand paint the imprints and add hand written wording if asked for. Ex Large Imprint

After drying, the piece is dipped in clear glaze and again needs to be left until dry. The imprints are now ready for the finial firing. The kiln is carefully loaded again but this time is set for a 7.5hrs firing at 998 C.

After cooling for a further 15hrs the kiln can be unloaded and the pottery inspected to make sure they meet Ladybird Craft Centre's high standards.

 Imprint prices includes the consultation with Jo, the materials and the two kiln firings. 

Small             £24    

Medium          £36  

Large             £50  

Extra Large   £70  

Specialist      £95    

We have now concluded all the imprint dates until we close. 

Large Imprint

 Please Read

With clay, high temperatures and glaze there is always the possibility of a piece cracking or even exploding in the kiln. While every care is taken to try to avoid this, sometimes it can not be prevented. If your item becomes damaged during this process we will replace it, however this may mean the finial piece it not ready within the initial time frame. Please understand that somethings are out of our hands and if you prefer to have a refund instead of a replacement please let the staff know.