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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: I had never heard of this until I saw it on How It's Made (loove that show). "Whoa! Cool! Dipping stuff in copper!" But I never really thought about h... more »
Jello Mix: I don't think I wore a pair of shoes until I was two or so, and if my mother had tried to put some on me I probably would have ripped them straight of... more »
Ultraprison!: my mom did this for my two little sisters, who were adopted from China. she bronzed the shoes they were wearing when my parents picked them up from th... more »
the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene: My mom (born 1946) has her bronzed baby shoes on display with a photo. I always thought it was kind of neat. Like, oooh your feet were so tiny! All I... more »
Crabby Cakes: My parents didn't go so far as bronzing our shoes, but she still has our baby shoes. And our baby teeth. And locks of hair from our first haircuts. ... more »
sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): My parents tried a different approach and bronzed the first poop I put in the potty. more »
Annabellie: "Remember the time you learned to walk and I stopped having to fucking carry you around everywhere? I have immortalized that small moment of emancipat... more »
katie.scarlett.o'hara: I always thought that was a pretty weird, creepy thing to do. more »

#bronzedbabyshoes

Oldies But Goodies
"It is said that the electroplating of baby shoes was conceived of when a Scotchman saw a suit of armor during a visit to his ancestral home." We're not arguing with giant shoes! [Modern Mechanix]

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