Before long, most new parents find themselves adrift in a jumble of precious trinkets: tiny shoes, well-loved toys, embroidered gowns, the lock of hair from baby's first trim. With some creativity, you can use these things to create a poetic record of the first years of life.

Check out our other memory keeping projects for Baby: Book of Firsts, Mother's Journal, Book of Good Wishes, Baby's Time Capsule, Framed Memento: Hand over Hand, Framed Memento: Shadow Boxes, Arranging Photographs.