Rainbow Stars • Volunteer Stories Some people join a team.Others become part of its heartbeat.Sheila is the latter — a woman whose kindness, skill, and unwavering dedication have touched hundreds of families and every single one of us who work beside her. Every year, Sheila smashes the target for Baby Loss Awareness Ribbons. Not once. Not twice. Every single year. She pours her time, her hands, and her heart into creating something that carries meaning far beyond the ribbon i

Volunteering gives me a way to honour them. It allows me to help others in this community carry their grief, offer a heart‑hug on days when everything feels too heavy, and create gentle graphics and kind words for parents who need to feel seen, held, and understood. Having a special place in my garden for my little ones has helped my mental health more than I can ever express. It’s a space where I can breathe, remember, and feel close to them. Most of all, it’s a place our wh

Today, is a special day for us at Handmade with Love and Making Memories, and all the team at Angel Parents UK & Worldwide. It is a special and very precious little girl angelversary who grew her wings. We had the honour of sharing her journey in our "Beyond the Stars" post in 2024, not long after Nicole volunteered with us. Her name is Grace Mclellan,. Baby Grace as we call her on her graphics. So today we are honoured to create a special graphic or two in her memory. Sendin

I will never forget Mother's Day 2015, the year I finally felt worthy of the cards that has appeared on my door mat. It was the Saturday...

Good morning everyone, We have a very special Rainbow Baby Spinner running over at Making Memories Handmade, on Facebook and we do not want any of our Ranbow families to miss out, and it is packed full of beautiful keepsakes lovingly chosen for a precious rainbow journey. 💖 One lucky winner will receive a gorgeous Rainbow Tote Bag filled with special keepsakes, including: 🌈 Handmade with Love keepsakes 🌈 Rainbow baby hat 🌈 Bonding squares 🌈 Rainbow decoration 🌈 Heart k

It takes a very special kind of person to walk beside a bereaved parent. The kind of person who holds your hand when words fail. The one who offers a shoulder to cry on when your heart feels too heavy to carry. The one whose arms seem to hug away just a fraction of the pain that no parent should ever have to endure. After the loss of a baby, people often ask what helps us heal. There is no magic answer. There is no quick fix for a broken heart. But what makes an enormous diff

Some dates carry a weight that cannot be seen, but is felt deeply by the families who live with them. For parents, grandparents, siblings, wider family, and friends who have experienced the death of a baby or child, grief is not limited to one week in October. It is carried into ordinary days, birthdays, due dates, anniversaries, family gatherings, quiet car journeys, and moments when the world seems to move on too quickly. Baby Loss Awareness Week gives that grief a visible

Our beautiful graphic is now availale to order. Simply LIKE & SHARE our post and comment below the name you would like added. This graphic is open all - babies, children, and adults, simply those who have gone on before us. A special keepsake for you to print and save, unique to you and your baby, loved one. Making Memories Together #christmaskeepsake #christmasgraphic #thankyouforyoursupport #sharingiscaring #personalisedgraphic

🎄✨ Our Christmas Fundraising Weekend Starts Here! ✨🎄 This weekend marks the start of our Christmas fundraising events with Making Memories Handmade! Our amazing team members and volunteers work throughout the year handmaking many of our beautiful gifts and keepsakes. These special items are then used as prizes for our fundraising spinners and raffles, with many also available to purchase through our Etsy store. Every purchase helps us raise vital funds for the community pro

The Forgotten Mourners and the Importance of Remembering Each year, Bereaved Siblings Day offers an opportunity to acknowledge the brothers and sisters whose lives have been forever changed by the death of a sibling. While much-needed support has improved for bereaved families, siblings are still often described as the "forgotten mourners" of child and baby loss. When a baby or child dies, parents lose a son or daughter, grandparents lose a grandchild, and extended family los

🎃 Pumpkin lanterns and candlelight can add a magical touch to Halloween, but it's important to keep safety in mind. Place lit pumpkins and 👻 candles well away from pathways, doorsteps and decorations that could easily catch fire. At the end of the evening, make sure all flames are fully extinguished. For a safer alternative, use LED candles, torches or glow sticks to illuminate your pumpkins. If using battery-operated lights, always ensure button battery compartments are se

"Sharing is caring" was something a little boy once told me while fundraising with us for the Colour Run in 2017. When I began thinking about a title for this piece, I immediately saw his little face smiling back at me. He was taking part in memory of his angel siblings, the son of one of our volunteers at the time, and those simple words have stayed with me ever since. They came to mind again when I read the Royal Family's Baby Loss Awareness Week posts, particularly when th

Every baby, regardless of their gestation or size, deserves to be treated with dignity, respect and love. When a family experiences the devastating loss of a baby under 12 weeks, they should be offered meaningful choices that allow them to say goodbye in a way that feels right for them. There is no right or wrong decision. Grief is deeply personal, and every family's journey is unique. What matters most is that parents are given options and are supported to make the choice th

We are delighted to announce that Jules Lindop has joined our team as Wellbeing Ambassador. Many within the baby loss community will already know Jules through her dedicated work over many years, including her previous role as a Trustee for Cradle Charity. Throughout this time, we have had the privilege of working alongside Jules and witnessing first-hand her unwavering commitment to supporting bereaved families and improving services for those affected by pregnancy and baby

When people think about grief, they often think about sadness. They picture tears, difficult anniversaries, and the ache of missing someone who should still be here. But grief is so much more than sadness. For many baby loss parents, grief becomes an invisible companion that follows them through life. It sits quietly beside them during family celebrations. It appears in the maternity aisle of a supermarket. It arrives unexpectedly when they hear a baby's cry or see a child wh

Day 1 of Baby Loss Awareness Week UK 2026 💙🩷** Today, as we begin Baby Loss Awareness Week 2026 (#BLAW2026), we would like to start with a heartfelt tribute to all the babies and children who are loved beyond measure and remembered every single day. It has been a busy evening completing special graphics for our volunteers babies, something me and Harry do each year. Something special for them to remember the impact their little one has upon others. Thank you to the lovely T

In less than 48 hours, 311 bereaved parents have registered with us, as of 7am this morning, representing 447 babies and children's names. Each name will be lovingly handwritten onto an individual name card, accompanied by full instructions on how to take part in the Wave of Light on 15th October. Consent Form Link: https://forms.gle/HhvgpLUeeHyN8bVv5 For those who receive one of our special Acts of Kindness packs, the name card helps explain the meaning behind joining the Wa

🌸 15th October - Act of Kindness Packs Honouring Babies Gone Too Soon with Love, Dignity, and Community 🌼 A Movement Born on a Kitchen Floor The Act of Kindness movement began in the quiet hours of 2am on 28th December 2014, on a kitchen floor where grief and love met in their rawest form. Two baby loss mothers, one moment, three tiny babies had gone too soon — and a truth that changed everything: Every baby deserves to be acknowledged. Every family deserves to be held. Eve

National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss #WaveOfLight #15thOctober #CandleLighting #MentalHealth #Wellbeing 💚 A green heart to represent mental health and wellbeing We start the morning with a social media #saytheirname special graphic that is now available to request below. All graphics will be uploaded by 6am on the 15th October so they can be shared across your social media platforms, and profile pictures in memory of who you will be honouring on Friday, 1

This year we are pleased to see BLAW2026 activities taking place in Parliaments across the UK. We will also have exciting news for the 15th October - National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss in the UK coming soon. Links to all the campaigns are listed below. APUK Campaign Update: National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Infant Loss (UK) In Manchester, Harry and Luanne continue to lead the call for an official National Day of Remembrance for Pregnancy & Inf