Capturing a Family’s Fingerprints on a Family Fingerprint Bar

Family is at the heart of everything we do, and what better way to keep your loved ones close than with a personalised piece of jewellery? A family fingerprint bar is a beautiful way to capture the unique touch of each family member in solid sterling silver or 9ct gold, creating a timeless keepsake that tells your story.

If you’re considering a fingerprint bar, here’s everything you need to know about capturing each impression and creating a piece that represents your family.

What Is a Family Fingerprint Bar?

A family fingerprint bar is a custom jewellery piece that features the fingerprints of two or more loved ones, arranged side by side on a sleek bar design. Whether it’s parents and children, siblings, or even multiple generations, this sentimental piece preserves the unique impressions of your family forever.

Each fingerprint is carefully pressed into wax, which we then cast in solid metal using the lost wax casting technique—ensuring every tiny ridge and detail is perfectly preserved.

How to Capture Your Family’s Fingerprints

To create a perfect fingerprint bar, you’ll need to capture each impression clearly. Here’s how:

1. Choose Who to Include

A family fingerprint bar can feature impressions from two to four people (or more, depending on the size). Consider who you’d like to include—partners, children, parents, or even a beloved grandparent.

2. Use a Wax Impression Kit

At Meraki Studio, we provide a wax fingerprint kit that makes the process simple. The wax softens in your hands, making it easy to take a clear impression.

3. Press Each Finger Gently

• Adults & older children: Staring to one end of the wax take it in turns to press the fingertip gently into the wax side-by-side, applying even pressure to capture the ridges.
• Babies under 12 months: Instead of the fingertip, take an impression of the creases between their fingers for a more defined imprint.

4. Label Each Print For Stamping

If you want to include initials stamped on the back of your pendant, make sure to label whose fingerprint is whose so we can stamp with the correct initial. 

5. Send It Back for Casting

Once you’re happy with your impressions, return the wax to us, and we’ll handcraft your piece in solid sterling silver or 9ct gold, preserving each detail forever.

Why Choose a Family Fingerprint Bar?

• A Symbol of Connection – Each print represents someone special, keeping your loved ones with you wherever you go.
• Timeless & Personal – Unlike standard jewellery, a fingerprint bar carries real, personal meaning.
• A Treasured Keepsake – Perfect for milestone moments, from the birth of a child to celebrating family bonds.

Create Your Own Family Fingerprint Bar

At Meraki Studio, every fingerprint bar is handcrafted with love using the traditional lost wax casting method. Whether you choose sterling silver or 9ct gold, your piece will be a one-of-a-kind keepsake to cherish forever.

Ready to create yours? Explore our fingerprint jewellery collection or contact us to start your custom order.