Hi!  My name is Lori McDonald and I am the creative force behind “Beloved Keepsakes”.

I was very blessed to be born and raised by a very talented and creative mother who, as long as I can remember, ran some kind of craft business from our home.  Our weekends were spent going to arts and craft shows selling whatever crafty stuff we happened to be creating at the time.

During college and for a few years afterwards, cross-stitching and jewelry making was my passion.  Then in 2001, I met this wonderful guy (who is now my husband) and I was faced with the dilemma of what to give the soon to be in-laws (whom I had never met) for Christmas.  Hence, my first scrapbook was born! 
It was an amazing feeling, to create this “book’ that had the ability to share a part of our lives with my soon to be in-laws who lived many, many states over.  It was even more inspiring how touched they were to receive such a gift.  Next thing you know – I was bitten by the scrapbooking bug!
Many moons later, I now have my own “scrapbooking room”; I’m a design team member for “Savannah Scrapbooking” (my local scrapbooking store in Savannah, GA), and the proud owner of a Blue Top Wishblade.

Yep, while my wonderful and extremely supportive husband was getting ready to deploy overseas this last time, he convinced me that I should purchase a Wishblade and make my own embellishments.  Who would have thought that that purchase would lead to me becoming an “Exclusive Designer” for Paperthreads!!!
When I am not busily working on new cutter files, I can be found filling orders from my Internet business (where I make custom photo bracelets and pins).  Or I am scrapping away, preserving the memories of our family.

I am an extremely proud military wife, very active in my church, and I love to read and jetski! Well, there you have it... just a little about me.
Thank you so much for your business!  I hope you enjoy cutting your files as much as I have enjoyed creating them for you!  Please remember to pray for our troops and their families!

God Bless ~
Lori McDonald aka Beloved Keepsakes