Restorasnap

06/12/2025

The humble and very wonky first harvest of this summer's tomatoes. My late dad's favourite and planted in our garden every year as a quiet nod to him.

There's a gentle change happening here at Restorasnap where genealogy was front and centre to a more blended space that will now encompasse organic gardening, homesteading, bespoke ceramics, art and heirloom recipes. It is a natural and necessary process for us that aligns with our core values and interests in taking care of our beautiful planet.

No longer are we just as a storefront.
No hard sells, just a place to see and be inspired.
Restora is place to observe old ways revisited and rekindled along with the memories they evoke. In turn we are creating new stories for our next generation. A legacy we feel most worthy of laying the foundations for.

The new Restora promises to showcase a more gentle, simple lifestyle where people just like you can come along on our restoration journey and be inspired to come back to family stories via the tactile, authentic and life sustaining pastimes that saw our ancestors thrive.

We do hope you'll stay. 🌱🩷








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18/06/2025

This little haul of homegrown lemons means a big batch is on the way 🍋✨ — and I can’t wait to share my grandmother’s simple, beautiful lemon jam recipe with you soon. It’s one of those family favourites that reminds me how much wisdom and joy lives in the old ways.

Did you know:
Not all family history is about archives and pedigree charts. Sometimes it’s in the vege patch, the kitchen, the craft shed — and in the everyday habits and trades quietly passed down through generations.

While I’m gently adding more of these slow-living projects and memory-rich recipes here, it’s still business as usual over at the template shop too!

This gentle expansion speaks to many family history lovers who, like me, feel deeply connected to:

✨ Objects and keepsakes left behind
🍽️ Old recipes revived for modern kitchens
🌱 Traditional skills like gardening and preserving
🖼️ Handmade projects that honour ancestors
📖 Creative ways to tell family stories when the paper trail runs dry

Restora is growing into a space that offers:
🌿 Tools and templates for family history projects
📒 Printable recipe + garden journals
📷 Tips for photographing heirlooms and memory objects
🎨 Tutorials for creating keepsakes and homegrown traditions
📚 Resources for finding meaning beyond the records

If you’re new here, pop over and take a look — fresh items and resources are being added to the template shop all the time to help you preserve your family’s story in meaningful, creative ways.

I hope you’ll stay for both. ✨

19/01/2025

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19/01/2025

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13/12/2024

🎄🎁 Christmas Giveaway Alert! 🎁🎄

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17/10/2023

"📸 Cherish the Pixels 🖼️: In the age of digital memories, let's revere the images we find on our research journey, just like the physical photos of old.

Why, you ask? Because websites, online groups, and archives aren't always in our control; rights, rules, and access can change in the blink of an eye.

Save that image that tugs at your heart in its exact state, the proper way..

Check out our blog to discover why preserving a master copy of those precious digital photos is a priceless act of preserving history

17/10/2023

"📸 Cherish the Pixels 🖼️:

In the age of computer screen memories, let's revere the digital images we find just like the physical photos of old.

Why, you ask? Because social media, ancestry websites, online groups, and archives aren't always in our control; terms, rules, and access can change at a whim.

Be the circuit breaker! Save that image that tugs at your heart in its exact state when you find it.

🕰️ It will be shared, uploaded, and repurposed countless times by many online which can potentially cause irreparable degradation to its clarity and quality.

Check out our blog to discover more about saving
a master copy of your finds
is a priceless act of preserving history. 📜💻

16/10/2023

"🔍🌿 Ever been so obsessed with your genealogy research that you get lost in the intensity of it all?

We've been there too! But here's the scoop – sometimes, you need to take a break, and it's totally okay.🤓

It wasn't until we decided to spend a little more time on other hobbies that we understood the postive impact it could have.

We revisited some of our frustrating dead ends with fresh eyes, and it was like a breath of fresh air for our research journey.💆‍♂️💆‍♀️ So, if you're feeling stuck in the archives, remember to make time for something else you love. For us, it's pottery, some music ...and tea..LOTS OF TEA!🏺 When I join my mum in her little workshop, we forget all else.💖

Time stands still, and we both completely decompress.👉 We'd love to know, how do you de-stress or take your research breaks?

Share your go-to escapes in the comments! 💬

10/10/2023

Is messing around with font pairings robbing you of precious research time?

10/10/2023

Discover the joy of creating beautiful ancestry books with our affordable, easy-to-follow E-book designed expressly for beginners to book creation.

Learn how to transform piles of research into a stunning family heirloom in just five simple steps.🖐

☺With our user-friendly templates and gentle introduction to (Free) Canva, creating simple, fun to read short bios, simple profiles, or even full scale printed books becomes an achievable (and enjoyable) task.

Forget the frustration of intimidating apps and the dreaded blank screen; our guide provides an accessible and uncomplicated route to making visually engaging stories a new skill so that you can power through and get on with your important research with a more organised collection that your family will be clamouring to read!

💚At Restorasnap it is our mission to bridge the gap between design applications and family research by putting these skills in the hands of people on all stages of their journey no matter their age or experience.

Embark on your creative genealogy journey today by tapping "Start Here" via the link in our bio, where you'll find the 2 Hour Ancestry Book Creator. It's time to make your ancestry book dreams come true.

10/10/2023