Within The Heart

Within the HeartA hand-cranked memory keepsakeI created this heart as a Valentine’s gift for my girlfriend. I wanted something that represented what’s inside my heart — the memories, moments, I love most. The design can be closed or open to reveal a rotating photo barrel hidden inside. By turning the hand crank, the photos rotate into view — because love isn’t static, it’s something you move through.This piece began as a personal gift, but it was designed so anyone can customize it with their own memories and create something meaningful for someone they love. The interior is modular, allowing you to make multiple photo barrels and easily swap them out to hold different stories, moments, or chapters over time.Photo PreparationPhotos are sized at 1 × 2 in. Due to curvature of barrel.I originally made mine using a Cricut, but no special tools are required.To make it accessible, I included a PNG template with correctly sized 1 × 2 in frames. You can:Open the PNG in any photo editing app (C