Thats a pretty good idea. I should do that!!
I bought letters at Michael's (or any craft store, even walmart) that were wooden for my daughter's name and got stencils (I used animal print) and painted them for her nursery, kept me super busy painting tiny little areas and repainting them til they were thick enough and not see through, they turned out really cute and took my mind right off from it. You can also buy a wooden box and decorate it for a "memory box", I have one for my son and daughter and I put all the important things that I want kept and safe!