New baby, newborn, nursery

The first month is hundreds of photos nobody prints

They sit at the bottom of a camera roll and get scrolled past by the time she is walking. One of them on the nursery wall is the version the child eventually sees.

New Baby gift: a photo rebuilt as a custom brick artwork

Close up, you can see every brick

New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
New Baby gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork

Which photo to pick for this occasion

Newborn photos are unusually picky. These three convert cleanly:

Fill the frame with the face — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for Fill the frame with the face

Fill the frame with the face

A newborn's face is small, so it has to fill the frame. The 40cm size is 50 by 50 studs, 2,500 in all, and with the face across half the frame an eye is about 3 studs wide. Any further back and the features flatten into blocks.

Fill the frame with the face — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkFill the frame with the face — the original photo for example 1
Fill the frame with the face — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkFill the frame with the face — the original photo for example 2
Fill the frame with the face — example 3, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkFill the frame with the face — the original photo for example 3
The way he sleeps — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for The way he sleeps

The way he sleeps

A sleeping face is the calmest and the easiest to rebuild: no motion blur, clean edges. Choose a plain blanket or sheet behind, so the 2,500 bricks are not eaten by clutter and the skin tone can lift off the background.

The way he sleeps — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe way he sleeps — the original photo for example 1
The way he sleeps — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe way he sleeps — the original photo for example 2
Not the baby alone — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for Not the baby alone

Not the baby alone

An adult's hand, a favourite soft toy - they can go in too. The 50cm size is 64 by 64 studs, 4,096 in total, so two faces side by side each keep about 14 studs of width. One more presence gives the scale away.

Not the baby alone — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkNot the baby alone — the original photo for example 1
Not the baby alone — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkNot the baby alone — the original photo for example 2

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What arrives at your door

The box contents laid flat: colour-sorted brick bags, colour-code labels and the baseplate
The building guide opened up, showing the colour-code map section by section
The kraft outer box with the brand card and a card for the recipient beside it
What's in the box: colour-sorted bricks, baseplate, building guide, brick separator and a metal plate

Once it's on the wall

A brick artwork above a cabinet, next to a smaller print of the same photo
A brick artwork hung above a sofa, showing its scale against the furniture
A brick artwork on the main wall of an office
A brick artwork on a living-room wall by the window, beside a sofa and a dresser
A brick artwork on the white wall above a desk
A brick artwork on a brick wall beside a bookshelf
A brick artwork standing on the floor against a white wall, next to houseplants
A gold-framed brick artwork standing on a round side table
A brick artwork on the white wall beside a door, with a flower basket below
A brick artwork resting on a bed, showing its real size
A cat facing away from the camera, looking at a brick artwork of a cat
A customer holding their own brick artwork in both hands
A customer holding a brick artwork, showing its scale against a person
A customer holding a brick artwork made from their wedding photo

New baby gift timing

Shower gifts and new-baby gifts are different

Baby showers usually happen four to six weeks before the due date, so shower gifts are chosen before anyone has seen the baby. A photo piece belongs to the second wave, after the birth.

The quiet weeks are the good weeks

The first fortnight is visitors and casseroles. Something that arrives in week 4 or 5, when the house has gone quiet and the novelty has worn off for everyone else, gets far more attention.

Skip the first few days of photos

Skin in the first days is still red and unsettled. Those shots land on a single shade once converted, so features disappear. Most babies photograph more evenly after about three weeks.

Send it, do not visit with it

New parents are managing a schedule that does not accommodate guests. Shipping to the house removes the need to arrange a visit, which is a gift in itself during that stretch.

Sizes & Prices

40×40cm

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The most popular size

50×50cm

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A statement piece for the living room

Nursery wall, 40cm. Family photo, go 50cm

40cm ships in 1-3 business days, 50cm in 2-4. Free shipping in Taiwan, and to Hong Kong for 40cm.

FAQ

What are the best newborn gifts that are not clothes or blankets?

Almost everything on the standard list gets outgrown in weeks. The exceptions are the things that stay in the room, which is why nursery wall art keeps appearing on lists and sleepsuits do not.

The baby moves and the photo is slightly soft. Does that matter?

Mild softness is fine, because 2,500 bricks simplify fine detail anyway. What does not work is a subject that is too small in the frame or an image that is badly overexposed.

Can we wait and do it later?

Yes, and many people do. Upload and preview are free without an account, so you can test a photo now and come back at six months or the first birthday when there are more expressions to choose from.

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