.png)
Early Life & Family Casting
Capturing the joy of new life
Welcoming a bundle of joy is always a cause for celebration. What better way to commemorate this special time than by capturing your baby's hand and feet. These timeless keepsakes can be created from just days old and are wonderful ways to include siblings and other member of families as well.
Early Life & Family Castings
Celebrate the precious moments of early life and family connections with our bespoke casting services.
Our Early life & Family sculptures can be displayed in various ways including free standing, framed, on plinths or even in glass domes. We offer a range of options.
Baby and Children's Castings
Baby castings, suitable from 10 days to 12 months, capture the tiniest details of your baby's hands and feet. A quick, safe, and comfortable process that can be done while your baby is feeding, sleeping or playing.
Children's castings are a perfect way to capture growing hands and feet, they can be made to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, first days of school, sibling bonds and personal achievements. Castings can be made of hands, feet, faces or even family groupings.
Family Castings
Create beautiful castings of parents and children holding hands, or siblings together.
We offer a wide variety of castings styles designed to celebrate the love between families, friends and couples. Each casting is a expression of the special connections formed through life's journey.
Our family castings are suitable for all ages. We tailor each session to ensure a memorable and heartfelt experience. Celebrating bonds that matter most! Don’t forget your fur friends, we can include the family pets paw too!
SERVICES
Two Baby Casts
A casting of either one hand and one foot or both hands or both feet
Includes frame and an engraved plaque
£140
Photos can be included for an additional £15
Baby & Us
A casting of two adult hands holding two feet
Freestanding sculpture
£450
A casting of baby or child holding either mum or dad's finger
Freestanding sculpture
£180
baby under 6 months
£220
6 -18 months
£245
18 months - 4 years
FAQs
CASTING
We book 1-hour slots for all casting sessions, but many can be completed in less time. Smaller casts, such as single hands or feet, take around 20-30 minutes, while larger family or HD pregnancy casts may take up to 90 minutes.
Your finished cast will be ready for collection within 8-12 weeks, depending on the level of detail and custom finish required. This process is vital and will not be rushed, ensuring the casts have longevity and can be passed down for generations to come!
We'll notify you once your cast is ready.
We use Alginate, a safe, skin-friendly material derived from seaweed. It’s non-toxic, biodegradable, and gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin, including babies and pets.
We can cast almost any body part, including hands, feet, faces, baby bumps, and even pets’ paws. Whether it's an individual, couple, or group, we’ll create a bespoke piece for you.
Absolutely! Our materials are 100% safe and gentle. For pets, we adjust the mixture to ensure it’s quick and stress-free for them.
Yes! We can cast babies from as young as 10 days. During the session, we ensure they’re comfortable and happy, even allowing them to feed or sleep during the process.
Rest assured we also have bubbles and soft toys or can play nursery rhymes to help distract the babies for the 90 seconds we need them to be in the alginate. Babies can however be fed or sleeping while having castings taken. We will cast around the baby's needs!
Life casting can be done at absolutely any age. Believe it or not, most of our wrigglers have been between 6-24 months. There are no age restrictions for life casting services.
For body casts, wear loose, comfortable clothing. We may need easy access to arms and legs (sleeves and trousers can be rolled up), however, we provide aprons and sheets in order to protect you and your loved ones.
If casting a baby bump, avoid lotions or oils on the area beforehand. We’ll provide any additional instructions as needed before your session.
Yes, rings can be worn and captured with your castings, be it engagement, wedding, family inheritance jewellery and/or costume jewels. (1 complimentary ring per adult hand, additional charges apply for extra rings worn during casts).
We have a wide selection of frames to choose from, with different colours and finishes. Before your casting is taken we always have a mini consultation and go through options for how you would like to display your casts at home. Frames, plinths, glass domes and, best of all, free-standing casts (felt applied at bottom of free-standing casts to protect base) are our most popular choices however we are always up for challenges and open to suggestions after all they’re your very own personal works of art so you decide how you want to display them in your home.
Our casts are usually with a metallic finish, however, if you would like something different we would be more than happy to accept the challenge!
Yes! We offer DIY Kits for baby hands and feet, bump casts, and even lip impressions, so you can create your own keepsakes at home.
Overlay casting technique using alginate involves applying the material directly to the body part instead of the material being held in a container. This method allows greater precision and flexibility in positioning. We use this method for our Belly Bowls, Body and Memorial casts.
To keep your plaster sculptures in excellent condition follow these tips:
1. Keep away from moisture. Display in a dry area away from humidity.
2. Handle with care. Handle gently and avoid placing it in ‘high-traffic’ areas.
3. Dust regularly with a soft dry cloth or feather duster to clean. Avoid water and cleaning sprays.
4. Avoid direct sunlight.
5.Repair minor damage promptly. Do not hesitate to be in touch for professional assistance to restore any sculptures.
BOOKING
We are based in Ealing, West London, however, if for any reason you cannot get to us we will be more than happy to cast you in the comforts of your own home! (Depending on location - for mobile bookings extra charges apply).
You can book your session by contacting us through our website, email, or Instagram. Let us know what type of casting you’re interested in, and we’ll arrange the rest.
Yes, we offer sensitive and compassionate memorial casting services, working closely with families and healthcare providers to capture cherished moments with loved ones.
MATERIALS
Alginate is 99% of naturally derived ingredients including seaweed this is more commonly used by the dentist industry to make teeth impressions however it is allergy-free eco-friendly biodegradable and non-toxic
Stone Plaster is a non-toxic, high-strength powder that hardens on drying. It is a casting compound which has exceptional surface hardness.
We assure you that we use the best quality stone plasters to fill your sculptures and ensure their longevity so they can be treasured forever.
Plaster bandage is a special woven cloth impregnated in top-quality plaster. The bandage can be simply soaked in water to shape and form itself to suit the body part. plaster bandage is also a fast-setting material. Womb bowls are created with a Plaster bandage and it is always used to support larger casting styles such as HD bumps, face, memorial and overlay casts)
Other services
Looking to create more unique casts of you and your loved ones
Dog Paw Casting
Includes frame, printed photos and engraved plaque
£125
Lip Casting
Great for couples
Freestanding sculpture or framed with engraved plaque
£60
£25
for each additional lips
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
Four Baby Casts
A casting of both pairs of hands and feet
Includes frame and an engraved plaque
£180
Photos can be included for an additional £15
Couple & Family Clasp
All castings include one complimentary ring per adult hand.
We offer all our castings with a metallic/antique finish, however, you may choose for your casts to be kept plain white or any other colour finish. Additional rings £20 per person.
£275
2 hands (£320 for overlay)
£320
3 hands (£390 for overlay)
£380
4 hands (£450 for overlay)
£450
5 hands (£510 for overlay)
£530
6 hands (£570 for overlay)
Please enquire for Family tree or linked arms quotes via contact form
