Tips & Inspiration

A graduation gift they still have in ten years is rarely a gadget. Here are three creative routes — their student city, their own photo, or a calm kit for the year ahead — with a choosing table, prices and honest advice on size and timing.

His car, his dog or a photo of the two of you, rebuilt tile by tile. Which photos suit a father, how to choose the size from the wall it will hang on, and how to frame or hang the finished mosaic.

An old family photo makes the best Mother's Day mosaic — if it is sharp enough. Which scanned and printed photos actually work, how to prepare them, and why the UK and US dates are two months apart.

A photo of the two of you, rebuilt tile by tile. Which photo to choose, which of the five sizes fits it, and how to build a custom photo mosaic together without one of you taking over.

A Father's Day gift for the man who says he wants nothing: mountains, world cities, trains, music or the sea, coloured in with markers. Plus his own photo on canvas.

A Mother's Day gift that outlasts a bouquet: soft floral themes to colour in, or her own photo turned into a numbered canvas. Plus sizes, levels and timing.