Whatever you celebrate at the end of the year, whether Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the solstice or simply getting everyone in one room, the gifts people keep are the ones that could only have been for them.
We are a small workshop in Encinitas, California. We laser cut, engrave, 3D print and solder everything here, and most of it can be made around one person: their dog, their photo, their team, their name.
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Made from your photo
The ones that take the longest to make and get kept the longest.
Send us a picture, a name or a date and we make the piece around it. A photo is engraved into natural slate, where the stone turns pale wherever the laser touches it; a pet is redrawn and built up in layers of wood. Nothing here exists until you order it, so no two are the same.
Your photo on slate
Personalized cribbage board
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One number, always on
For the person who already has everything except this.
Small Wi-Fi screens that show the one thing someone keeps opening an app for: their team, the markets, a follower count. We assemble, load and test each one here, on a stand we 3D print. No app and no subscription.
Stock and crypto price display
Follower counter for a creator
codeMeter, for a developer
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Layers of wood
For a home, a new house, or a wall that needs something.
Six to eleven layers of basswood, laser cut, stained or painted one at a time and stacked, so each piece has real depth and throws its own shadows.
Breaking wave
Sea turtle
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Maps that light up
For the skier, the commuter, or the one who loves a map.
A map for the wall with lights behind it that follow the real thing: where the trains are right now, which lifts are turning. Hang it, plug it in, and it keeps itself up to date.
Mammoth live lift map from $249
COASTER live train map
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Stone for the table
Small enough for a stocking, a night of Hanukkah, or a host.
Natural slate, laser engraved. Every tile is a little different in color and edge, which is the point. Coasters with your own words or drawing, and sets we designed ourselves.
Slate coasters, your design from $25
Coasters for a fantasy reader
San Diego elevation lines on slate
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Things that grow
For the one who would rather have a plant.
3D printed planters for a shelf or a patio, and living plants to go in them.
Octopus planters $18.99
Candy cane bambooOrdering for a date
Personalized pieces are made after you order, so give us extra time before a holiday. If you need something by a date, email [email protected] and we will tell you honestly whether we can do it.
Questions people ask
What is a good holiday gift for someone who has everything?
Something made for them in particular: a slate tile engraved with their photo, their pet in layered wood, or a desk scoreboard that follows their own team.
Can a gift be personalized?
Yes. Slate is engraved from your photo or your own design, pet portraits are made from a photo of the dog or cat, and the cribbage board and water bottle are engraved with a name.
Who makes these?
We do. Encinitas 3D is a small business in Encinitas, California. Everything is designed, cut, engraved, printed and assembled here.
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