I grew up in the small country town of Riverstone, NSW, Australia where I met my future husband Ron. Ron had been working for years on a dream to be able to reproduce fine works of art onto ceramics, in full detail of the original artwork.

At the time I thought that this was just a curious pursuit of my husband and I wished him all the success. A few years later I came across a porcelain plate depicting a nursery scene which had baby names of children and their birth details painted onto the plate.

I thought to myself that this would make a wonderful keepsake that can be given by parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts and friends.

This cherished gift would never be forgotten as I would hand paint the persons names giving this gift, onto the back of the plate. The plate I stumbled across was poorly reproduced. My husband suggested that I have an artwork specially created for me by a professional artist and, he will use his newly developed process to faithfully reproduce the artwork, in all its splendid detail onto the plate.

The choice of choosing the perfect Artist for this request was easy. Our friend, the late Tony Oliver, was and is recognised throughout Australia as a leading illustrator in both Australian wildlife and children’s books.

Tony’s commissions included many illustrations for The Australian Geograghics which culminated in successive editions of the extremely successful yearly calendar which was sold out in each edition.

When I approached Tony with my concept of a child like nursery scene with juvenile Australian wildlife welcoming the arrival of a new born child he was excited by the concept and went on to create our first plate which we called “Precious Moments” .

I started hand painting the name and birth details onto the beautiful Precious Moments plates, which my husband created, for family members and friends.

The demand for these plates increased so much that I decided to form my own business,”Gumnut Collectables”. Since then, I have expanded the range of plate designs created by both Tony and other wonderful artists.

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It doesn’t matter whether the baby is your son or daughter, a niece or nephew, cousin, granddaughter or grandson. Having a new little bundle in the family is truly a blessing, also a gift of love and affection of a Baby Gift Plate that will last for a lifetime. Not only the parents but also neighbors, relatives, friends and others are often charmed with the detail and thought that has gone into the Baby Gift Plate.

Witnessing a baby’s growth, and learn to walk and talk, is one of the most fascinating happenings that anyone – related or not – can experience.

There are so many things to consider when choosing baby gifts. You have to think about its usability, durability, benefits, and of course presentability. Picking out baby gifts can be quite tricky, but not if you know which ones are useful, durable, and has many benefits.

Charming baby gifts always win the heart of every mother. Baby gifts are often given during baby showers, birthdays, baptismal or christenings. These gifts include baby clothes, blankets, beddings, feeding supplies, bathing supplies, baby furnitures and the likes but it’s the Baby Gift Plate that is most often treasured.

A baby gift plate is probably one of the most popular and interesting gifts you can give.

For our highly specialized Baby Gift Plate click here to see our online shop.

While he did not really appreciate it at the time it has been taken out may times since to show various people and now that he has his own children he is continuing the tradition.

Finding somewhere that creates these fully personalized baby gift plates was difficult, however Robyn has brought together a superb collection of her own designs that can be fully personalized for your baby at reasonable cost.

Each plate shows:

• Your baby’s name
• Your baby’s birth date
• Your baby’s sex
• Your baby’s time of birth
• Your baby’s weight at birth
• Your baby’s length at birth
• With love from……..( You )

Robyn accepts orders from anywhere in the world and will hand decorate each plate with this information and deliver promptly.

To see the full range of Robyn’s plates click here