A hand-painted portrait of a favorite toy is a special gift for any child or child-at-heart.

Gift certificates and custom toy stationary are also available!

How it Works

1.Click Store above to select a portrait size. Checkout safely and securely with any major credit card.
2.Click Contact to email a photo and some brief information about the toy.
3.You receive the painting in the mail, your munchkin (or nostalgic adult) screams with joy, and the toy is remembered forever.

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Products

First Friends also offers custom stationary items featuring your toy portrait, preprinted stationary items featuring vintage and classic toys, gift certificates, and the option to order custom portraits of people, pets or anything else that floats your boat.

Meet the Artist

About First Friends:

First Friends celebrates children’s love for their favorite toys. As a Yale-trained artist and mother of 3-year-old twins, I was inspired to create First Friends after painting portraits of my twins’ lovies. When they saw their toy portraits for the first time,Read More >>

Recent Portraits

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“The Blablas” for Aaron

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“Ducki” for Noah

“Ducki” for...

“Coco”

“Coco” for Luis In some ways, having back problem is awesome. It means I get...

“Superheroes and Supervillains” for Elias

  “Superheroes and Supervillains” for Elias, age 6 A couple months ago,...

“Baby (aka Dora)” for Alia

“Baby (aka Dora)” for Alia, age 5 It was inevitable, I guess, that Dora would...

“The Night-Nights and Lion Quilt” for Brian

“The Night-Nights” for Brian, a grownup Grownup Brian has had his two...

“Mushca” for Grace

“Mushca” for Grace, age 10 Grace has had little Mushca for many years, and...

Monica’s Bouquet

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Chicle

I painted a portrait of a little girl, Corinne, a couple months ago. Her mom Diana wrote...

“Bedtime Bunny” for Harris

Bedtime Bunny for Harris, age 7 Bedtime Bunny has been in his owner Harris’s...