Bricks and MiniFigs Vestavia Hills

Welcome to Bricks and MiniFigs Vestavia Hills! 

While we have a website for the store, it has proved highly problematic. 

For this reason, I built this backup page on my own personal website.  

My name is Dwane Thomas, and I am one the owners of Bricks and MiniFigs Vestavia Hills.  This website, dwanethomas.com has been online since 2014.  On this site, I teach Latin, Greek, German, and French.   

I also publicly learn Spanish over at Compass Classroom.  Your are more than welcome to join me if you are interested in languages (just click here) but, I suspect you are here to learn more about LEGO.

How it all started…

In late 2023, during the Christmas season, my family came to visit. 

My nephew and I were talking.  He had just left a job he was not enjoying.  Curious, I asked him, “What’s next?” 

Jokingly, he replied, “Well, Uncle Dwane, if you open a Bricks and Minifigs, I’ll run it for you.” 

I had no idea what he was talking about. 

“What in the world is a Bricks and Minifigs?” I asked.  We laughed and the conversation moved on. 

After my family left, I went online, did some research, and started looking into franchise opportunities with Bricks and Minifigs. 

Long story short, less than a year later, on November 2, 2024, we opened Birmingham’s first (and currently only) Bricks and Minifigs, Bricks and Minifigs Vestavia Hills! 

Stop by and say “Salve!”  I am often there on Saturdays.

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Bricks and Minifigs Vestavia Hills Blog

Every Saturday, I send out a LEGO “tip of the week”

If you have shopped at the store, you are likely already on the email list.

If you missed one of the “tips”, don’t worry.  I store them here on this page so that you can find them easily.

#16 – July 19, 2025: Miss a Tip?  Catch Up Here

#15 – July 12, 2025: LEGO Tip of the Week: Easy Way to Clean Your Bricks

#14 – July 5, 2025: I Just Discovered This LEGO Building Trick

#13 – June 21, 2025: Organize Your LEGO Search with Brick Manager

#12 – June 14, 2025: Build More with What You Have: Discover Rebrickable! 

#11 – May 31, 2025: How to Apply LEGO Stickers Like a Pro

#10 – April 26, 2025: How Star Wars Saved LEGO

#9 – April 20, 2025: How to Organize All Those Bricks

#8 – April 12, 2025: Save the Fingernails!

#7 – April 7, 2025: A Great Way to Display your Formula One Collection

#6 – March 22, 2025: Creative LEGO Ideas to Build Outside the Box!

#5 – March 8, 2025: Playing With LEGO is Good For You

#4 – January 27, 2025: How To Find that One Piece You are Missing

#3 – January 14, 2025: 2025 Bricks and Minifigs Calendars

#2 – December 3, 2024: How to Build a Simple Christmas Wreath

#1 – November 26, 2024: Hello, Birmingham!

Wanna Party with Us?

Have your next birthday party at Birmingham’s only Bricks and Minifigs store!

We offer hosted parties 6 days a week.

What could be better than a LEGO® themed party for your LEGO® fan?

Your children and their friends will love it!