MERRY WOOFMAS!
Baubles, blankets, bags...there’s nothing you can’t personalise with your pooch’s pawtrait, as JENNI MURRAY discovers
WHILE most people have pictures of their children as their screensaver, I have my dogs — Butch, Frieda and Madge. And I’ve discovered there’s no end to the ways a dog lover can immortalise their pet. From tree baubles to puzzles and canvases, there’s a host of products to choose from. And here they are, my three, in every form you can think of . . .
BARKING BAUBLES
Hand-painted pet portrait bauble, £22.99 each, etsy.com IF yOU haven’t decorated your tree yet or have room for more baubles, you can send a photo of your dog and have him or her hand painted onto a bauble by Kerry Clarke. Contact her via artkerry.co.uk.
Last orders for Christmas delivery: Sunday 20.
TIMELESS TREASURE
Glass photo clock, from £23.99 (cewe-photoworld.com) AH, Butch, a clock with your ever appealing eyes gazing out at me. How long will it take you to learn that when the big hand is pointing upwards and the little hand pointing to the middle on the left it’s nine o’clock and time for walkies?
Last orders: Tomorrow
DOGGY SOCKS
Personalised socks, £19.99 (prezzybox.com) I THINK having your dog on socks is taking your passion for your furry friend a little too far. But, if you love them, they come in three sizes. Last orders: Today.
COFFEE COMPANION
Trio photo upload mug, £9 (moonpig.com) I LOVE a mug, so I’d be happy to have one of my three on the breakfast table. Last orders: Wednesday 23 with special delivery.
PLUSH PUP
Pet Mushion, £17.99 (firebox.com) THESE pet ‘mushions’ are a bit weird. yes, I recognise their faces, but they look somewhat deformed all squashed up into a squishy cushion. Last orders: Today
PUZZLE PETS
Ravensburger personalised puzzle, from £24.99 (cewephotoworld.com) My NEIGHBOUR spends lots of her spare time doing jigsaws and she adores my dogs. Hope she doesn’t read this or she’ll know what she’s getting for Christmas. It can have 500, 1,000 or 1,500 pieces. Last orders: Saturday 19
IT’S A WRAP
Personalised ‘Happy Woofmas’ photo upload gift wrap, £5.99 (prezzybox.com) SORRy, Madge, but this is really not to my taste. And anyway, why spend £5.99 on something that will be ripped to shreds on Christmas morning? Last orders: Saturday 19
. . AND FOR ANY TIME OF YEAR
. iT May be too late to get the following products for this Christmas Day, but they’d make great purchases at any time of the year.
GRRR-EAT FLEECE
Custom pet fleece blanket, £54.95 (pixaprints.co.uk) BUTCH will love to curl up on his very own fleece blanket. you send a clear photo of your pet, and an artist sketches it.
KEEPSAKE GEM
Photo upload glass diamond ornament, from £49.99 (gettingpersonal.co.uk) I LOVE this: Madge held for ever in a glass diamond ornament. It’s done by etching the image using 3d laser technology. It will make me smile every time I look at it.
POOCH PINNY
Photo apron, £14.99 (gettingpersonal.co.uk) My THREE know I’m not a fan of cooking and like to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen. This apron shows a doggie photo and can carry a message with up to 70 characters. Mine would be ‘I’m in the kitchen. Get me out of here’
CLOSE TO YOUR HEART
Embroidered T-shirt, £85, hoopnloop.co.uk HAVE your pet embroidered on the front of a T- shirt. I think Butch looks a little alarmed in this one. Maybe he thinks wearing him is taking my devotion too far! At £85 to have your animal on your chest, I agree.
CANINE CANVAS
Vintage pet canvas, from £54.99 (purrandmutt.com) SOME of you may love to have a vintage pet canvas with your pets dressed up as historical characters. Personally I wouldn’t give it house room. It’s kitsch and I instinctively disapprove of anthropomorphism.
BLANKET BUDDY
Pet photo blanket, £29.99 (lovegifts.com) MAdGE looks very happy to be featured on this blanket, which is available in two sizes and is made of soft polyester fleece.£ 39.99 (lovegifts.com)