It's hard to lose a pet and I know it helps me out to keep their mementos. Memories by Karsun has memorial boxes where you can keep items from your pet. Whether you want to keep a collar or tags or even keep their ashes safe, you can find it all there.
Each box is handmade with real wood such as pine and walnut. Each item is then painted or stained and comes with embellishments.
These are perfect as a pet memorial and if you mention Swanky Pup in your convo to me, I'll give you a 20% discount.
You can even make it a gift for someone with a new pet or who has recently lost a pet. This is a unique item that will make a special addition to your home or the home of a friend or family member. Find them at the Memories store by Karsun.
What a perfect way to memorialize your pet with customized beach writing. Have whatever you want written in the white sands of Panama City Beach, Florida. Each 8x10 picture is custom made to your specifications and is as unique as each day at the beach.
These are perfect as a pet memorial picture and if you mention Swanky Pup in your convo to me, I'll give you a 20% discount.
You can even make it a gift for someone with a new pet or who has recently lost a pet. This is a unique item that will make a special addition to your home or the home of a friend or family member. Find them at the Memories store by Karsun.
Evelyn Morris Hecht, a basically self taught designer and artist, spent 15 years in the New York fashion industry but it was a rescue dog that got her started using her talent as an artist to do dog portraits.
Top Dog Art benefits a variety of rescue groups with donations of art. Evelyn has also been a member of the Pastel Society of North Carolina since 2001 and creates custom portraits solely in pastel.
Her Dear to My Heart Pendant is a perfect way to memorialize a special pet. The pendant front is rich red enamel on sleek, beveled, high polish sterling silver. The flip side, inscribed DEAR TO MY HEART, shows the picture of your beloved (photo easily inserted and protected under a clear plastic window) and rests close to your heart. Comes with a 30" black silk cord and bears the artist's signature and date of release.
Right now get a 10% discount (using the coupon code "swanky").
Behind this Collar is a new company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company offers a very unique gift for us, dog-lovers: custom-made shadow boxes!
These beautiful boxes display mementos of your choosing such as a photo, a favorite toy or a collar. The shadow boxes are a wonderful way to celebrate your dog (or cat) and are available in three types: custom, standard and milestone.
The custom option lets you totally customize your box. The options are yours on the custom shadow box! You might like a custom portrait by Behind this Collar's artist or a custom poem that tells your dog's story created by the poet at Behind this Collar.
The standard option (shown left) provides you with choices for its creation such as the type of wood, items, nameplate color (plus many more options!). This shadow box arrives fully assembled and all you do to complete it is insert your favorite photo behind the mat and your pet's collar into the box.
The milestone box is a great way to celebrate the your pet's accomplishments. Do you have a super swimmer? Consider the Water Dog box (at right)!
Check out Behind this Collar for unique, custom gifts that celebrate your dog! And right now Sherri Shawgo, founder of Behind this Collar, is offering a $10 discount on any shadow box to all Swanky Pup readers! Type "Swanky Pup" in the "referred by" option during checkout to get your discount $10 discount on any shadow box.
Heaven to Home is a company that creates collections of home fragrance and gift items. The company also started a new chapter called Angels for Animals during the Hurricane Katrina disaster that left so many animals in dire straits. The company founders share a lifelong passion for animals, and Angels for Animals products allow them to donate a portion of proceeds to animal welfare.
Among their very lovely list of products is their Animal Memorial Candle (pictured top right). The candle is fragranced with essential oils of lavender and sage selected for their calming and healing qualities. The jar has silk screened artwork consisting their logo and the following moving quote: "Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
The candle sells for $15 and can be purchased here.
Losing a pet is never easy and it's hard to handle that loss because you seem to go through it twice. If you have your dog cremated, you have to pick up their ashes and that opens up a wound that is already fresh. However, there are some beautiful products available to help remember your pet. Angel Ashes offers pet urns for a lasting memorial. They specialize in pet urns and memorial products that showcase a unique way to remember your beloved pet. Personalization is available and there are many styles of urns to choose from: book, photo, wood, angel and figurine. Their products provide a regal and beautiful final resting place for your member of the family.
A little something to help ease the pain of losing a beloved pet
It's not easy when someone you know looses a pet. Let's face it, our furry friends are part of our families and make a lasting imprint on our hearts. We treat them like any other member of the family and when they are taken from us, its devastating.
While kind words and cards are thoughtful they are not long lasting. Memorial coins, however, are. A company called At-Choo.com makes wonderful coins with thoughtful sayings on them that can help ease the pain of losing your friend. Whether you keep one or more of these coins in a special box or you carry them around with you, you will feel a sense of tranquility knowing that while you no longer have your pet, the thought of them will always be with you.
At-Choo.com makes other items as well that can be worn (i.e. jewelry) and other gift ideas that are worth taking a look at. There is something for everyone.
Curl up and watch TV with your pet with this great blanket!
There is nothing better than staying home, lighting a fire, and watching TV with my dog (oh, and husband, too!) We like to snuggle under a blanket and stay warm -- and the blanket we love to use is a picture blanket!
These soft, generously-sized, 100% cotton blankets feature a picture of your favorite pet or person. The image is amazing quality and the blanket is thick and warm. What a great way to memorialize a special pet who is no longer here! I can also see a pet-lover enjoying this blanket as a gift with their furry friend on it (I know my mom would love this with a picture of her cat!)
You can upload your photo right on the site, and then your picture is knitted into the blanket using four colors of yarn, black, natural, and two shades of gray, giving your blanket the classic appearance of a great black and white photo. A sepia-tone blanket is also available. The blanket has a finished look on both sides and the back is an blend of the four colored yarns knitted into a birds mouth pattern.
Innovative Pet Memorials -- and a special offer for Swanky Pup readers
Losing a pet is awful. Many of us have been through this experience before and dread going through it again. But one way to help heal and to remember your pet is through a special digital memorial video.
Our Family Companion allows pet owners the opportunity to share the story of life with their pet with friends, family and the rest of the world online. Members can create customizable photographic memorials, sign guest books, participate in the forum, as well as create additional photo galleries and slide shows.
But what makes Our Family Companion so unique is the ability to create fully customized DVD videos online. Users upload photos, text for the video and DVD covers, they choose music to be played throughout and select the visual style. Upon completion, the videos will be shipped out within two weeks of receiving submitted projects. The videos make for a loving and lifelong keepsake that can be shared and remembered time and again. Check out a sample video and see how nice they really are!
A special offer:
As a grand opening promotion, Our Family Companionwill be offering their services for free to the first 20 clients through The Swanky Pup. For those that wish to create a DVD, they do ask for $7 to cover packaging and shipping.
Click here to take advantage of this unique offer!
