Custom Pet Memorial Votives

Still After 30 Years

bernadette — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:14:17 +0000

Even after 30 years, each year when the relentless August sun softens to mellow September light angling in to illuminate the shadows, the cooler nights while the days grow shorter, as did yours, I remember those last weeks with you, who rescued me, who taught me so much, even in your death. Above is the …

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Other Cards as Sympathy Cards

bernadette — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:15:31 +0000

Sometimes a subtle message is more comforting When people purchase feline cards and gift items from me intending to use them as sympathy gifts for a friend or family member they often choose a more fine art image that clearly looks like the feline who is grieved but without a sympathetic message so the recipient …

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Other Gifts to Consider: Peaches and Peonies and a Cat Named Sugar

bernadette — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:31:54 +0000

Every day I design, make and sell many different gift items featuring my artwork and photography—that’s how the votives came to be and got me started making custom pet memorial gifts. Most of these I make with my cat art, my own cats from my 45 years of rescue and foster. At vendor shows and …

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Sometimes Memories Rhyme

bernadette — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:40:43 +0000

The links in this article lead to another one of my websites, The Creative Cat, where it was originally published. For some reason I’ve always remembered this photo of my Kublai from sometime in May, 1996, with my Pentax film camera, looking at me through the frame of the bishop’s weed stems along the front walk, …

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A Special Note from Rosie’s Person

bernadette — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:42:47 +0000

Here’s a votive I created for a customer and shipped it directly to Rosie’s family with a note from the sender in the card you see below. Below that is the recipient’s response. Both the sender and recipient permitted me to use the photo and comment between the two sisters. When I designed my first …

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