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A Pet Memorial Gift That Costs Less Than the Flowers

Why a cut paper memorial keepsake outlives a bouquet, and how to make one for the price of a card.

The bouquet is gone in a week

Flowers are the correct thing to send. They are also gone in a week, and then there is nothing in the house that says somebody was loved here.

A shadow box is the opposite: it is a sheet of cardstock with a name on it, stacked into something that stands up. It does not wilt, it does not need watering, and it will still be there in ten years when someone asks who Luna was.

What it actually costs

Less than the flowers, and less than the frame if you build the frame yourself. One sheet of cardstock per layer, a little foam tape, and an evening.

What makes it worth giving

The name. That is the whole thing. A generic memorial design is a decoration. The same design with your dog's name on the front layer is a keepsake, and it is the part people cry over.

Because of that, the free maker lets you put the name on and see it before you commit to anything. You can also send the design itself to someone as a link, and they will open it and see their own dog's name on it.

For the people who cannot cut

Somebody will want to give this and cannot cut a single sheet. Two ways out: the free maker prints on a home printer, which is good enough for a framed A4, or you take the free preview to someone who owns a Cricut and ask them to cut it. Either way the name is the part that matters, and the name does not need a machine to be right.

Where to buy the designs this guide uses

Try the free memorial maker — type their name first


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