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A dog bone ornament is a cheerful shape, and that is the whole reason to choose it over a paw. A bone reads as a treat, a toy, a thing carried proudly through the house, so this is the ornament for the dog whose personality was the story rather than a solemn keepsake. It hangs on an ordinary family tree without changing the mood of it. The crystal is 1.34 inches wide and 2.36 tall, on a ribbon, with your photograph engraved inside the glass.
The one who stole socks, met everyone at the door and made the house louder than it needed to be. A personalized dog bone ornament works equally well for a dog still lying under the tree and for one remembered fondly rather than mournfully, which is a real distinction and worth choosing deliberately. Cat owners will feel the mismatch here; the paw ornament suits any animal and is the better buy for them.
Printed ceramic ornaments fade, peel and chip after a few seasons in a box, because the image is on the outside. Here it is engraved within the crystal, out of reach of everything the loft can do to it, so a dog bone photo ornament looks the same in twenty years as it does the first Christmas. Clear crystal also lets tree lights pass straight through and light the engraving from behind, which a solid disc cannot do. Hung near a string of lights, the whole shape fills with them.
Send any photo, including a blurred one from an old phone. Our designers retouch it first, lifting the face and clearing the background, then email you a free proof, and nothing is engraved until you approve it. Keep the crop close, with one dog near the camera, since one or two figures is the recommended limit at this size. A name and a year can be engraved beside the photograph, which most owners add. A stand is available if the piece is to be displayed after the tree comes down. A cleaning kit is available for fingerprints on the crystal. Gift box included, made in 1-2 business days, US delivery in 3-5.
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A paw belongs to any animal; a bone belongs to a dog. That makes a dog bone ornament the more specific gift and the more cheerful one, since the shape reads as a treat rather than as a keepsake. Customers who choose it are usually marking the dog rather than the loss, whether the animal is still around or not. For a cat, or for a memorial where the tone should be quieter, the paw shape is the better instrument.
The photograph is created inside the crystal by a laser focused through the polished outer wall. Nothing is applied to the surface, so there is no ink to dull and no printed edge to chip. That matters more for ornaments than for anything else we make, because ornaments spend eleven months a year wrapped in a box in a loft. A personalized dog bone ornament in crystal comes out looking the same in twenty years.
Clear crystal passes light straight through until the beam reaches the engraved points, which scatter it. The photograph glows while the glass around it disappears. Hung near a bulb the effect is visible across a room, which a printed disc never manages because it can only reflect. Customers who have owned both describe this as the thing that surprised them.
The bone is wide and horizontal, so a head-and-shoulders photo fills it better than a full-body shot, which loses coherence across the narrow waist of the shape. Close daylight photos are ideal. Our designers crop, brighten and remove distracting backgrounds and tell you before engraving if another photo would hold up better at ornament scale.
The clear crystal beside the image takes a name and a year, which is what most customers add. Upload the photo and wording at checkout; a designer lays both out before engraving. The ornament ships on its ribbon in a gift box within 1-4 days in the US, and should be stored in that box between seasons.