Losing a pet is one of life’s most heart-wrenching experiences, since they become true members of the family and some of our best friends along the way. Grieving the loss of a pet looks different for everybody, but one way a lot of people find comfort and solace is through pet memorial jewellery.
This guide walks you through 5 beautiful pet memorial ideas to help you remember your fur baby in a way that feels right for you and for them. From thoughtful pet memorial gifts to unique keepsakes like paw print jewellery and nose print jewellery, we hope these ideas become touching tributes that immortalise the special bond you shared with your furry companion.
Pet Memorial Ideas: A Quick Glance
- Pet ashes jewellery: a small amount of your pet’s ashes set permanently into resin and captured within a piece of jewellery
- Self-fill pet ashes jewellery: a hollow pendant or charm you fill yourself so their ashes stay with youPaw or nose print jewellery: your pet’s exact print, as unique as a human fingerprint, engraved onto your chosen piece
- Pawprint jewellery: your pet’s exact print, as unique as a human fingerprint, engraved onto your chosen piece
- Noseprint jewellery: their adorable boop, with all its special curves and lines, forever preserved
- Pet photo jewellery: a favourite photo of your pet engraved directly onto a piece you can wear every day
The Best Pet Memorial Jewellery
Each type of pet memorial jewellery captures something a little different, so it helps to see what each one involves before deciding which feels right for you and your pet.
Pet Ashes into Jewellery
After losing a pet and receiving their ashes, it can be difficult to know what’s the right thing to do with them. Many find comfort in keeping the ashes in a special urn kept close by, while others prefer to scatter the remains of their furry friend in their favourite spot. And for some, the thought of being able to carry their furry friend close with pet ashes into jewellery means a lot too.
Pet ashes into jewellery works by carefully setting a small amount of your pet’s ashes into resin, which is then sealed within your chosen piece, so the ashes become a permanent part of the design. We have a range of rings, necklaces and bracelets, including several paw print shaped settings made especially for those looking for dog and cat ashes keepsakes. It gives each piece a design that’s unmistakably about your pet.
You can also choose from a wide range of resin colours, so the finished piece reflects their personality as much as it holds a part of them. Two colours can be marbled together too, for anyone who’d like a more bespoke finish, and diamond dust can be added to the design as a way of remembering the light they’ll always bring to your life. If you’d like to learn more about how pet ashes into jewellery is made, we have another guide that covers the whole process in more detail.
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Self-Fill Pet Ashes Jewellery
Another personal and comforting way to memorialise your pet is to design your own self-fill pet ashes jewellery. Unlike our ashes into jewellery range, this option gives you a small hollow compartment inside your chosen piece, which you fill yourself with a portion of your pet’s ashes using the funnel kit and clear instructions included with every order. It means you can open it up and change what’s inside whenever you like, rather than the ashes being set permanently into the design.
Beyond what’s held inside, the outside of the piece can be made just as personal. Many of our pendants and charms can be engraved on one or both sides with something like their paw print, nose print, a photograph or a handwritten message, so the piece tells their story on the outside as well as holding a part of them within.
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Paw Print Jewellery
Another special way to preserve the memory of a beloved pet is through paw print jewellery. Every dog or cat’s paw print is as unique as a human fingerprint, making these pieces not just a keepsake but a personalised tribute to your furry friend’s identity.
All we need to get started is a photo of their paw print, whether that’s one you’ve taken yourself at home using an inkless print kit, or one your vet has taken for you. Once we have a clear image to work from, our skilled artisans engrave it exactly as it was onto your chosen piece, whether that’s a necklace, bracelet or charm.
Running your finger over an engraved paw print can feel surprisingly close to the real thing, that same familiar texture of their toe beans pressed into every ridge. For a lot of people, it becomes something to reach for when they miss them most and a physical way of feeling close to them again.
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Nose Print Jewellery
Like our paw print jewellery, our pet nose print jewellery provides a way to hold onto the memory of your pet. We just need a photo of your pet’s nose taken close up and in good light, so we can capture it exactly onto your chosen design.
A pet’s nose print is just as unique as a paw print or a fingerprint with no two being the same, so having it engraved keeps something that could only ever have belonged to them. It’s a detail most people never think twice about, yet it’s often one of the things you remember most clearly, the exact shape of a nose you’d know anywhere.
Pet Photo Jewellery
A favourite photo of your pet, maybe one of them alone or one of the two of you together, can be etched straight onto a piece of photo jewellery you wear every day. It means you get to carry a photo you already love with you, rather than just the memory of it. You just need to send over a clear photo, and our skilled artisans will etch it onto your chosen piece, like a necklace, bracelet or charm. Some people like to combine their pet’s photo with something else too, such as their paw print, nose print or a birthstone, so the finished piece pulls together more than one part of them.
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Other Ways to Remember a Pet
Memorial jewellery isn’t the only way to hold onto a pet’s memory, and plenty of people like to combine a few different ideas rather than choosing just one. Here are a few others that might feel a better choice, or even a nice addition to a pet memorial keepsake.
- A memorial tree: Planted in your garden or dedicated through an organisation, a tree gives your pet a living and growing place of their own that you can visit when you need to feel close again. We’ve got a full guide on planting a memorial tree if you’d like to learn more.
- A paw print cast: A clay or plaster cast captures the shape and size of their paw in three dimensions so you can have something to keep on a shelf or windowsill.
- A memory box: Keeping their collar, tag, favourite toy and a few photos together in one box gives you somewhere to look through whenever you want to remember them properly.
- A photo book or album: Pulling together your favourite photos, even just from your phone, gives you something to sit down and look through.
- A donation in their name: Giving to an animal charity or shelter in their memory turns your loss into something that helps other animals too.
- A custom portrait or painting: Commissioning an artist to paint or sketch your pet from a favourite photo gives you something to display on your wall.
Getting the Best Paw, Nose or Photo for Engraving
However lovely the design, the finished piece can only ever be as clear as what you send us to start with, so it’s worth taking a moment to get a good paw print, nose print or photo before you order. A pawprint or nose print taken at home with an inkless kit usually gives the cleanest result, since it avoids the smudging or bleeding that ink can cause, and our guide on using an inkless print kit walks you through the whole process.
Paw prints in particular can be tricky if your pet won’t sit still, so our guide on creating the perfect paw print has a few extra tips for getting a clean one, even on a wriggly day. And if you’re sending a photo rather than a print, our guide on how to get the perfect jewellery engraving covers exactly what makes a photo easy to work from.
Conclusion: Best Pet Memorial Ideas
There’s no need to overthink which way to honour your pet is the best, because ultimately, the right choice is the one that feels true and right for you and them. What you already have to hand often narrows things down naturally, whether that’s a portion of their ashes, a paw print taken at the vet, or a favourite photo you can’t stop looking at. And even if you don’t have any of those things, that’s completely fine too, since there are still plenty of ways to keep them close.
However you choose to remember them, finding something that feels right for you is the only thing that really matters, and our full range of pet memorial jewellery is there whenever you’re ready to look.
FAQs
Prices vary depending on the design and material you choose, with sterling silver pieces generally starting from around £50 and more detailed designs, like ashes into jewellery or 18ct gold pieces, running higher from there. Self-fill and engraved pieces usually sit at the lower end, while ashes into jewellery costs a little more due to the extra skill and time involved in setting ashes into resin by hand.
Yes, fur works in exactly the same way as ashes, whether that’s inserted through a funnel into a self-fill piece or set within resin as part of our ashes into jewellery range. It’s a lovely alternative if you’d rather not use ashes, or if you’d like to combine both fur and ashes together in one piece. Our guide on pet memorial jewellery options covers this in more detail.
In many cases, yes, since our self-fill designs are hollow, meaning you can fill them with ashes while also having their paw print engraved onto the outside of the same piece. This gives you both a physical trace of them and something to hold close in one design, rather than having to choose between the two.
Only a small amount is needed, often just a pinch, since pieces are designed to hold a symbolic amount rather than a large volume. The exact amount can vary slightly depending on the design and size of the piece you choose. Whatever isn’t used is always returned to you afterwards, so you’ll never need to send more than you’re comfortable parting with.
Yes, completely. Pets are as much a part of the family as any person, so wanting something to remember them by is a natural response to that loss. A lot of our customers tell us their pet’s memorial piece means just as much to them as anything they own for a person they’ve lost, and there’s nothing unusual about that at all.
