Dogs are mans best friend, and as any dog owner will tell you, they really do become part of the family. This is probably why we can't leave the family dog out of the festivities at Christmas time. There are many of products on the market for dogs from doggie treat Christmas stockings, to Christmas theme food dishes, to Santa costumes to dress your dog up! Santa wrote a particular request asking people not to buy rubber Santa chew toys, because on Christmas eve when Santa is delivering presents, many dogs are looking a little too pleased to see him.
Why not take the time to make your best friend and extra special gift this Christmas, a Christmas sleigh bell dog collar.
All you need is... A dog collar, bells, felt and glue.
The dog collar needs to be a fabric or woven type collar that can be stitched into. Choose a nice festive colour like red.
You can buy bells from craft shops or your local haberdashery. The larger the bell the more ?Sleigh bell? the ring of the bell will sound, and your pooch will sound like a reindeer prancing along. Small bells have a high pitch ring, ideal for small or lady like dogs, the delicate tinkle makes them sound like small Tinkerbell the fairy.
Adjust the collar to fit your dog comfortably.
Sew bells at regular intervals around one edge (the bottom edge). About 4 CMS is a good gap between bells.
If you are using small bells sew them on in clusters of two or three larger bells can be sewn on singularly.
The bells need sewing on firmly so that they don't come off. Your dog may try to eat them.
Cut out holly leaf shapes and berries from some felt and glue them into place between the bells. You could substitute the holly leaves for fabric Christmas tree bows for lady dogs.
A cute Christmas collar gift for your dog, which will make your pooch jingle festively on every walkies!
Do not leave the dog wearing the collar unattended.
Gift giving is an ancient tradition that continues full force in to the modern times. Most of us don't even think about it but we all know inherently how important gift giving is when it comes to Christmas presents. Hence, we try to choose every gift very carefully to make it as special possible for the person who is receiving it. However, a lot of planning must go into each gift if you intend to give away gifts to many people at once. This includes a major holiday like Christmas.
It is season to be jolly, yes but with all the last minute decisions and hurried purchases; people hardly get time to be that. The gifts also suffer as a consequence because they end up being generic gifts that have little or no thought behind them. You can actually avoid this situation this year by starting to plan early on. Think about it, you will need to think about gifts for all your relatives, friends and also for your siblings and parents. Your spouse will also be expecting a gift from, so this is a good time to plan for that too.
So as you plan in advance with a lot of time in hand, you can start thinking about personalized gifts. Personalized gifts are special because they carry a personal message or name that is inscribed on them, never to fade away and to be visible for as long as the item exists. These make for really special gifts because they will always remind your loved ones of you when the see the gift. The gift also becomes a coveted item when a personal use item is made to bear the name of the recipient. After all, who wouldn't love to see their name on an item they use.
There are many items to choose from and so you will not fall short of ideas. Since we are planning for Christmas, we can start with beautiful crystal Christmas ornaments that will look great as they hang from the tree. You can choose from crystal stars, crystal snowflakes, hearts, bells and many other intricately designed ornaments, all of which can be personalized with a name or a short message.
Then you can move on to the exquisite barware collection with beautiful crystal decanters, personalized engraved glasses, mugs, etc. You can also choose from wine sets, champagne flutes and wine glasses and get them engraved with a name or a message.
For the frequently traveling, there are great leather manicure sets, portable makeup boxes, little trinket boxes, portable leather passport wallets and purses. The men will be happy to receive a genuine leather briefcase, attach?, travel bag or a leather wallet. You can also gift personalized golf accessories, desk accessories, business card cases, bookends, etc. There are also journals, smoking accessories and hip flasks to choose from.
Once you have understood the kind of gift the person would like to receive, you can easily choose a great gift item and get it personalized.
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