It is still rough at our house without our Zack-man roaming around. I am not going to get all sappy and make myself cry though. I am trying my best to know that Zack had a great life, and I hope that he is happy wherever he is now. I did, however, want to make some kind of memorial for him. I wanted to have something in our house to honor him.
For Zack, we opted for a group cremation with his remains spread on a farm here in Florida. We did have the option of taking his remains home with us, but we were a little eerie on the idea. I thought the farm was a nice alternative, so that’s where he is now. We did decide to get a paw print mold made for us. We used a great company, ironically named “Paw Prints“. Everyone at Paw Prints was so helpful, and I am so grateful to have found a company with such amazing employees.
Here are the molds that we received…
Included with the paw print molds were a couple of nice notes and some other sympathy gifts. The paper with the heart on it pictured below can actually be planted, and a tree will grow in its place. I love that I have all of these little things to remember Zack by.
Since I wanted a memorial for Zack, I thought including one of these paw prints molds would be perfect. I also wanted to include his dogs tags and a couple of my favorite photos of him.
I figured, the best way to put all of these things together would be in a shadow box. I picked up the one below at Target.
Then, I printed some of my favorite photos of Zack. Justin and I narrowed it down to two. We ended up going with the top middle two photos. I just love his happy little face.
I popped the backing out of the shadow box and began organizing the photos, one of the paw print molds and Zack’s tag until I found an arrangement I liked…
I secured the photos with some pearl head pins.
For the tags and paw print mold, I used my hot glue gun. I figured it was an adhesive that is easily peeled off, that way it wont be a permanent placement if I want to change things up.
Here is the finished product…
We hung the shadow box in our bedroom, so I get to see it first thing, every morning.
I’m unsure if it will live here forever. I think it may be a bit small for this wall.
The last thing I wanted to share is a gift from my sister, Jessica. I received this bracelet in the mail from her recently…
I swear sisters have some unspoken connection. The week I received this, I had been scouring Etsy for a piece of jewelry that I could remember Zack by. This is exactly what I was looking for.
The inside says “You smiled with your eyes, laughed with your tail and loved with your heart”.
I love it so much. I wear it everyday.
Thanks for reading. I hope you all get to experience having an amazing pet like Zack. If you want to read more about his life click here.
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