The Sign Maker: Pet Memorials for Dogs, Cats, Horses
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Pets and Dog Memorials - Wood, Stone, Engraved and Full Colour
High quality pet memorials created by our skilled craftsmen and designers, just the way you want them.
Pet memorials offer a heartfelt way to remember beloved pets. These memorials can take various forms, such as engraved plaques, plaques on a tree stake, stone tablets or photo memorials, each capturing the unique bond shared with a pet.
You choose the material, the size, the font, images and even a photo of your pet on some materials. Whether placed in a garden, home, or special location, pet memorials are a touching reminder.
Slate Memorials
Slate is an excellent choice for memorials due to its natural beauty and durability. We have slate from 12 mm to 75 mm thick, which can be cut to any size. The lettering is engraved into the slate and then painted in various colours. You can choose your font and images can be included.
Holes can be drilled for mounting the slate memorial onto a posts or wall.
Granite Memorials
We offer granite memorials and memorial tablets in ten different colours and four thicknesses: 10 mm, 15 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm. Standard sizes are available at great value, but we can also custom-make them to any size you require. Granite is an ideal material for long-lasting, low-maintenance memorials. Photos and images can be included.
Etched Stainless Steel
These are superb quality memorials where a black and white photo is chemically etched into the stainless steel along with the lettering. The result is excellent and it has the added advantage that unlike many of the printed photo plaque - IT WILL NOT FADE.
The better the quality of the photo the better the result. Our designers can convert a colour photo into a black & white photo and we can remove backgrounds too.
Smaller Highly Polished Black Granite Memorials
We have a range of 10mm black granite tablets with polished tops and sides. These are ideal when the larger memorials would not be appropriate. They can be attached to a wrought iron tree stake. Sizes up to 300 x 225 mm are available.
The smallest - 100 mm round or square, can be used in combination with other materials. For example an engraved granite photo could be used in a slate or wood memorial tablet.
Good photos can be impact engraved directly into the granite.
Photo Memorials
In the last few years, including a photo on a plaque has become increasingly popular. Seeing the person or a beloved pet on the plaque certainly makes the plaque extra special. On this page, we have listed the various options available to you. All are designed to be used outdoors or indoors.
The full-colour options resist fading, but you can extend their lifespan even more by placing them out of the strongest sunlight. The etched memorials do not fade, so they could be the best option in certain situations. If you need help choosing your photo memorial, don't hesitate to call us. In addition, photo plaques can be inserted into other materials.
Engraved Memorial Plaques
At The Sign Maker, we craft many engraved pet memorial plaques. Choosing the right memorial can be challenging; here are the ones most used for pet memorials.
Engraved Brass - The most traditional memorial plaque - A timeless classic since the 13th century. It will need polishing though to keep it as new.
Engraved Acrylic Laminate is a very good value material available in a range of colourways. It is also durable and low-maintenance.
Black Anodised Aluminium - another good value pet memorial plaque which looks smart and is maintenance-free.
Stone-Like Corian Pet Memorial
This is a wonderful material and ideal for pet memorials. It looks and feels like stone and it is available in 6mm and 12mm thick in 16 colours.
Lettering can be engraved very small or large and painted in many colours. Corian can also be cut to shapes as required. Photo memorials can be inset into the corian.
Wooden Pet Memorials
We make the wooden pet memorials to any size you want and in several timbers. Varnished oak and oiled iroko are used most
Small text, detailed lines drawings and even photos are possible. We can also include posts or tree stakes as required.
Horse memorials and dog memorial plaques are very popular.
Pet Memorials Cast in Bronze
You can't beat cast bronze for incredible, beautiful, and long-lasting memorials. They can be made with holes, back studs, or a tree stake and in a number of shapes. Cast aluminium is a slightly cheaper alternative.
These bronze pet memorials all are cast in one piece using a traditional foundry in the UK.
Backing Boards Tree Stakes
We have a good range of backing boards and tree stakes available. The tree stakes include simple wrought iron and modern angle iron with a security pin for mounting into concrete. There are also wooden tree stakes and plaque holders for larger memorial plaques