Missing Loved Ones At Christmas

Keepsakes and quiet gestures for anyone missing someone this Christmas, all thoughtfully made by UK creative small businesses.

Marking an empty chair

Christmas is often the time we think about loved ones more than any other time of year, which is exactly what makes an absence harder to carry through December.

There is no fixing that, but there are ways of showing you're there for someone. Memorial tree decorations and robin ornaments show missing souls are very much still part of Christmas. Keepsake frames, photo canvases and kintsugi pieces hold a photograph or lovely idea. Memorial jewellery and embroidered keepsakes ensure they never feel too far away. Grief journals for the thoughts that need somewhere to go. And sympathy cards, because sometimes the card is the whole gift.

Some of this is for people who have lost someone, and some for anyone simply apart this year. Made to be kept, all from independent UK makers. Many pieces can be personalised with a name, initial and more. Explore personalised Christmas decorations, for those who don't like Christmas and self-care gifts too too.