Custom Needle Felted Cat Portrait

Bumble & Earwig

From £240.00 Delivery included

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    • Order placed
    • 5th December
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    • 27th December
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    • Standard delivery
    • 31st December - 2nd January

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Description

I can create a miniature wool version of your cat, or that of a loved one. These make perfect gifts for pet-lovers or even act as a memento mori to immortalise a lost pet...

I can create a miniature wool version of your cat, or that of a loved one. These make perfect gifts for pet-lovers or even act as a memento mori to immortalise a lost pet.
Each portrait is painstakingly made using the process of needle felting using a variety of coloured wool roving. They are finished with hand-painted glass eyes and mounted on a wooden shield, painted in the colour of your choice.

Many of my past pet portraits have induced tears, so please gift these with caution!

I will need a selection of photos of your cat, from lots of angles showing all of their markings. Please let me know if there is a certain photo depicting the expression you would prefer me to work from. I will also need to know if you would like the shield in dark wood, or painted a custom colour.

As these portraits take many hours of work please allow 14 days for dispatch. ( I will adjust lead-times here according to capacity.) Please allow plenty of time if this item is needed for a special occasion. I will need your approval before posting, so please check your email regularly to avoid delay.

I have been make needle-felted pet portraits in various forms over the past 15 years. Accuracy is very important to me and I will strive to capture your pets personality and markings. I have only used images of my most recent commissions here due to image quality and restrictions. You will be able to find many more examples on my social media platforms.

You will receive images of the completed portrait for your approval before it is dispatched.

They will be signed on the reverse to show that this is a unique work of art.

Please see the Need to Know section below for how to send photos of your chosen cat.

Need to know

After you have placed your order, please use the Customer Contact Form on the Contact Us page and select ‘I need to send images to the Co for a personalised product’ option. You’ll then be able to attach your images. You’ll also be reminded on how to send these within your Order Confirmation email too. If you could please send these within 24hours of purchase so your delivery time isn’t impacted.

From the drop-down list, please select " Un-patterned if your cat has one or two colours, eg. grey or black and white.
Please select "patterned" if your cat is tabby, calico or multicoloured. This is to ensure fairness in pricing as patterned cats take much longer.
Each one measures approximately 10.5cm high 8.5cm, wide and 5.5 cm deep.
Shields can be freestanding or wall hung.
Made through the process of needle felting using a variety of wools sourced within the UK.
Made by the artist Laura Cronin, AKA Bumble & Earwig.
Each portrait is signed on the reverse of the shield.
Packaging materials are recyclable.

Delivery

The delivery options for this item are listed below (if it doesn't state 'Express delivery' then that option is not available for this product). As soon as you place your order, this small business will spring into action, get it ready and send it out... (and you can feel wonderful for supporting them).

Delivery options available

Standard delivery: included
Receive it by 31st December - 2nd January

For more information about delivery or returning items, please take a look at our Delivery & Returns page.

Bumble & Earwig at work

Bumble & Earwig

South-East london

Laura Cronin, aka Bumble & Earwig specialises in the creation of miniature curiosities through the medium of needle-felting.

These artworks are inspired by antique taxidermy, museum collections, scientific illustrations, and of course David Attenborough documentaries!

Every piece is painstakingly handmade, using a barbed needle to prod at wool roving thousands of times! It’s more fun than it may sound, but it does require a lot of time and patience!