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I Use My Jewelry To Memorialize Pets That People Have Lost
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I Use My Jewelry To Memorialize Pets That People Have Lost

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Years ago, when I started showing on Etsy, I made whatever animals I felt strongly about but it didn’t take long before requests for specific animals started coming. But it was the requests for pieces depicting beloved animals that had passed away that I felt compelled to do. For example, one of them was Border Collie Bugsy who was featured in National Geographic and had a huge vocabulary or the other time it was Oreo and Mrs. Ratinski who despite the fact that Oreo was an intense mouser were good playmates.

There have been lots of photos, most of which I have lost but the jewelry that memorializes them lives on. You can see more at my Etsy page!

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Famous Border Collie Bugsy

Image credits: Michael Tatom

Bugsy in silver

Image credits: Michael Tatom

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Image credits: Michael Tatom

Mr. Squishy

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Mr. Squishy (and his friend) in silver

Image credits: Michael Tatom

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Oreo and Mrs. Ratinsky

Image credits: Michael Tatom

Oreo and Mrs. Ratinsky in silver

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Image credits: Michael Tatom

Other requests

Image credits: Michael Tatom

I lost the photo but this customer’s frog was only 1″ long!

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michael tatom

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born in new new mexico . lives in santa fe

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michael tatom

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born in new new mexico . lives in santa fe

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Alusair Alustriel
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can one order an item? I would love to have my doggie and cats memorized :< Miss them so much.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hi there is a button on boredbanda to connect you with etsy but a lot of people miss it . go to: michaeltatom.etsy.com

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hi Maria . you can go to michaeltatom.etsy.com to see all the animal jewelry and michaeltatom.com to see my sculpture and contemporary jewelry

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Night Owl
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great work. These are adorable. I hope the jewelry brings some consolation, comfort and solace to the owners

sparkyjr10
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what a creative way to remember the pets that mean so much to us!

Alusair Alustriel
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How can one order an item? I would love to have my doggie and cats memorized :< Miss them so much.

Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hi there is a button on boredbanda to connect you with etsy but a lot of people miss it . go to: michaeltatom.etsy.com

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Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hi Maria . you can go to michaeltatom.etsy.com to see all the animal jewelry and michaeltatom.com to see my sculpture and contemporary jewelry

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Night Owl
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great work. These are adorable. I hope the jewelry brings some consolation, comfort and solace to the owners

sparkyjr10
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what a creative way to remember the pets that mean so much to us!

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