Buyer guides

Hand-painted wooden birds and woodland animals suit a garden centre gift shop because they appeal to customers who already love nature and w…

A pet crematorium or vet practice can offer a small range of keepsake figures alongside urns and caskets, so that families have something to…

Start with a small, mixed range of hand-painted wooden animals in two or three sizes, chosen around the customers who already walk into your…

To sell personalised engraved gifts without making them yourself, stock pieces with an engravable base, take the wording on a simple order c…

Aquarium, museum and coastal gift shops can stock hand-painted wooden ocean animals as decorative, giftable pieces at two scales: large shel…

Little wooden animals work at the till because they are small, instantly recognisable and tied to something the buyer already loves, such as…

The best cat memorial gifts feel personal because they look like the cat. Choose a keepsake that matches the cat's coat colour and pattern, …

A desk pet is a small decorative animal that sits on your desk, shelf or monitor stand and keeps you company while you work. A wooden desk p…

Choose a dog memorial keepsake by looking first at the dog: the breed, the coat colour and the way they sat or stood. Then think about the p…

Faceted, or low-poly, carving shapes an animal from flat planes with visible edges, textured carving adds detail such as fur, and natural fi…

A good small gift for a cat lover looks like a cat they might know: the right coat, a bit of character and a size that fits a shelf or desk.…

To clean a hand-painted wooden figurine, dust it gently with a soft dry brush or cloth, keep it away from damp, radiators and long periods o…