Has anyone done a marker or memorial for a pet?

I would paint a memorial rock with sharpie paint pens and then spray on a clear sealer so it will last. Check out painted rocks on Pinterest for some clever ideas...you could even do a portrait of your dog or just do his name & dates for a memorial stone. I have done owls, lady bugs, cacti and cute houses.....that have lasted through AZ weather for years. It's would be easier & faster !

I agree with using Sharpies. You can find free letter templates online. For a more permanent printing bake the stones. Place the stones in a cold oven, turn the oven on at 250 degrees for an hour. Turn the oven off and let it cool. Do not remove the stones until fully cooled.

I used Krylon Acrylic Crystal Clear (clear) Gloss ..... indoor/outdoor . A protective, non-yellowing clear finish. You can get it at Michaels . Goodluck being creative !

I would try making a custom paver of cement, using either set in letters for the desired info and decorations or making impressions of the same. There are a lot of sites (including hometalk!) with DIY instructions . This would last a lot longer than paint. I'm sorry you lost your pet, perhaps making the memorial stone will help remember the better times.

I think painted rocks would be a darling addition to the garden, but I like the idea of a custom paver. I don't know what to do about the lettering, though. I don't want to just write it with a stick. I'll search the instructions tomorrow. Thank you for the kind words. He was a good boy. We have wonderful memories of him growing up with our son.

You can make a special name plaque by pouring damp sand into a cardboard box [like a file folder size box] lined with plastic. using your finger or a small dowel, make impressions into the damp sand spelling out the name & dates of your pet's birth/death, create a border, THEN mix some mortar mix according to directions & carefully place it on top of the damp sand. Spread the mortar mix to the depth [thickness] that you desire the 'stone' to be; let it set at least overnight or in it is thoroughly dry; then carefully turn the box over [giving the 'stone' support] to remove the it. Carefully remove the excess sand & using a brush, sweep the sand off exposing the wording/dates, set aside & let it dry thoroughly. Once dry, you can paint it after applying a primer; then with sealer.

check out ebay,they sell really nice pet markers for around 35.00 and up i got one 9 years ago and it still looks as good as it did day 1.they will engrave his picture on it his name,date of birth and death and any personal remarks you may want on it. i can't express how nice they are,,

We went to our local trophy shop, had a plaque made ( very inexpensive). We then went to Walmart bought a flat, smooth stepping stone $1.50. Them cement glued the plaque to stone. It was beautiful

I saw this somewhere and am wanting to try it. Use and old cake plan....spray it with non stick spray and fill with ready made concrete. Before it hardens write whatever you want. Cement should come right out when it is hard.

Thanks to all who posted. Here is what I did today: I bought Durham's Rock Hard Wate Putty and a couple of inexpensive flying discs. I used Paint to prepare the text the way I wanted it, then I reversed the image to make the print out "backwards." I taped the text to the outside of the yellow disc (I had to scrape the paint off with a razor blade so I could make it more translucent) and then taped the disc to a window so the bright light acted like a light box. Then I used hot glue to "write" the backward letters. I messed up in a couple of places and had to scrape the letters off and try a second time. When it was cool, I mixed up the powder, and used a paint brush to make sure the material filled in the letters. Then I just mixed up more until it was full. Then I used a "pants hanger" from the cleaners to sort of scrape and level the full disc. It took a couple of hours for it to harden. Then I unmolded it. I'm not completely done, but thank you for the wonderful ideal. I still need to clean it up a little, and mount it on a really solid concrete disc, then seal it with something for outside, and put it out for our little guy. Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration you provided. I'll post the whole thing when I'm finally done.

We bought a marker for our bird and since we had its cage we use it as a planter. That's hard,so sorry for all of you. But I would try to make a marker in the cake pan and have your son help. You may want to press in the collar with tags on top but in cement so that he will always be close by and not forgotten.

Sorry for your loss. My daughter made one for her guinea pig. We used oil based sharpie markers to write and decorate a rock. After that dried, we sprayed it with acrylic sealer.

I use large rocks that cover the grave so animals do not dig him up. Over the years, I have buried over 20 cats and 2 dogs. I live in the country and always have strays or "dump" cats and dogs. As you can guess, I have a large rock garden. Then I plant flowers around them. It always hurts when a furbaby passes and it is nice to have them close by so you can visit them on your tour of the garden. You also might want to put a piece of sculpture on the grave as a special marker.

It is kind of you to look after strays. Our Lady was dumped in the alley. She is an affectionate animal. Thank you for the post. I bet your garden is lovely.

IMPORTANT NOTE - THIS WAS EASY TO USE, BUT IT WILL NOT BE SUITABLE FOR AN OUTDOOR MARKER. i'M REALLY FRUSTRATED. tHE CANISTER SAYS IT IS SUITABLE FOR MODELING, BUT i LEARNED WHEN i WENT TO THE MANUFACTURERS SITE THAT THE PRODUCT CAN NOT BE USED OUTSIDE UNLESS IT IS PAINTED OR SEALED COMPLETELY. iT WILL SOFTEN IN THE RAIN UNLESS IT IS COMPLETELY AND PERMANENTLY SEALED.

We buried our cat in our front garden and topped the spot with this memorial we found online. You can also find pet "angel" statues online as well.

That is beautiful, dear. As it happens, I did a marker for Bugsy out of concrete. Here is a link to the post I just completed this afternoon: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/garden/marker-for-beloved-pet-s-grave-30735889

Thank you for sharing your marker. Bugsy would have liked it, too.