Fudge and Vern Saved Their Pennies and Did a Great Job of Gift Giving This Christmas!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

This year under our tree there were several gifts given out from Fudge and Vern. How many other members wrap up gifts from their dogs? Hopefully, it is not just me!  Anyway, they gave photo blankets and I think they turned out great.  My oldest daughter and her husband each got one, but we forgot to take pictures of them before they returned to Oregon. Here are the other three:

My husband got one that said, "Daddy Is Our Favorite," because my kids have told me this for years. They know I am competitive, even about being the better parent, and this is their little way of bursting my bubble. No matter, I know I win, but sometimes I play along, as I did with this blanket.

My youngest daughter's blanket says, "Hayley's Blanket! Hands Off!!" because we are not only competitive in this family, we don't share well either.  Being fair-minded, I tried to include as many pictures of her father as I did her mother (wink, wink) and pictures of all of our pets we have had. She just told me recently, I forgot our dog, Honey, so I guess Santa will have to do a re-do at some point.

My mom got a blanket too and it reads, "Fudge and Vern say, "Snuggle up with us, Grandma!" I was shocked at how much my mom liked this blanket, because right before Christmas she had told me a friend wanted to make her a quilt and she did not need another blanket.  I'd already ordered the blanket at that point, so fully expected her to open it and throw it back.  Instead, she can't wait to show her bridge club and thought she would use it as a bedspread. Please notice there are several pictures of her letting Vern know he cannot have her chair, but also a couple where Vern proves victorious in the end.  Persistency does pay off sometimes for Mr. Vern. Both daughters noted that their was only one picture of them and many more of Fudge and Vern, but I explained that the gift was from the dogs and paid for with their allowance.

The blankets were done through the Walmart Photo online store and you select your thirty or less pictures and the computer randomly shuffles and sorts them. You don't have the option of selecting where you want the pictures to go, but you can continue to shuffle the pictures until you get the look you want. I had a lot of fun making them! I just wish Fudge and Vern had thought to put one under the tree for me.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Leslie. I knew I wasn't the only one! I put a picture in a frame every year of either my DH and me or the dogs and put it in my cookie party gift drawing and then act shocked when someone opens it. I always say, "who in the world put that in the drawing." One of these years, I will have to think of something new :) One year my friends fought over the neat box I put it in and said they didn't want the picture. WTD

[Pat and Traveler]

Ohhhhh....cool blankets!  Fudge and Vern have really got it goin' on!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Pat!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Love these! What clever doodles you have, Laurie!!  And so kind and generous as well!! :)

This would make a perfect gift to myself! I definitely think that Fudge and Vern's mommy needs one too!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I agree, Ricki! We need one, for sure!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Fudge and Vern are very creative and thoughtful doodles. This was a great gift idea.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Sue! You could put that new grandbaby on yours :)

[Bonnie and Kona]

Laurie! I'm sorry you didn't get a Christmas blanket from Fudge and Vern. Maybe they will make you one for Valentine's Day. They definitely love their Mama the best!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thank you, Bonnie, for your support...LOL!! I do think I am at least Fudge's favorite. Vern wavers from day to day.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I love these blankets! Maybe Fudge and Vern will give you one for Mother's Day?

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Karen. I bet they will if I let them use my credit card!

[Martha & Cooper]

I love these!  Thanks for posting this.  I was just wondering what I could get my mother for her 89th birthday in March and now I know the perfect gift.  She is always cold and I think I will just wrap her in photos of loved ones!