Cross-Stitch Heart Cat Lover Ornament

This cat lover ornament looks like a tiny cross-stitch sampler your grandmother might have framed, with one update: the portrait in the middle is your cat. Every stitch is printed, so it has the cozy handmade look without the hours of counting squares.

A cross-stitch sampler on a porcelain heart

A cream linen texture fills the heart, so it looks like fabric stretched in a hoop. Just inside the edge, a stitched border of alternating tiny red hearts and little blue paw prints follows the heart shape all the way around. In the center, set slightly low, a stitched oval frame holds your cat’s head and shoulders, cut out cleanly from your photo.

“Home Is Where” arches above the oval in red pixel-stitch letters, and “My Cat Is” sits right underneath the oval. Your cat’s name fills the bottom tip of the heart in a denim-blue cross-stitch script. The palette sticks to sampler red, denim blue, thread brown and a hint of soft sage, the colors of an old-fashioned needlework kit. Our example says “Mochi” – you add your own cat’s name.

Product details

• Size: about 3″ heart (approx. 3.1″ × 2.9″)
• Material: white porcelain (ceramic), about 3 mm thick, solid one-piece construction
• Print: full-color print of your cat design on the front; the stitch look is printed, not embroidered
• Finish: glossy glaze
• Hanging: small gold-tone metal cap with a thin red satin ribbon loop
• Care: wipe gently with a clean, dry microfiber cloth
• Personalized: one cat and your cat’s name; upload up to six photos, though one clear photo is enough

How your ornament is made

Upload a photo of your cat and you will see a free AI preview. The preview is an illustration only, there to show the idea. Our designers then prepare the final artwork from your original photo, removing the background so your cat sits cleanly in the oval, and check it by hand before printing.

Each ornament is made to order and ready to ship in about 3–5 business days, with about 8–12 business days from order to doorstep. Free standard shipping on every US order. For Valentine’s Day, order with time to spare before February 14. If your ornament arrives damaged or misprinted, we remake it or refund you – see returns and refunds.

Photo tips for the stitched oval

The oval shows head and shoulders, so a calm, front-facing photo works best: think of the moment your cat settles on the couch and looks at you like you are interrupting. Keep both eyes sharp and the ears inside the frame. Long-haired cats look lovely here when the ruff is in the shot, and daylight keeps pale fur from turning gray. See our photo guidelines for examples.

For Valentine’s Day, Christmas and every day

The red, blue and cream palette is just as at home on a tree as on a Valentine’s card, so this cat lover heart ornament rarely gets packed away. Give it in February, then let it double as a cat lover Christmas ornament in December. It suits a new cat parent, a friend who quilts or stitches, or anyone who has rearranged their whole house around one cat. A cat lover ornament also hangs nicely from a kitchen peg rail or a window latch.

For a matching handmade look, pair it with the needlepoint heart tote bag, which sets your cat inside a big stitched-look red heart. See more cat valentine gifts or every custom cat ornament.

FAQ

Product details & care

Material

White porcelain (ceramic), about 3 mm thick, solid one-piece construction

Size

About 3" heart (approx. 3.1" × 2.9")

Finish

Glossy glaze

Print

Full-color print of your cat design on the front

Hanging

Small gold-tone metal cap with a thin red satin ribbon loop

Care

Wipe gently with a clean, dry microfiber cloth