Gingerbread House Cat Stocking

This cat Christmas stocking gives your cat a gingerbread house of its own, which seems fair given how many cardboard boxes it already claims. An illustrated cottage with an icing-trimmed roof and sugar-dot decorations fills the stocking, and your cat peeks out of the round front window with both paws on the sill. It is made for a first Christmas, whether you are welcoming a tiny kitten or an older cat who finally found a home.

A gingerbread cottage with your cat in the window

The leg of the stocking is pale mint below the cuff, and the gingerbread cottage fills the middle, trimmed with white icing like the one you meant to bake last year. Right at its center sits a round, icing-trimmed window where your cat’s photo appears, face and front paws framed by a ring of sugar dots.

Your cat’s name and “Gingerbread House” are piped in white icing script along the roof line, and the door carries a second line in pink piped letters. Icing snowflakes and little paw prints drift around the house all the way down to the toe. Our example reads “Nutmeg’s Gingerbread House / First Christmas 2026” – you add your own cat’s name and year. It makes a sweet kitten Christmas stocking for the mantel or the stair banister, and because the year is part of the design, it turns into a keepsake you can hang again every December.

Product details

• Size: about 17″ tall, roughly 8″ wide at the top
• Material: soft polyester velveteen front with a plush white faux-fur cuff
• Print: dye-sublimation print on the front panel; the cuff stays white
• Hanging: sewn-in hanging loop at the top corner
• Care: spot clean with a damp cloth; do not bleach
• Packaging: ships flat in a protective mailer bag
• Personalized: one cat; your cat’s name in the “Cat’s name” box and the door line, like “First Christmas 2026”, in “Text on your gift”; upload up to six photos of your cat

How your stocking 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 and check it by hand before printing. Each stocking is made to order and ready to ship in about 3–5 business days; plan on about 8–12 business days from order to delivery. Free standard shipping on every US order. For Christmas, order at least three weeks before you need it, and earlier in December. If your stocking arrives damaged or misprinted, we remake it or refund you – our returns and refunds policy explains how.

Photo tips for the round window

Your cat’s face and front paws peek out over the sill, so a photo of your cat looking straight at the camera works best. Kittens move fast, so try right after a nap, or hold a treat just above the lens. Make sure the eyes are sharp and both ears are inside the frame, and shoot near a bright window rather than with flash. Our guide to the best photo for a custom cat gift walks you through it.

Who it suits

A personalized kitten stocking suits new kitten parents, a family adopting a cat this year, or a friend who just brought a rescue home. Fill the cat Christmas stocking with a new toy and a few treats, and let your cat inspect the contents on Christmas morning. For more ideas, read about gifts for new cat owners.

To mark the same milestone on the tree, add the Kitten First Christmas Mitten Ornament, where your kitten peeks out of a knitted mitten. Browse more Christmas gifts for cat lovers and cat home decor.

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Product details & care

Material

Soft polyester velveteen front with a plush white faux-fur cuff

Size

About 17" tall (roughly 8" wide at the top)

Print

Dye-sublimation print on the front panel; cuff stays white

Hanging

Sewn-in hanging loop at the top corner

Care

Spot clean with a damp cloth; do not bleach

Packaging

Ships flat in a protective mailer bag