A little bit of Christmas kitsch

Well it wouldn't be Christmas without a pet in a Santa hat and a nice bit of bokeh (in this case borrowed from my trip to Anglesey Abbey lights last weekend. You would have had a photo of Monty eating the hat but there was too much motion blur. Oh and Happy Birthday Nigel! The world better hadn't end until we've had a few cocktails tonight...
Three good things:
1. Dog treats - employed in the making of this photo.
2. The days start getting longer tomorrow.
3. Nigel :0)

[Amy Spada]

Sweet as kitsch goes... :D

[Judith Greenwood]

@aspada Feeling a bit queasy?!

[Martha]

Aaaah lovely!

[Peter de Graaff]

A very wise looking d-fer

[Judith Greenwood]

@wr1ghty Head OK after all that rocking?

[Amy Spada]

@judithg Not at all... that is the sweetest face I've seen so far today. Except for my Alvin of course ;)

[Judith Greenwood]

@aspada Alvin would make the best Santa!

[Jan Hall]

He's looking very smart and sparkly!

[GreyFeather]

This is darling! A fav for me!

[Johanna]

Aww, precious! :) And a huge YAY for your second good thing! Happy Winter Solstice to you!

[Natalie]

Love the bokeh!

[Richard]

cutey

[Ruth Lueth]

Happy Birthday to Nigel. Great portrait of Montey, he looks so seriously, can't blame him for eating his hat.

[Helene]

of course Judith I have to fav it. You know I love Monty and he's so handsome with a christams hat and gorgeous bokeh!

[Rachel Mackenzie]

So, so cute! Love the bokeh but it's the gorgeous Monty's eyes that get me. Beautifully done.

[Glenda B]

Love this! Such a sweetie~

[Michael Elliott]

Endearing photo Judith. Well done.

[8yearson]

Just love this, his face looks so appealing! Fav...

[Alison Tomlin]

There you go exploiting that poor dog again! He looks like he's appealing to some higher authority.

[Hazel]

I think he's worrying whether he is actually getting a present?!

[Cathy]

Awww... hope Santa leaves him a stocking full of treats!

[Janna E.]

He has the perfect serene expression for that hat :)! Definitely a fav and I want to see Monty on the popular page, where he belongs :)! Happy birthday to Nigel!

[Jane Pittenger]

He is so totally adorable. fav for me

[Judith Johnson]

Aaah sweet. I hope Nigel's impressed with his no.3 nomination?

[Jo]

d'awwwwww

[MonicaE]

@fueast Hahahaha!!!!

[Judith Greenwood]

@meisen325 Don't encourage @fueast - a girl's got to take what she can get for a photo at this time of year....

[Alison Tomlin]

@meisen325 @judithg And Kitsch sells :-)

[Judith Greenwood]

@fueast @meisen325 Yeah - Cath Kidson didn't open multinational emporia by scoffing at a bit of kitsch - I wonder if she wants to buy a doggy portrait....

[MonicaE]

Sweet, gorgeous Monty!! Fabulous expression. Kitsch? What kitsch?? Fav for me!

[Jason]

I would have called this image .., keeping a'watch for Santa , love the expression Monty

[MonicaE]

@judithg Cath Kidston would be thrilled to have Monty's portrait. He would look fabulous on a tin like this:
http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/p-16738-cath-kidston-dog-treats-tin.aspx?referrer=category

[Judith Greenwood]

@meisen325 Oooh yeah - or actually printed on the dog bed!

[Judith Greenwood]

@meisen325 @fueast I should point out that having just scraped sick off his new bed things are feeling a bit less Cath Kidson and bit more JD Wetherspoons (it's a pub which does cheap booze Monica...)

[MonicaE]

@judithg Yep. Would be an instant hit.

[Alison Tomlin]

@judithg Gone to his head already...

[MonicaE]

@judithg Oh, barf. I guess getting the photo took too many treats!

[Mike]

I just love this...must have a go at a Santa shot. Fav

[june milner]

He looks a kind-hearted SAnta.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Monty looks every so slightly bemused. Nice bokeh! :)

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

What a well behaved pet picture!! He looks a darling...sorry about the sick, happy birthday to Nigel!

[Jen Hudson]

So great, it made me chuckle. Our pets do give us lots of fun. His expression does have the slightly what's going on look. He has such a lovely face.

[Rosie Kind]

What a sweetie

[Barbara Paquette]

How very festive - such stars in his eyes.

[Maggiemae]

This is very clever! How did you get the bokeh in front of Monty? It is also a lovely dog photo!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Judith, this has got to be a fav! It is, quite simply, brilliant!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is adorable. I love the bokeh, too.

[Phil Howcroft]

judith ...monty looks gr8......a fave for me and ruby :)

[Judith Greenwood]

@maggiemae I added the bokeh as a layer and then erased the part over Monty's face - if you only erase 30% or so each time you can leave a touch of razzle dazzle and blend it together.

[Mair]

"borrowing bokeh" sounds really complicated. But effect is great and Santa hat suits Monty (or is that "borrowed" too?!)

[Robyn]

Awesomely cute!

[Terry]

what a face, tooooooo funny

[Leana Niemand]

So cool - great shot!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Merry Christmas, Monty! This is sooooooo cute!

[Kathy Burzynski]

cute, cute shot - love the bokeh!

I am going to make a new camera settings challenge list of people willing to host a challenge if asked - would you be willing to do so in the future if needed?

[John]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Monty looks cute. It's nearly Christmas.

[Peggy Sirk]

Fabulous!! Monty looks marvelous all decked out for Christmas!
And a belated happy birthday to Nigel! How cool to have a birthday on the Winter Solstice. (Mine is on US income tax deadline day). Happily you were able to enjoy the entire day/night, including cocktails, without having the world come to a premature end. Cheers!

[Judith Greenwood]

@peggysirk If I'd had another cocktail I may have come to a premature end!

[Juliette Packham]

fabulous shot Judith! Monty looks great! love the banner above

[Laura J.]

What a shot...very very cute!

[Anita]

Aww adorable and well deserving of the PP page!

[Peter de Graaff]

I have added a fav too. Love the halo of bokeh

[Judith Greenwood]

@myhrhelper I think it may be too hard for me now!

[PasadenaRose]

It looks as though he's watching the sky for Santa. Good dog.
Adorable shot.

[Nikki]

Love it

[Kristin]

Such a Christmas cutie! Great shot.

[Diana Moss]

Aww Monty looks so sweet, no wonder he made the PP Judith

[Jeff Walker]

wonderful on so many levels. FAV

[Myrna O'Hara]

Could this be next year's Christmas card? So cute.

[Jennie Rojas]

Marvelous pet portrait, love the bokeh! Hope Nigel had a happy birthday! And i hope you enjoyed the cocktails, as the world has not ended yet!

[SIMMY]

Oh so sweet, excellent shot.

[Lisa]

Just seeing this now, and LOVE it! Fave