ydia & Pugs all started with the love of a pug named Lydia. Lydia was a 5-year-old pug rescued and up for adoption. We only had Lydia for less than a year, before she passed away late 2008. She was our first dog and first pug, I know her days spent with us were the happiest she had ever had, she was like non-else and will never be forgotten.

Thus, Lydia & Pugs: Stationery & Accessories was launched in March 2009. Dawn combined her love for paper, design, and dogs into creating cheery, colorful and fresh stationery and accessories to share with you. We offer a full line of dog stationery featuring 30 different dog breeds. Stationery is typically hand-rendered using water color, and can be personalized with a sketch of you and your pooch. Our accessories include personalized tote bags, aprons and dog outfits.

awn Wood, owner and designer of Lydia & Pugs has always had a knack for creating beautiful things with her hands. She knew at a young age she would always work in the field of creativity and design. With a background in interior design, as well as, advertising and public relations, these were the necessary tools needed to create her own stationery line and eventually branch out to other creative possibilities. Little did she know the love of a dog would start such a creative outlet. Dawn creates her illustrations on cold-press watercolor paper and has a way of adding small details to personalize your design.

Lydia & Pugs is very passionate about supporting and adopting rescue dogs from one's local animal shelter or Humane Society. Many well known celebrities are also included in the Lydia & Pugs fan base. Dog-loving celebs such as Katherine Heigl, Ellen DeGeneres, Paris Hilton and Rachael Ray, got their paws on some dog-worthy Lydia & Pugs stationery and gifts.

Dawn gets inspired by vintage wallpaper, gorgeous fabrics and anything with simplicity and emotion. She strongly believes that the best gifts are the one's that contain thought and care, a personalized gift that tells a story and has meaning, we hope these are the gifts you'll find at Lydia & Pugs. The company is based in the sunny state of Florida where she resides with her rescue pug Hera.