birthdays
A birthday gift that arrives in minutes.
You remembered this morning. Nothing you order today will be on a doormat tomorrow, and a gift card says exactly what a gift card says.
Send one photo of their dog or their cat. About fifteen seconds later you have two portraits of that animal, free, and a few minutes after you order you have a link to send. They open it on their phone, pull a ribbon, and their pet is standing in the room.
- ready the same evening
- nothing ships, no address needed
- opens in any phone browser
- two portraits free before you pay
Why this works when you have left it late.
It cannot be late
Nothing is posted, so nothing can miss a delivery window. You can order at eleven at night and send the link before you go to bed.
It is their actual dog
Not a stock spaniel on a card. The model is built from the photo you upload, so the markings, the ears and the shape are theirs.
Nobody has given them one
They have had the mug, the calendar and the framed print. A small version of their animal, standing on a table, is not a thing anyone has handed them before.
From photo to sent link, tonight.
- 01
Find one photo
Their dog or cat, in daylight, with as much of the body in frame as you can manage. A photo already on your phone is fine.
- 02
See two portraits, free
About fifteen seconds later that pet is drawn both ways. Pick the one that looks most like them. This is where you find out whether the likeness is there.
- 03
Write the birthday line
The gift page carries the pet name, your name and a short message. Write what you would have written in the card.
- 04
Order and send the link
The 3D is built after you order and takes a few minutes. Then you send it, by message, at whatever hour it happens to be.
Made from photos like the one on your phone.
The snapshot is on the front of every card. Tap it and the 3D takes its place, so the before and the after sit in the same frame. Nothing here was tidied up by hand.
Snowy (black cat)
Marmalade
Lilac (siamese)
Tiger (tabby)
Pearl
Shadow (black lab)
The things people check first.
What if the photo is not great
We tell you what we noticed before you pay, including when we could only see part of the animal. Very dark fur and a pet cropped at the edge of the frame are the two hardest cases.
Do they need to install anything
No. It opens in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android, in the browser they already use. There is no account to make.
Will it look last minute
Only if you say so. What they see is a wrapped parcel, their own animal and a written message. Nothing on the page mentions when you ordered it.
What if it comes out wrong
Tell us and we build it again. The free portraits come first for this reason, so most of the time you find out before you have spent anything.
price
One payment, no subscription.
Dearling
12.90EUR
- One pet, in the look you pick
- A private gift page they open on any phone
- They stand it in their room through the camera
- A card you print at home and point a camera at
- Ready a few minutes after you order
Dearling Plus
19.90EUR
- One pet, built in both looks
- They choose which one to keep on the page
- A private gift page they open on any phone
- They stand it in their room through the camera
- A card you print at home and point a camera at
Questions people ask.
How late can I leave it?
The portraits take about fifteen seconds and the 3D build takes a few minutes after you order. Under ten minutes from photo to sent link is normal, and there is no cut off, because there is nothing to post.
Do I need their address?
No. A dearling is a private link you send however you normally message them, so you never have to ask anyone for an address and spoil the surprise.
Can I make it now and send it in the morning?
Yes, and that is the sensible way to do it. Build it tonight, keep the link, and send it when they are actually holding their phone. The page does not announce when it was made.
What will they see when they open it?
A sealed parcel with a ribbon. They pull the ribbon, the paper tears, and their pet is standing there turning with your message under it. From there they can stand it on a real table through the camera.
Does it work if their pet is a cat?
Cats work the same way as dogs. The one thing worth doing is taking the photo at cat height rather than from standing, because most cat photos are shot from above and that is the hardest angle.
How much is it?
From 12.90 EUR, paid once, after you have seen the two portraits of their pet. There is no subscription and nothing renews.
Can they keep it?
The link is theirs and they can go back to it, and they can print the card at home and point a camera at it whenever they like. What they cannot do is put it on a shelf. A dearling lives on a screen.
Their birthday is tomorrow. This takes ten minutes.
One photo, two free portraits, then a link you can send tonight.
Not sure yet? Read how it works first.