Christmas Collection

Celebrate Christmas with Charlie Poole’s festive collection, created here in Derbyshire. Discover our 170-page Christmas Activity & Colouring Book, packed with crafts, colouring and educational activities, alongside our Bedlington Terrier Christmas cards. The activity book is supplied as five downloadable PDF files to print at home. The Bedlington Christmas cards are printed cards delivered by post. Both are available through our Etsy shop.

Project type

Christmas Activities & Greeting Card

Location

Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Bedlington Terrier Christmas Card 2 – Inside Greeting

The joke continues inside, with Bertie and Gnash discussing their Christmas outfit swap, alongside a colourful Merry Christmas greeting. Our set of six printed cards includes illustrated interiors, humour, stories and poems. 2.Bertie: “Well no guessing what you got for Christmas”
Bertie: "This is what friends are for Gnash, hope you enjoy the Boxing Day football and we'll swap back again tonight." Gnash: "Thanks Mate !" Bertie: "Oh Gnash, please don't do a pitch invasion again, you were grounded for 2 weeks last time. And I'll end up wearing fancy dress until New Year!"

The Bedlington Terrier a watchful eye for Santa
Card 4 Inside

Card 4.The Bedlington Terrier a watchful eye for Santa
Poem; With curly coat and dainty gait and soulful, almond eyes His lamb-like look and playful skips and gentleness belies The lion heart that beats within, his courage and his strength He'll hunt in cold and rainy climes and then stretch out full length With watchful eye and listening ear to guard the place he lives Curled up upon his owner's lap, what joy and love he gives. He's faithful, agile, full of fun, he loves to leap and swerve He dashes here and saunters there, his head and back a-curve
He'll trot beside you quietly or gallop, race and canter But this one stands so very still, looking out for Santa. Poem by Prue Mathews © 2025

"The First Snowfall" Card 5 Outside

Poem; ‘A little lamb of snowy-white, Stepped from the door into the light. His tasseled ears, a velvet fray, He tilted at the winter day. The cold air stung his softest nose, He tip-tapped on his curious toes. This powder, soft and new and bright, Had fallen in the silent night. He pushed his frozen muzzle deep Into the drift, a woolly sheep. Then sprung away, a joyful sprite, And raced across the fields so white. A leap, a bound, a headlong dash, A blur of glee in one quick flash. The lamb, the lion, brave and sweet, Found happiness beneath his feet.’

"The First Snowfall"
Card 5 Inside

Inside Card 5.The First Snowfall
Poem; ‘A little lamb of snowy-white, Stepped from the door into the light. His tasseled ears, a velvet fray, He tilted at the winter day. The cold air stung his softest nose, He tip-tapped on his curious toes. This powder, soft and new and bright, Had fallen in the silent night. He pushed his frozen muzzle deep Into the drift, a woolly sheep. Then sprung away, a joyful sprite, And raced across the fields so white. A leap, a bound, a headlong dash, A blur of glee in one quick flash. The lamb, the lion, brave and sweet, Found happiness beneath his feet.’

Bedlington Terrier Christmas Card – Christmas by the Fire Card 6 Inside

Bedlington Terriers beside the Christmas tree (What's left of it!) and fireplace in a cosy festive scene by Charlie Poole. One of six different designs in our printed Christmas card set, supplied with kraft envelopes. Inside Card 6 The words read ...... "How do we explain this one, George?" "Well Bro, I think we say that when three squirrels came down the chimney, singing Silent Night, we was forced into action. I thought I'd got one by the tail, only to find I had a mouthful of tinsel." "They won't buy that! Last year, it was two pheasants wot flew through the open window." "Have you got a better idea, Bertie?" "Yes, let's come clean and say it was Lord Claud, the cat, what did it and we were just trying to clean up.”