French Bulldog Christmas Shirt Frenchie Bookshelf Tree Star Topper Plaid Bows

The lowest shelf of this tree holds something easy to miss: three small framed portraits of Frenchies, tucked beneath a plaid cloth and a cluster of bows. So the dogs on the shelves have pictures of their own down there, the way a dog person’s real bookcase ends up crowded with photos of whoever sleeps on the couch. Up top, they’ve settled in beside the books as if the room were theirs. Everything else climbs from that spot, shelf by shelf, until a star settles at the peak.

A French Bulldog Christmas Shirt With a Bookshelf for a Tree

Our Frenchie bookshelf tree trades pine branches for wooden shelves and fills each one with French Bulldogs sitting up straight, perching at an angle, or leaning in among rows of books. Tufts of evergreen poke out at the shelf edges, and the whole thing narrows toward the top the way a Christmas tree should. We drew it for the Frenchie mom whose house already runs on books and bulldogs, and who sees no reason the holiday tree should be any different. It also fits the reader who keeps a stack beside the couch all December with a dog pressed against her ankle. For anyone who counts a Frenchie among the people at the holiday table, this French Bulldog Christmas shirt puts the whole household on one tree.

Plaid Bows Around the Base, Lights Between the Shelves

Strings of tiny lights wind through the branches and catch the edge of every shelf. Below them, a plaid cloth drapes over the base like a tree skirt, with large bows pinned at its corners. Books stand upright in short rows between the dogs, so each shelf looks stocked rather than staged. It looks lived in. The dogs are not posed in a line. They sit where a dog would sit, close to the books and close to each other, which gives the picture the feel of a home at Christmas instead of a catalog tree. The whole triangle is compact enough to wear to a cookie swap or a long drive to family.

Why Are There Framed Frenchie Photos at the Bottom of the Tree?

The framed portraits sit along the lowest shelf, beneath the plaid cloth and bows. They give the tree a base made of pictures, the same way a real bookcase often ends with photos of the dogs in the house. Spotting them is half the fun for anyone who has ever tried to count every dog in the tree.

The little framed portraits at the base are the part a Frenchie owner will point out first.