Personalizing A Cremation Urn

Urn Personalization is defined as the means by which the life and personality of an individual are tastefully and meaningfully represented by the urn or keepsake itself. If burial is chosen, sometimes the cemetery requires that the urn be identified, but regardless if you bury or decide to keep the urn in the home, personalization is a good idea. Identifying the urn with name and dates, can be accomplished through a variety of materials and methods such as material from which the urn is crafted, the shape and color of the urn, words or art engraved on the plate or urn, accessory picture frames containing a favorite photograph and/or appliques that attach to the surface.

LASER ENGRAVING

Our engraving process is uniquely designed to meet the needs of our customers. We have powerful lasers that can be lowered to the necessary depth in order to engrave on the memorials. These are expensive machines equipped with high tech capabilities.These machines have laser pointers in them so that we can locate where on the urn we need to mark and this feature also allows us to line up the artwork so that it is located where it needs to be or where the customer has requested it to be. Our lasers are very powerful and precise.

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Most engraving systems aren't able to lower down to the depths that ours can. This allows us to have high standards and high results. We have a special software that we use to run with the lasers. You can't run the lasers without it. It takes a lot of training and practice to use these machines and our engraving department is well versed at running these special machines.

Sometimes, depending on how much text is on the given order, we have to make it smaller than we would prefer to. The reason for this is that there is a certain width parameters that we need to stay within in order to get the best results. A typical maximum width would be about 3 inches wide and 1 inch tall, although the height isn't as critical as the width. If we expand the text too far we run the risk of the laser not being able to engrave the pattern.

We have worked hard to get a system in place that reflects our high standards and works well for for our customers to produce a quality memorial. Each urn is different and requires great care and patience when engraving. We take great pride in bringing a sense of peace and comfort for our clients in their times of need.

Engraved orders ship on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. We feel this gives us the best chance of meeting our customers needs in a timely fashion. We have a multi level system to check the quality and accuracy of our engraved memorials before they are shipped to ensure that no mistakes are made and we have the highest level of quality control.

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• Marble and Cultured Marble-Full size, keepsake and miniature marble urns can be engraved on the top or sides.
• Cloisonne- Our engraving department will choose the best location for engraving on all cloisonne urns unless the family has a specific request.
• Hardwood- Most hardwood urns can be engraved on the side or top.
• Memorial Chests and Stainless Steel- can be engraved on the top or sides.
• Brass and Aluminum Alloy- many styles can be engraved on the surface of the vase shaped urns.

Most any urn can be engraved, however, some cannot be. This is why we offer pendants, ovals, and brass tags. These items are very nice and are good supplementary pieces to the non-engraveable item. Ceramic urns are not able to engrave because it doesn't turn a different color than the surface of the urn so there is no contrast between engraving and the surface of the urn. It also doesn't get the depth we would like it to reach.

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APPLIQUES attach directly to the surface of a memorial urn and are a versatile method of personalization. Crafted of various types of metals, appliques reflect an entire range of religious, social, fraternal, military, sports, and nature themes. Some appliques provide a method of framing a favorite photograph or religious scene in combination with engraved names, dates and lines of sentiment and artwork.