Matters of Life and Death
Our Gold Ribbon Heart keepsake urn pendant has a chamber inside which families can use to preserve the ashes of their loved one, lock of hair, or other small loving memento. Created in high quality gold plating and studded with crystals, the jewelry has a secure threaded lid, and includes tools to fill and seal the pendant.
This style of cremation urn jewelry is also available in gold, and sterling silver.
Other styles of cremation jewelry:
Another increasingly popular choice in cremation jewelry is heart cremation rings. Similar to heart urn necklaces, these rings can hold a small amount of cremated ashes, lock of hair, funeral flower petals or another tiny memento. And because you wear the ring on your finger or on a chain around your neck, it provides lasting comfort of having your loved one close to your heart.
Heart cremation rings are common because they symbolize a person’s affection and love for another. It’s not uncommon for a spouse or parent to wear a cremation ring as a comforting reminder. Hearts also represent the unbreakable connection between loved ones.
Cremation rings come in a variety of materials including 14K gold, Sterling silver, gold plated, titanium, brass and pewter and are worn by both men and women. When not worn, heart cremation rings can be kept in a special glass dome or display as another way of honoring your loved one.
Our sweet Tender Heart sterling silver memorial ring is a keepsake cremation ring that holds a small memorial of your loved one. Finally, consider have the heart cremation ring engraved with your loved one’s name and birth and death dates. Cremation rings are very tasteful and discreet and provide a lifetime of comfort.
This month we’re featuring heart-shaped cremation urns, jewelry urns, and memorial stones. One of our favorites is the earth friendly Unity biodegradable urn.
These beautiful urns are handmade and feature inlaid fresh flower petals. It is available in three sizes, pet or keepsake size urn, standard adult urn, or a double capacity companion urn.Each urn includes a water-soluble plastic bag for the cremated remains.
The Unity urn is designed for ground burial. Once buried it will degrade naturally over time. Available in three designs with matching keepsakes.
We’re closing out a line of discount urns that would be a great value for families and funeral homes alike. Urn Garden is offering a limited supply of solid brass urns for less than $100.00. You can save money and create a beautiful memorial. Many of these styles are overstock or closeout selections.
Many of these low-cost cremation containers have a matching keepsake urn for families that want to share or spread some of the ashes or retain a small portion as a memento. All of these are acceptable for burial in the cemetery, but if you have planned an ash scattering ceremony or want an earth friendly burial option there are biodegradable choices in the same category. As always, if you need personal assistance please call and we can walk you through the process.
Early examples of mourning jewelry were found in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Black and white enameled heads or skulls were often set into both rings and brooches and worn to signify a period of mourning after the death of a loved one.
The Death’s Head motif (skull) was still used on mourning rings as late as the 17th century. A ring presented after the execution of King Charles I in 1649 shows a portrait of Charles I on one side and a skull and a crown on the other. Inside the inscription reads, “The glory of England has departed.”
The presentation of mourning rings was a status symbol in the 17th and 18th centuries. The wealthy specified the ring design and quantity to be made in their wills.
Samuel Pepys, English diarist and naval official (1633-1703) willed that 129 mourning rings be given away at his funeral.
Either he had a large family or a huge ego.
Urn Garden is pleased to launch a contemporary line of urn rings, inspired by Victorian mourning jewelry.
