Here at the end of June, I feel compelled to write about what surrounds me: flowers. Mother Nature is in full bloom and they beauty is stunning. This conversation about floral urns is one of two “companion” posts. The other is The Language of Funeral Flowers. Happy Hummingbird I’m going to focus on just two of the urns with flowers in our collection of floral urns. They differ – not only in color, but also in significance and overall ‘feel’. The first, Urn Garden’s Happy Hummingbird Adult Urn … [Read more...] about Floral Urns: Beauty from the Ashes
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Beauty from the Ashes: White Cremation Urns
When Lenette chose ‘beauty from the ashes” as this year’s theme; I went prowling around the Internet looking for a great quotation to use in this introduction. Being the treasure trove it is, I found one – from The Road, by Cormac McCarthy “All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.” It took Lenette to tell me about the related Biblical verse (I’ve only read the Good Book once – about 50 … [Read more...] about Beauty from the Ashes: White Cremation Urns
Cardinal Cremation Urn, Symbol of Strength and Faith
It’s not unusual to look for signs from a loved one after he or she dies. These symbols not only bring a feeling of hope, but a sense of peace and renewal. It’s a popular notion that cardinals are often seen as messengers from our loved ones. Just their presence symbolizes a myriad of ideals, thoughts and feelings. The cardinal cremation urn was inspired by this bright little bird. Hand painted crimson feathers on a glossy snow white vase, our little bird is perched on a branch with blooming … [Read more...] about Cardinal Cremation Urn, Symbol of Strength and Faith