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Beauty from the Ashes: Heart Shaped Urns

February 6, 2018 Kim Stacey

Vintage Valentine Card

February, thanks to the Victorians (who transformed Valentine’s Day into what we know it to be today), is a month where love is celebrated; hearts and flowers are everywhere. Even here where, every February, we show off our collection of beautiful heart-shaped urns. Tell you the truth, these are some of our most popular urns – I think it’s because the ‘heart’ symbol ‘says it all’. It represents love and loyalty, but also signifies an “inner knowing of truth”. Let’s take a look.

small purple heart urn for ashes

A Gallery of Heart-Shaped Cremation Urns

Mostly small and medium sizes, these heart shaped urns are ideal to create a keepsake that will store a bit of ashes, pressed flowers, sand from a favorite beach or soil from sacred burial ground. While we’re talking about Victorians, they liked to preserve a lock of hair as a memento.  When our dog died, we saved a lock of his fur that I still have today.

red heart urn for ashesThe small hearts come in almost every color of the rainbow. Red, blue, green, and purple are family favorites.

rainbow heart urn for ashes

We’ve leaned more towards the color purple this month, because it’s a favorite choice to honor a February birthday. So, camo might seem like an odd choice for a funeral urn, but it’s actually preferred by families that favor the outdoor lifestyle. This small camo heart is perfect to create a unique mini memorial.

small blue heart keepsake urn

Other colors are available too, blue, green, and even black.

purple ocean heart urn for ashes

Our Collection of Heart-Shaped Cremation Necklaces

Jewelry that stores a trace amount of cremains are also an option to keep your loved one close to the heart. Glass and quality precious metals make up the majority of our cremation jewelry.

purple glass heart cremation jewelry

Heart cremation jewelry for ashes

heart ring cremation jewelry

Whether your taste ranges from pendants, rings, or bracelets, you’ll find them all these styles in both silver and gold when shopping for cremation jewelry. Consider when and where you will wear your jewelry in order to safeguard the ashes and the preserve the finish on your keepsake.

The Truth about February

Just 36 days into 2018 and the festive optimism of the New Year has worn off. The final weeks of winter loom ahead. It’s cold and dark; a time when our thoughts naturally turn inward. Sometimes, we think of those we’ve loved and lost – often missing them more than ever in the long stretches of the night. It’s a time when our heart can rule our head. Maybe it’s because we know the truth in what Helen Keller said, “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”

vintage valentine

What’s All This about Victorians and Valentine’s Day?

One of the things I love most about writing for Urn Garden is that I get to roam the Internet exploring topics of interest to me – and (hopefully) to you, our readers. Today, Victorian Valentines caught and held my interest – after all, it was the Victorians who turned the long-celebrated holiday into one resembling our own. If you’re curious too, check out: “Valentine’s Day in the Victorian Era” and “History of St. Valentine’s Day in the 1800s”. Here’s another article, with a different ‘spin’ on the subject: “14 Really Bizarre Vintage Valentine’s Day Cards”. Enjoy!

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Uniquely Elegant Mother-of-Pearl Cremation Boxes

June 22, 2017 Kim Stacey

Mother of Pearl Cremation Urns

Today, I’m writing about two of our most beautiful–and unique–mother-of-pearl cremation urns. Their shape makes them extraordinary; unlike traditional vase-shaped urns, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, as those featured in the recent post, “Rose Cremation Urns for June”, these are hand-crafted mother-of-pearl cremation boxes. Take a look–if you appreciate the symbolism of this iridescent seashell, I think you’ll like what you see.

box for ashes mother of pearl

First up: the hand-crafted Iridescent Mother of Pearl Cremation Box. It’s a truly gorgeous blend of light and dark mother-of-pearl. It’s almost 10 inches high, 8 inches deep, and nearly 10 inches wide – which means it will fit in most cemetery cremation niches. Large enough to accommodate the ashes of an adult, this cremation box is a perfect repository for the standard sized container provided by a funeral home or crematory.

The Symbolism and Significance of Mother-of-Pearl
First, let’s ask “what is mother-of-pearl?” It’s nacre, the inner lining of different mollusk shells, pearl oysters, freshwater pearl mussels and abalone. *

mother of pearl abalone nacre

For many, mother-of-pearl provides comfort and solace; for others it’s a reminder of the “greatness of the oceans, a life of beauty, gentleness, caring, comfort, peacefulness, and delight.” It is also said to stimulate your intuitive sense and imaginative abilities and remind us of our beginnings:

“Mother of Pearl stirs and awakens the primordial memory of your origin in the infinite ocean of divine love and stirs this memory in every cell of your physical body thereby producing an overall calming effect as it gently stirs the life energy of your cells. Like waves lapping the shore, this stirring is steady, relaxing, and rhythmical.”~ Cherry Hill

mother of pearl nacre

A Second Mother-of-Pearl Cremation Box

The light, almost unearthly presence of the Shimmering Mother of Pearl Cremation Box is a perfect contrast to the previous variegated style. It reminds me of an angel’s wings and when you hold it in your hands; I think you’ll agree with me.

mother of pearl cremation box

More tall than wide, this mother-of-pearl vessel measures 10″ high, 8″ wide, and is nearly 6 inches deep. It will accept the temporary containers provided by funeral homes. If you love the beauty of mother of pearl but not fond of the box style, there are vases with highly polished enamel and mother of pearl inlay that are stunning. See the complete collection of mother of pearl urns here.

If you like the idea of a cremation box, but aren’t sure mother-of-pearl is exactly what you’re looking for; you’ll want to see the other cremation boxes we offer. There are scenic cremation boxes with western themes like the Cowboy on the Range Cremation Box, and the stunningly simple Teak Wood Cremation Urn. Visit the “Boxes and Containers” to see the complete collection available at Urn Garden.

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*Sources:

“About Mother-of-Pearl – History and Introduction”

“Day 21~ Sea Shells, their Meanings and Magick”

“Native American Materials – Abalone and Mother of Pearl“

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Cremation Containers

February 8, 2012 urngarden.com

Cremation containers are available in many styles and sizes to suit your needs. Whether you need an urn for an adult, a small urn or piece of jewelry for a bit of ashes, Urn Garden provides the perfect container to create a memorial that fits your budget and honors the spirit of your loved one. Thanks for letting us serve you during this difficult time.

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Ash Scattering Ceremony in The Bahamas

June 1, 2011 urngarden.com

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Scott bought a biodegradable urn for an ash scattering ceremony he planned for his mother-in-law in the Bahamas. He explains the paperwork process of transporting the urn filled with ashes from Texas to the Bahama beach.

Prior to beginning you will need the death certificate and certificate of cremation.  I have been told that sometimes they are one in the same however, most of the time they are two separate documents.  You will need to contact the Bahamas Ministry of Health, or that country’s equivalent. All documents should be faxed to them (make sure to make a follow up call and get names). At that point they will send written permission that will be signed by, in my case, the Chief at the Ministry of Health.  This document will have vital information on it regarding the deceased and in our case will mandate that you contact the Ministry of Health once there and make arrangements to have the burial at sea at least 10 miles off shore.  Now this form should be attached in some way to the remains so that customs officials, should they become curious of the contents of the urn will see what it is and can make simple phone calls to verify.  The last thing I wanted was for a customs agent to think it’s heroin or something and open it to test.   I learned that customs has little or nothing to do with the process.   Once we were there we went to my Mother-in-Law’s favorite beach and set her urn adrift.  This was about 50 yards from the shore in a deep harbor.  I would not suggest doing this in shallow water.

By the way the urns were perfect, thanks.

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