Matters of Life and Death
KISS merchandising went to the grave a few years ago when they rolled out the KISS coffin, and now the band is capitalizing on the rising trend in cremation with the KISS memorial urn which will retail around $650.00
Paul Stanley tells Spinner magazine: “The truth of the matter is, we have pride in everything we do. At the core this is a rock ‘n’ roll band, but we don’t put our name on anything that we don’t believe in, or that the fans don’t believe in.”
Selecting an urn can be overwhelming. People who have never shopped for a funeral urn are surprised at the variety of styles available. A wood urn can simplify the difficult decision of picking the perfect memorial for a loved one. If you like the look of wood, there are many wood urns that may suit your needs.
Wood urns range from simple and elegant hand carved to rustic beauty and charm. Wood urns are suitable for burial or to keep in the home and are so attractive that they don’t have to be stored in the closet.
Traditional styles as well as modern designs and memorial chests are available in the wood urn collection.
We always recommend engraving the urn for id purposes and if time allows many of the wood urns can be laser engraved to personalize and protect the container.
An added bonus to the wood urns is that many of the styles we carry are made in America from timber harvested right here in the USA.
Purple Iris is popping here and we’ve chronicled our love hate relationship with the Iris. In fact, I’m ready to dig em up and pitch them…until I see the beauty that unfolds every spring. Irises come in a rainbow of colors, the most popular being the deep blue or purple variety. Their primary meanings include faith, hope, wisdom, courage, and admiration. Iris represents the February birth month and is the flower of our 13th state, Tennessee, and the Fleur-de-lis is the emblem for the city of New Orleans. The Iris flower dates back to Ancient Greek mythology when the Greek goddess Iris, who was a messenger of the gods and was the personification of the rainbow. Iris was the link between heaven and earth.
Purple irises were planted over the graves of women to summon the Goddess to guide the dead in their journey. Ancient Egyptian kings marveled in the iris’s exotic nature, and drawings have been found of the flower in a number of Egyptian palaces.
Urn Garden carries memorial urns that feature the beauty of the purple iris. Here it is as a cloisonne cremation urn.
Both urns are a purple and ivory combination, very soft and pretty for both male or female. I was surprised once when a lady shopping for a purple urn told me it was her son’s favorite color. She chose this Purple Iris Flower Garden Keepsake Urn to use as a container to hold a portion of the ashes reserved from a scattering of ashes ceremony.
Wishing you peace and prosperity in the coming year. Sending warm thoughts to the families that have lost loved ones and are starting new holiday traditions. Thank you for letting us serve you.
Selecting a cremation urn can be overwhelming due to the nature of the purchase, as well as the many styles now available to choose from. Bronze is always a good choice for an urn that is not only strong and secure but can double as an art sculpture. Many of our families that buy bronze want something that blends in to the decor and doesn’t scream URN.
Bronze urns are more expensive than some of the other urns on the market. The price of copper, molds, and the process involved to pour bronze command a higher price. This style is not mass produced and is considered a custom order that requires a 2-4 week lead time depending on the finishing details. But the return is lasting beauty and a safe final resting place, certainly worth the wait.
Recent developments in resin compounds have resulted in designer blends that mix bronze and marble dust into the finish that when used in a cold casting technique results in a less expensive product with the look and feel of bronze. An example is our new Lion Sleeps Tonight Urn.
Sculpted from resin blended with bronze metal, this cremation urn has all the rich details of a bronze urn but without the weight of the heavy metal and the price.
Both of the urns featured in this post are made in America.
