If fall was a favorite time of the year for your loved one, Falling Leaves urn for ashes is a more masculine style that represents the changing season of life. Gun metal gray finish with contrasting silver engraved leaves makes a quiet strong statement about the spirit it honors. Made from metal, the urn will not only provide secure storage for the ashes, it's suitable for burial at the cemetery or attractive enough for home display. Engraved name tags and keepsake urn sizes are available to … [Read more...] about Urns on Sale: Falling Leaves Cremation Urn
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Size Does Matter at the Cemetery! How to Find an Urn to Fit the Niche
We've had several calls from customers trying to find a cremation urn that will fit into an odd shaped niche at the cemetery. It can be challenging to find an urn to fit. Is it by design so that you have to buy from the cemetery? Some of the spaces have been quite tricky, especially when the customer is seeking an urn that will hold the remains of two people. If you have selected a tight space, you will probably have to buy a box style for the ashes. This would apply to compartments that are … [Read more...] about Size Does Matter at the Cemetery! How to Find an Urn to Fit the Niche
Urns on Sale: Autumn Splendor
As we move into a new season, urn styles can reflect the passing of time. Legends of the Fall is one of those urns that capture the mood and color of Autumn. This cremation urn is rich with reds and golds layered over copper wire and then fired to finish. The Legends urn comes in several sizes to store varying amounts of ashes and can be engraved for added personalization. Cloisonné is a decorative style that has an ancient history. Many families that choose this style of urn plan to display it … [Read more...] about Urns on Sale: Autumn Splendor
Private Paddle Out Ceremony
We're seeing a shift lately in more families choosing to scatter the ashes either over water or a sacred space on land. One client has been on our mind this week as she prepared for a private ceremony to scatter her mother's ashes. Her mom has been gone for a couple of years now, and while they were very close, for the last two weeks the daughter had been having disturbing dreams about her mother. In the dreams her mom was upset with the daughter and on a couple of occasions would demand to … [Read more...] about Private Paddle Out Ceremony
Shovel by Shovel, We Committed our Parents Ashes
This past weekend, my friend Donna and her family buried her parent's remains in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado. It was a beautiful goodbye. Donna has been an inspiration to me through the years and she was kind enough to answer questions about planning a memorial service for two sets of ashes. Were both of your parents cremated? Yes, both parents were cremated following their funerals. We had open caskets in the foyer of the church, and we escorted the closed … [Read more...] about Shovel by Shovel, We Committed our Parents Ashes