cremation jewelry

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

I think that's what it's called...jewelry that can hold a loved one's or beloved pet's ashes after cremation.

Or other things...a long-stemmed rose that opens to hold ashes. Although I guess that's just a smaller version of an urn, as it's probably seldom moved from place to place on a regular basis.

But the jewelry that one can wear. Does anyone here do that?

I guess I like the idea of keeping a loved one close like that; but at the same time I see it as a huge responsibility and will never do it.

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fourpaws56 · ‎03-04-2015

never crossed my mind...I keep Mother on the mantel and I shipped dear ole Dad to Texas....

willomenia · ‎07-31-2011

I knew someone who had a necklace with their mothers ashes in it. Personally I think one should be allowed to rest after dying, and not be worn as jewelry, imo, it's selfish of the living to separate the ashes that way. There are many other ways to remember your loved one.

Poodlepet2 · ‎03-09-2010

@esmerelda, we have to meet on some happy topics! So far, we are "meeting" on "bummer" topics!

At any rate, lab synthesized diamonds are a hot new trend-indistinguishable from the "real" thing.

I recently met a lovely lady who was wearing a gorgeous canary diamond-it was made from her husband's remains.

Try googling the topic, and if you can't find what you are looking for, seriously, call a few funeral homes or cremation societies.

The cost goes up with carat weight, but I love the idea.

Poodlepet2

Lali1 · ‎08-21-2014

Wearing ashes on me seems a little odd. In my family we never kept ashes always spread them somewhere. I personally don't understand when people celebrate or commemorate the date of someone's death. I would rather commemorate their birthday.

To each their own. My husband and I think differently on this so I guess I'll be in an urn if I die first.

wishmoon · ‎08-14-2013

@Poodlepet2 wrote:
@esmerelda, we have to meet on some happy topics! So far, we are "meeting" on "bummer" topics!
At any rate, lab synthesized diamonds are a hot new trend-indistinguishable from the "real" thing.
I recently met a lovely lady who was wearing a gorgeous canary diamond-it was made from her husband's remains.
Try googling the topic, and if you can't find what you are looking for, seriously, call a few funeral homes or cremation societies.
The cost goes up with carat weight, but I love the idea.
Poodlepet2

This may seem crude, but I just had a flash of a husband saying to his wife, "You're looking at me as if I'm a canary diamond." LOL

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I think this practice represents crass commercialism by the funeral industry and would not consider such a thing. I saw the displays for these products when I visited funeral home to arrange for family members crémations. I could scarcely believe what I was seeing.

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henderson · ‎03-18-2010

Our son's widow (who has since remarried and had a baby at 40) has our son's ashes. She was always planning to build a special urn, but I still think it's in the cardboard box the mortuary gave her. I wish she would do that or spread his ashes.

We were able to get a small portion of the ashes and have that in niche overlooking a beautiful knolly grassy area at a small cemetary where he lived. We live in Nevada and this is in Northern Calif.

When we visit our other son, we always go to the cemetary to visit. I would not want his ashes in a urn on my mantle or wearing the ashes around my neck. That would be a constant reminder each day. Not to say I don't think of him everyday even though it's been 6 1/2 years.

We do have a beautiful sterling silver heart with his left thumbprint we ordered at the mortuary. He always used to use that thumb for "thumbs up".

Justice4all · ‎12-22-2013

Mourning jewelry was very common in Victorian times and before. These could include hair jewelry or lockets with the deceased's hair inside, cameo and painted pin portraits, jet jewelry, etc.