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Shooting Star Memorial Collection

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

More ideas from our shooting star collection of keepsake urns and memorial stones:

Celtic Starburst Keepsake Urn

Celtic Starburst Keepsake Urn

starfish urn necklace

starfish urn necklace

Stars in the Sky memorial stone

Stars in the Sky memorial stone

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Shooting Star: Smile and Wave Goodbye

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Inspired by shooting stars, we’ve put together a collection of star themed urns and memorial ideas.

14K gold urn necklace

14K gold urn necklace

Discreet Star 14K gold urn necklace holds a small loving memento. Available in high-quality gold plate and sterling silver.

silver star urn necklace

silver star urn necklace

Our Stars in the Sky memorial stone is a great way to dedicate a memorial garden and can be personalized with your loved one’s name and dates.

Verse reads: “Perhaps the stars in the sky are loved ones letting us know they are near by guiding us through the night.”

Stars in the Sky Memorial Stone

Stars in the Sky Memorial Stone

We’ll close with Paul Rogers and the rest of Bad Company.

All this talk about wood….

Friday, March 5th, 2010
Jefferson St. Tree Sculpture

Jefferson St. Tree Sculpture

This sculpture is from the 2007 ice storm that wrecked this area.

Unusual Survival Kit Staples: Buy a lot of beer.

Beautiful Wood Cremation Urns

Monday, March 1st, 2010

We have a new line of wood cremation urns at Urn Garden. The natural beauty and warmth of wood is an excellent choice for families that plan to keep the ashes in the home or secure at a columbarium or niche at the cemetery.

Old Soul Vintage Style Wood Urn

Old Soul Vintage Style Wood Urn

I like the simplicity of this urn style, vintage look, hand painted details, secure lift off lid.

If your tastes run a little richer and want more flair, this gorgeous black and gold trimmed urn may be more your style.

Laurel Black and Gold Hand-Painted Wood Urn

Laurel Black and Gold Hand-Painted Wood Urn

Our attractive full-size adult urn is solid birch wood, hand-painted by our talented artists in striking black and gold accents. Antiqued brass feet.  Urn loads from the top by lifting the lid.

Silver Stars and Golden Clover Memorial Jewelry

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

We recently had a family that purchased several pieces of urn jewelry as a memorial to honor the memory of their loved one. Nature themes were prominent, like the clover urn pendant

Gold Four Leaf Clover Urn Necklace

Gold Four Leaf Clover Urn Necklace

and  silver star urn necklace.

Star Pendant Urn Necklace

Star Pendant Urn Necklace

Join the FCA

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

While trolling around the webs, I stumbled onto the FCA (F*ck Cancer Army) and the bold  “F*ck Cancer” fashion statement.

The Lion in the Closet. Brave Heart Lion Urn

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Brave Heart Lion Keepsake Urn

This sculpture by one of the Urn Garden artists keeps coming around, and there’s always a wild story to go with it.  The latest is a client who was involved with a Las Vegas animal rescue operation back in the ’80’s. She handled exotics.

Big cats and monkeys.

Funny thing, this story had a familiar ring to it.

Turns out, she had the ashes of a lioness that had been in the closet all these years. She stumbled on to our Brave Heart lion keepsake urn while shopping for a different style cremation urn for another sad occasion.

One look and she knew she had to deal with the lion in the closet. She’s only has half the ashes.  This urn is designed for keepsake size portions and won’t accommodate all of her ashes.  But she has a plan.

Urban Memorial Art New York City

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Miss Heather,  of NYC gave us a garden tour of some of the memorials spotted lately in her Greenpoint neighborhood.

But first, a brief history moment.

Early Colonization of Greenpoint:

Greenpoint was originally inhabited by Keskachauge Indians, a sub-tribe of the Lenape. Contemporary accounts describe it as remarkably verdant and beautiful, with Jack pine and oak forest, meadows, fresh water creeks and briny marshes. Water fowl and fish were abundant.

Flash forward to our first projects: Airbrush memorials for Luis* and Malo:

Smaller and more subtle examples include this memorial to Alexander McQueen on the B62 bus stop.

*update: Tribute to Luis located in Bushwick. Not Greenpoint.

Campbell St. Tree Dedication Memorial

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Campbell St. Roadside Memorial

Campbell St. Roadside Memorial

The tree in midtown has become a roadside memorial.

Fatality in the Garden

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Yesterday, on my way back to world headquarters, I noticed this tree that appeared to have a fresh bite out of it, debris scattered on the ground, and then the cross at the base of the tree.  This morning I was loading my camera, thought I’d get a picture of it and update on garden happenings.  Before I left, I scanned the local paper and mystery solved.

RIP

photo source: Springfield News-Leader