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
Our Gold Ribbon Heart keepsake urn pendant has a chamber inside which families can use to preserve the ashes of their loved one, lock of hair, or other small loving memento. Created in high quality gold plating and studded with crystals, our urn jewelry has a secure threaded lid, and includes tools to fill and seal the urn necklace.
This style of cremation urn jewelry is also available in 14K yellow gold, 14K white gold, and sterling silver.
Early examples of mourning jewelry were found in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Black and white enameled heads or skulls were often set into both rings and brooches and worn to signify a period of mourning after the death of a loved one.
memento mori
The Death’s Head motif (skull) was still used on mourning rings as late as the 17th century. A ring presented after the execution of King Charles I in 1649 shows a portrait of Charles I on one side and a skull and a crown on the other. Inside the inscription reads, “The glory of England has departed.”
The presentation of mourning rings was a status symbol in the 17th and 18th centuries. The wealthy specified the ring design and quantity to be made in their wills.
Samuel Pepys, English diarist and naval official (1633-1703) willed that 129 mourning rings be given away at his funeral.
Either he had a large family or a huge ego.
skull ring memento mori
Urn Garden is pleased to launch a contemporary line of urn rings, inspired by Victorian mourning jewelry.
For families that choose scattering as a method of dispersing ashes, many still like to have a small portion of the ashes or a lock of hair incorporated into a small memorial such as a piece of cremation jewelry or keepsake urn . Others prefer creating a memorial that may include a memorial stepping stone , memorial garden plaque, or a statuary or garden memorial sculpture to honor their loved one. Garden stones and garden benches can also be used indoors or out, and all create loving touches in your sacred space. Whatever your decision, this is a personal choice that is meant to honor and represent your passed loved one as well as heal, restore, and remember the time and life that your loved one spent on Earth.
There are many ways that scattering methods can be used to create a personalized ceremony.
“Tis the summer of retirement parties for many of our friends in the Queen City fire department. Like many cities across the nation, our police and fire department have some pension issues.
So we hooked up the smoker, iced the keg, tuned the instruments and kicked the first party off in a green valley just south of the garden.
And when we’re not having a hoedown, we’re hunching the keyboard and rolling out a line of high quality 14K urn jewelry for our clients.
It’s an honor to serve our client families, but it’s hard not to be distracted by the beauty out the window.
Sometimes families that plan a ceremony where the ashes are spread, purchase urn jewelry for the memorial service so that family members have a small keepsake to remember the loved one. One style of urn necklace that has been a popular choice for families is the gold Celtic cross urn necklace.
Our heart-shaped urn jewelry pendants are available in sterling silver or 14K gold. Heart urn necklace with filigree inlay, holds a small loving memento.
If the filigree heart is too frilly, there’s always the classic gold or silver heart urn necklace.
