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Ceramic Cremation Urns: The Time to Buy is Now

The time to buy a ceramic cremation urn is when you see one that catches your eye. Each urn is a one of kind piece and often families that are shopping for an urn online, see a ceramic or pottery style cremation urn and bookmark it, only to come back at their time of need and the item has sold. We can always create an urn similar to the one they saw or a custom work of art, but the family needs to be prepared to wait two to four weeks.

ceramic cremation urn

This happened to a West Coast widow who wanted a Raku urn for her terminally ill husband. She saw the urn, liked it, but when she came back to buy a couple of weeks later, it was sold.

She ordered two gingko leaf urns for her husband who spent his final days in a room with a view of a gingko tree outside the window. The family held a memorial service at the golf course and filled one of the urns with his favorite cigars, golf balls and tees and other remembrances. The other urn was used to bury his ashes.

Forged from natural materials and fire, ceramic is a time-honored material that can be used to craft an array of fine art items. This includes ceramic cremation urns. If you are looking for a way to hold your loved one’s remains in a tasteful work of art, you may want to choose a ceramic cremation urn as your solution.

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American Made Urns – Pride and Prejudice

More and more of our clients prefer to support American artists as opposed to purchasing an imported cremation urn.

Eagle cremation urn
Bronze Eagle Urn Limited Edition

Often, it’s important to families that are creating a memorial for a veteran to have an American made product. That’s exactly why we curated a collection of American made urns for sale. Several years ago, a family purchased a military style cremation urn for internment at Arlington Cemetery, it was imported and the widow was less than pleased. Now, if a family selects an urn for a veteran that is made in China, I will disclose this and let them decide.  A funeral director confided that this same scenario had happened to him when the family of a deceased veteran came in for the viewing, it was discovered that the casket was made in China and they insisted on a switch to an American made alternate.

We recently had a discount shopper who ordered a brass urn and was unhappy when the item arrived. Why? Because it was made in India. She wanted to exchange it for another style.  When I pointed out that her second choice was made in China, her response was, “I don’t care.”

Really?

Imported urns often cost less than their American counterparts, but the idea that we are keeping jobs here in the USA is appealing. The artists that we work with here in the U.S. are talented, hardworking craftsman located all over the country. The memorials they are creating are beautiful tributes in wood, marble, bronze, ceramic, and various synthetics.  Urn Garden is proud to support American labor and spirit.

Thanks for letting us serve you.

Urn Garden Cremation Urns

Pet Urns

The loss of a pet can be so painful. If you’ve lost an old friend, please accept our sympathies. Whether you plan to bury or cremate your pet, you can create a fitting memorial for your furry friend. Pet urns that honor the personality of your pet are available, as well as pet memorial stones that can be placed in a memorial garden or flower bed.

There are many types of pet urns on the market today. What you choose depends on your style and the kind of pet that died. Some of the more common cremation urns for pets include:

  •  Figurine Urns: One of the more popular types of pet urns, this type has a figurine of the type of pet you lost on top of a wooden box that holds the ashes. Many companies offer engraving on a brass nameplate on the urn as well.
  •   Digital Photo Urns: These are typically small wooden urns with a digital photo screen on the front. The urn holds the ashes, and you can upload your pet’s pictures and play them when you like.
  •   Rock Urns: Normally placed outdoors in a garden or under a tree, a rock urn is made from a durable granite mixture that typically stands up to the different weather elements. These come in various sizes, depending on the pet’s size.
  •   K-9 Cottage Urns: Shaped like a small dog house, this wooden urn not only holds your pooch’s ashes, but a picture as well. They typically come in one size but different colors of wood.
  •   Candle Urns: There are several types of candle urns, but they usually are a small or keepsake urn that serves as a candle holder.
  •   Life size Urns: These figurine urns are usually around the size of the pet that died and can include a food dish or even a doghouse! These urns can be placed indoors or out.

Displaying Your Pet Cremation Urn
Urns for pets can be displayed anywhere you want: The living room, bedroom, den, or even outside in a garden. Where ever you decide, just make sure it’s where you feel comfortable having it presented. Remember, if you have small children in the house, place the urn in a location out of their reach.

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Dance of the Dolphin Marble Cremation Urns

dolphin fresco
Fresco of Dolphins from the bronze age excavations on the Greek island of Santorini

Dolphin Cremation Urn

Even the ancients appreciated the playful spirit of the dolphin as images reflect from excavations found in the Greek ruins. Playtime is an important part of the dolphin culture and we’ve tried to capture that spritely element in quality carved marble cremation urns.

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Above product no longer available as of 08/12/2013.
Dolphin Keepsake Urn

The dolphin marble cremation urns have a smooth sparkling finish and are hand carved by Italian artists and are designed to use as a keepsake urn to hold a small amount of ashes.

marble cremation urns

Although many of the marble cremation urns are imported, the Dolphin’s Duet Keepsake Urn is made in the USA and is features crisp navy and white details, edged with a border of shells, and dolphins splashing in the ocean waves.

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Celtic Urn Ring and Wood Urn Strong Box

If you are shopping for a cremation urn and want a small keepsake to go with it, a good combination is our Burl Wood Strong Box and maybe a piece of urn jewelry like a memorial ring.  The wooden chest doubles as either a cremation urn or memorial chest that you can store important papers, photos, keepsake urn or jewelry. Usually, the plastic container from the funeral home will fit inside the box. So, if you’ve been storing the ashes in the closet for awhile, you can easily slip the temporary container inside.

burl wood box for ashes

urn ring

Cremation jewelry isn’t for everyone, but memorial rings have been around for hundreds of years. Now they have a modern twist with a small storage chamber for a tiny bit of ashes or lock of hair. The rings come in a variety of styles featuring classic teardrop and oval shapes as well Celtic knot design. Matching pendants are available in either silver or gold finishes.

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