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Memorial Ideas from the State of Florida

December 3, 2010 urngarden.com

Florida is a good gauge for trends in cremation urns. Most funeral homes in the USA carry the two standards Birds in Flight Urn (I call it “Free Bird”) and the Classic Bronze Urn. Both have matching 3″ keepsake urns and are the most popular cremation urns sold in the Sunshine State for the last five years.

Speaking of memorial keepsake urns- from the 3″ brass standards to the cremation urn jewelry gold heart pendant, they all do well. Family packs of keepsake urns in quantities of 4-6 are a popular choice and we’ll mix and match if desired.Funeral Directors, call me or call your supplier, but make it a point to stock the cremation urn styles that families prefer.

Celtic keepsake urns- we have an exclusive line that we’ve added and is popular with families.

Florida Families also purchased: Blue Swirl cremation urn and Irish Rose funeral urn .

Florida families are doing tree dedications and adding a bench or statuary as a cremation memorial.

Happy Coffins and Artistic Caskets

September 29, 2010 urngarden.com

happy coffin

This is the ‘Happy Coffin’ designed by Elsie Chua during her stay at a Hospice home in Singapore.

The Lein Foundation says the Happy Coffins project overturns the stigma of death and converts the coffin from a symbol of fear, dread and grief, into a positive and life-affirming expression of art.

See more of designer caskets.

Source: Lien Foundation

Strength and Beauty, the Benefits of a Stone Urn

September 19, 2010 urngarden.com

Beauty
Permanence
Elegant
Durability
Dramatic colors
Prefect for burial or niche placement.

Marble cremation urns have the strength of stone and are highly regarded for their durability. Because of its beauty, permanence, and elegance, natural marble is a popular choice for many families. In addition, marble urns are produced with high-quality genuine marble from some of the finest quarries throughout the world. Greek and Roman sculptors and architects preferred marble for its beautiful spectrum of dramatic colors and veining patterns which distinguish onyx, alabaster, teakwood and fossil marbles; thus making this natural material very unique.

The Guardian Green Onyx Companion Urn

August 11, 2010 urngarden.com

One of our most secure urns, the Guardian Companion Urn is a double capacity urn designed for placement in a niche or columbarium.

columbarium niche — Niche design by Wolf Designs

The compact design of this urn makes it ideal for niche spaces less than 12 x 12, with two separate compartments in the urn to store ashes. Gorgeous white and celadon onyx with 22k gold plated brass accents make this urn a natural beauty. The Guardian Double Cremation Urn can be customized with appliques or engraved brass plates to personalize and identify the urn.

guardian companion urn

Green and Gold Cremation Urns

July 18, 2010 urngarden.com

Green and gold in the garden. A cool respite in the heat.

Green, the color of life, renewal. Gold = wealth , riches, and wisdom.

To celebrate Life and the green and gold of summer, we have a collection of green cremation urns on sale. If green is a favorite color of your loved one, or is the color that marks their birth month consider building a memorial in that color scheme. It’s a fresh spin on drab mourning colors. The style below has a highly polished emerald green finish with inlayed mother of pearl leaves that glow against the dark background. So pretty and would work for either male or female.