Cremation Ashes to Dahlias and Space Pendants 

Dahlia Glass Cremation PendantsCremation Solutions is pleased to introduce two new cremation jewel lines that feature custom blown glass in distinctive, timeless styles. Our glass artist Blake employs dimensional techniques that give these pendants a thicker appearance. The result is the creation of dazzling glass pendants that are not only beautiful, but commemorate the essence of a loved one such as a spouse, sibling, or even a beloved pet. Featuring a small amount of your loved one’s ashes, your custom glass pendant will be unlike any other jewel. We invite you to discover the captivating appeal of our new custom cremation pendant lines.

Celestial Space Cremation Pendants

The eternal mysteries of space infuse each custom Celestial Space cremation pendant created at Cremation Solutions. Each of these pendants reflects swirls of color and undulating shapes encapsulated in a thick, three-dimensional glass orb. Our Celestial Space pendants brim with ethereal beauty frozen in time. Currently, we offer several Celestial Space pendant styles for customers to choose from. However, each pendant is individually created with a small amount of a loved one’s ashes to create a jewel that is utterly unique and special for the wearer.

To create this signature glass jewel, our artist adds a very small amount of ash to the glass while it remains in its molten state. The artist then works to achieve the desired style, adding color and shape to form your custom cremation jewel. If any ash remains unused, it will be shipped safely back to you along with your completed glass pendant.

Natural Blue Dahlia Anemone Pendant for Ashes
Natural Blue Dahlia

The separation one feels from a loved one after they pass can feel tremendous–infinitely sad. Our cremation jewels help to soften the sorrow and alleviate some of the distance between here and the everafter. The truth is, wearing the ashes of a loved one in a beautiful jewel can ease the distress and make one feel much closer to the person they’ve lost. Love never dies, and these pendants are a reminder of the infinite love that knows no bounds of space or time.

Dahlia Flower Glass Cremation Pendants

Dahlia flowers have long symbolized traits such as commitment, kindness, and beauty. During the Victorian era, people associated dahlias with steadfastness, devotion, and love. Do you know why dahlia’s are referred to as the “queen of the autumn garden?” It’s because they continue to bloom long after other garden plants have ceased to bloom. Their endurance makes them the perfect representation of endless love.

The dahlia’s enduring symbolism influenced our new line of stunning Dahlia Flower glass cremation pendants that boast three-dimensional designs that are infused with vibrant color and skillful blown glass artistry.

There are many ways to commemorate a loved one, but wearing a beautiful glass pendant created with a small amount of their ashes can help you feel close to your loved one and remind you that the love you shared is always with you. Like the bloom of a lovely botanical, our lives are finite, but it can be so difficult to continue your life’s journey without the presence of that person you cared for so much. Our Dahlia glass pendant, of course, is no substitute for their voice or laughter, but it is a gentle reminder of their essence set next to your skin each time you wear your stunning jewel.

Our artist will use just a small amount of ash in the creation of your custom Dahlia cremation pendant. We offer various colors to choose from. The thick glass designs of the pendant underscores its durable construction while lending it a deep, dimensional look. Our Dahlia pendants are sometimes referred to as ‘anemone’ style for their similarity to underwater marine life. These pendants remain popular cremation jewel styles among gardeners, ocean lovers, and nature enthusiasts.

Be sure to note that color can vary slightly from images shown in our pendant styles. The special coloring treatments we use are subject to slight variations of hue. Even so, your pendant will closely reflect the style you’ve chosen to commemorate your loved one’s ashes.

Timeless Remembrance Glass Jewelry

Ashes in Space GlassGlass jewels have a long and ancient past. While cremation glass jewelry involves the use of our state-of-the-art glass-making techniques, glass jewelry is a traditional adornment that never goes out of style. Cremation glass jewels, of course, outlive trends with their heirloom quality and inclusion of a beloved’s ash.

Our glass artist works meticulously and with great patience to create each custom cremation glass pendant. Many customers want to know how we ensure that each loved one’s ashes are separately maintained. We’ve developed an utterly reliable process where each person’s order is carefully tracked and handled separately so that no ashes are ever intermingled. Cremation Solutions is renowned for the integrity of our processing system. We value our customers’ trust and take every measure to ensure that their loved one’s ashes are preserved and handled with an extraordinary level of care.

Often, customers send a bit more ash than the glass artist can use in the creation of a custom glass pendant. In these cases, we will return the unused portion of ash upon the completion of the cremation jewel. We will ship both the unused ash and pendant together.

Order Your Custom Cremation Glass Jewel

Be sure to take time to pursue our brand new glass pendant lines. Whether you choose a Celestial Space glass pendant or Dahlia Flower glass pendant, you can expect to receive your custom jewel in about two weeks from receipt of your loved one’s ashes. Check them all out: HERE

We have a very simple ordering process. When you place your order for either of these custom glass pendants, we will ship you a kit that provides you with step-by-step instructions for mailing us your loved one’s ashes. Each kit includes a small airtight container for the container. The instructions will tell you how much ash to include. Once we receive your shipment, our artist can begin the jewel creation process.

Cremation Solutions offers a wide selection of cremation jewels. We are thrilled to offer these stunning new cremation jewel lines that so beautifully celebrate enduring love. Please contact us if you have questions about these new jewel designs or our ordering process.

Beautiful and Economical Cremation Jewelry

Economical Cremation JewelryCremation Solutions offer a wide array of economical cremation jewelry that’s suitable for holding small amounts of ash, hair, or even bits of earth. We specialize in creating custom jewelry from cremation ash for family members who want to memorialize their loved one with a precious jewel or timeless keepsake that will serve as a constant reminder of the love that bridges the now and the hereafter.

However, we understand that the cost of a custom jewel can be prohibitive, especially for family members who would like to gift many other members of their family with this unique gift of love. That’s why we now feature a curated selection of high-quality stainless steel cremation jewelry that’s more affordable than our silver custom cremation jewels, yet just as meaningful. We invite customers to get to know our economical inventory of stainless steel jewels that involve no long lead times or the necessity to mail us any of a loved one’s ashes.

High-Quality Stainless Steel Discount Cremation Jewelry

Cremation Solutions features economical cremation jewelry made from stainless steel. Stainless steel is a highly durable and corrosion-resistant material that’s become increasingly popular for the production of jewelry. We are excited about offering stainless steel jewelry as cremation ash memorials because it is hypoallergenic and ideal for any gender. Do durable that it’s fashioned into kitchen utensils, stainless steel jewels will stand the test of time and, unlike gold or silver metals, stainless steel isn’t prone to tarnishing or staining. With its lower price tag–what’s not to love?!Holds Ashes Inside

How Does  Cremation Jewelry Work?

Our stainless steel economical jewelry does not require customers to mail us any cremation ash for these jewels. Instead, customers select the jewel(s) they want and place their order. We send the jewel along with step-by-step instructions and a filling kit. Customers fill the jewels themselves using our filling kit, so there’s no need to ship any cremation ash or wait for a long period of time to receive the jewel. We ship priority daily, so customers can expect their new stainless steel cremation jewel in just a few days.

Stainless Steel Cremation Jewelry with Classic and Trend-Right Motifs

We currently feature an economical stainless steel jewelry collection that brims with nearly 100 different styles and motifs. Of course, we continually update all of our collections with new designs that are sure to inspire customers with their distinctive aesthetic appeal. As you browse the collection, you’ll find:

Religious Designscross for ashes

  • Crosses
  • Angels
  • Dove of peace

Traditional Styles and MotifsMusic inspired jewelry for ashes

  • Hearts
  • Music note
  • Teardrop
  • Bullet shape

Pets

Pet Cremation Jewelry
Cylinder with Paws
  • Dogs
  • Cats
  • Paw prints
  • Dog bone

Nature-Inspired DesignsFill with ashes from cremation

  • Elephant
  • Whale tail
  • Butterfly
  • Tree of life
  • Hummingbird
  • Rose

Diversity and Multicultural

  • Pride rainbow cylinder
  • Yin and Yang symbol
  • Shamrock heart

Modern StylesAshes Pendant

  • Ring of love
  • Infinity symbol
  • Jewel Encrusted pendant
  • Clear cylinder

Each of these styles reflects a vessel design that allows the jewel to be used as a tiny container to hold small amounts of cremation ash, hair, or even bits of earth. After depositing the material in the jewel, customers can seal it and wear it each day to reflect the love that never dies.

Special Offers

Currently, Cremation Solutions is pleased to feature special incentives like our buy three economical jewels and get the fourth jewel free. This is perfect for family members who want to purchase multiple jewels for other family members after a loved one’s passing or even for the holidays. Additionally, we offer FREE SHIPPING for these jewels. We’ll send your order via USPS Priority shipping and you won’t be required to pay for any mailing.

The Beauty of a Cremation Jewel

The loss of a loved one is a loss that never goes away. Though people continue to live, they live with that loss as best they can. A cremation jewel is a celebration of the love that someone carries in their heart when a loved one passes, and now they can carry that love in a jewel that acts as a special keepsake of their lost loved one.

Cremation Solutions features many other cremation jewelry styles and offerings too. After perusing our economical stainless steel cremation jewelry, you may also want to browse our custom jewels and learn about our jewelry creation process. In the future, you may wish to allow us to make you a custom jewel, but the process is more extensive because we infuse the ash into the jewel during its creation process. Feel free to read more about our custom production process and contact us with questions.

After browsing our discount stainless steel jewelry designs, contact us if you have questions. You can place your order online or call us for assistance.

Beads To Remember The Furriest of Family: Custom Cremation Jewelry for Pets

Urns For Pet Ashes
                                                                 REMEMBERING YOUR PET

Whether you miss the wag of their tail when you walk through the door, walks in the park, or cuddle time at home, your furry friend lingers in your heart and mind long after their passing. Don’t shy away from these memories, as painful as they might be initially, because it is the details of your pet’s personality that made life with them so special.

At Cremation Solutions, we specialize in the design of unique cremation jewelry for pets meant to commemorate the life of your furry friend while remaining stylish and on-trend. From beads crafted for Pandora bracelets to hand-blown glass pendants meant to be kept close to your heart, we have the perfect solution for pet parents who want to keep their companion’s memory alive.

Cremation Jewelry for Pets: The Perfect Way to Pay Your Respects

A growing number of our customers are discovering the uniquely personal and heartwarmingly touching effect cremation jewelry for pets has on a grieving soul. No matter how long ago you lost a member of your furry family, there’s no better time than now to pull their memory closer to your heart. In addition to custom pet monuments for your home, office, and garden, we offer a variety of gold, silver, and glass beads designed with your departed pet in mind.

DIY Pet Cremation Charms and Pendants

paw that holds ashes inside
              Fits Pandora and Holds Ashes Inside!

Our gold and silver beads are crafted from precious metals and comprise about half of our pet cremation jewelry collection. Designed to perfectly complement Pandora bracelets, our commemorative beads are available in both round and square designs with optional details such as pawprints, hearts, initials, or dates.

For pet owners seeking a DIY solution to cremation jewelry, these high-quality, hand-crafted beads come with everything needed to fill and secure the charm with your pet’s ashes, hair, or whiskers. Because each bead is secured with a tungsten stainless steel countersunk screw, you’ll never have to worry about the mechanism catching on fabric or falling out.

Custom Ash-Infused Glass Beads

Ashes Jewelry
New Pandora Styled Cremation Jewelry

Crafting a deeply personal keepsake is worth the wait. If you prefer a bead or pendant larger than the standard Pandora size, consider our hand-blown glass beads infused with your pet’s ashes. While this is not a DIY solution, it does offer a one-of-a-kind keepsake you won’t find elsewhere. We start by sending you a special kit with everything you will need to safely send your pet’s ashes directly to one of our caring in-house artists.

While in possession of your pet’s ashes, we take great care to ensure ashes are kept separate from other clients’. We use only what we need to infuse your glass bead with ashes and mail the remainder back to you securely along with your custom cremation jewelry. With strict quality control measures in place, we deliver a statement piece that uniquely honors your pet’s memory.

Pet Cremation Jewelry FAQ’s

Take a look at our most frequently asked questions. Don’t see the answer to your question? Give us a call or contact us online for personalized assistance.

Q: How Fast Do You Ship Cremation Jewelry?

A: Most orders for DIY cremation jewelry placed before 3pm EST on weekdays are shipped the same day. In the event you have a custom order, our turnaround time is approximately three weeks from the date we receive your returned kit with the necessary materials to craft your jewelry.

Q: How Can I Be Sure My Pet’s Ashes are Safe?

A: At Cremation Solutions, we know how difficult it is to work through grief which is why we have strict quality standards in place to ensure your pet’s ashes are never comingled. You will receive any unused ashes back with your completed keepsake.

Q: Where Do You Make Cremation Jewelry?

A: All of our products are made in the USA by hand-selected artists and craftspeople who have years of experience creating keepsake jewelry in their chosen medium (metal, glass, granite, etc.).

Q: Can I Track My Jewelry Order?

A: Yes! We take great care in the preparation and tracking of custom orders and guarantee to make it as easy as possible to receive your jewelry.

There’s No Better Time than Now to Memorialize Your Pet

Pets Love UsIf you or a loved one is grieving the loss of a pet, the best way to heal is to resolve to celebrate life instead of mourn death. Saint Francis of Assisi once said, “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

Let the light of your love shine every day as you pay homage to your pet’s memory through custom cremation jewelry. Browse our extensive selection of cremation jewelry in colorful glass options, sterling silver, or authentic gold beads. Or, contact us to help you select the perfect keepsake to represent your beloved pet.

 

Covid Drives Creative Cremation Memorials

Planning funerals and memorials has been difficult during the year of COVID-19. Restrictions placed on gatherings has limited traditional ways to grieve, while technology has opened new pathways. Take a look at some of the ways memorials have changed in the past year — and some creative solutions.

Funeral Changes During Covid

You want to memorialize your loved ones and gather to celebrate their lives — but that’s hard when your state makes it impossible to gather in large groups. As a result, many funeral directors have had to pivot and learn how to live stream funerals. You can expect to attend more live-streamed memorial services in the future, as many people appreciate the ability to pay their respects without having to incur travel time and costs.

Another big change? Cremations have more than increased dramatically during the past year. This occurred for many reasons. Funeral homes often didn’t have the capacity to store remains until families could gather for funerals, and some people feared that they would be exposed to COVID-19 through their deceased loved ones or those in attendance. In addition, as people counted their pennies through the pandemic, they began to realize the considerable cost advantages of commemorating a loved one’s life through cremation rather than burial. So many have simply put the memorial gathering on hold until it is ok to travel and gather. The lack of ritual has caused survivors to yearn for a connection and reach for physical ways to memorialize the lost loved one. Cremation memorials are a solution to this gap in tradition.

Cremation Solutions Bring Creativity to Your Memorials

Loved One LauncherCremation allows so many creative ways to memorialize a loved one. That’s where we come in. At Cremation Solutions, we create innovative art and jewelry that provides you with a unique way to remember and treasure your loved one. Our personalized cremation urns are designed to preserve special memories. Take a look at some of the on trendy ways to commemorate your loved one.

Glass Keepsakes And Jewelry

Cremation GlassGlass has a sense of the eternal to it because of the way we see through it or see ourselves reflected in it. And glass shares something with cremation — both involve extremely high temperatures. Our artisans take this opportunity to turn grief into something truly beautiful.

Glass Sculpture with Cremation AshesBecause molten glass requires temperatures over 2000°F, far hotter than most cremations, our artists are able to incorporate cremation ashes into the molten glass as an artwork is in progress. The carbon from the ashes burns off at this ultra high temperature, leaving behind brilliant white ashes incorporated right into the glass keepsakes and jewelry with infused ashes. Crystalized glass can even be cut into brilliant gem style of high end jewelry!

Click Here For Our Full Selection of Crystals Made From Ashes
Crystal Gems Made From Ashes

Choose tributes in an array of natural colors emerald green to blue like “His Eyes”. We offer a wide variety of glass sculptures and keepsakes to memorialize your loved one in a unique, one-of-a-kind way.

 

Fingerprint Jewelry

Thumbies KeepsakesWhat’s more unique than your fingerprint? Drawing on this, we create absolutely one-of-a-kind necklaces, charms, and pendants that feature your loved one’s fingerprint, so you can hold their identity close to your heart. Of course we keep all fingerprints completely secure.

These unusual keepsakes are also ideal to capture special moments such as the birth of a baby, a wedding, or a special bond between two people. We can incorporate birthstones into the finger jewelry and offer a range of designs to help you begin your own family tradition. And yes, we can make this unique jewelry using the paw print or even the nose print of your cherished pet.

Pandora-style Cremation Jewelry

Beads made with ashesIf you already love your Pandora bracelet or necklace with its delightful charms that show off who you are and what you love, now you can add your loved ones to the mix. At Cremation Solutions, we make Pandora-style beads that you can add to your existing jewelry to include your loved ones as part of the story of your life.

Choose from a gold or sterling silver beat that holds a small amount of your loved one’s ashes, discreetly sealed with a tungsten/stainless steel countersunk screw. Or add some colorful beauty with a custom-made glass bead that holds a tiny amount of your loved one’s ashes, seamlessly infused into the glass during its creation. Either way, you can carry your loved one with you everywhere you go.

Cremation Monuments

Monuments For Cremation
Examples of cremation monuments for the yard or garden. These rock solid memorials will keep your loved one’s ashes safe and secure from the elements.

If you want to honor your loved one in a more traditional way, perhaps as part of a family memorial at your local cemetery, you may want to consider our cremation headstones, niches, columbaria, and other memorials. These customized monuments hold your loved one’s cremated ashes or urns inside with a sense of dignity and permanence. Choose handsome monuments with plenty of space for you to write a special commemorative message, or opt for hollowed out boulders that return your loved one to nature in a beautiful, organic way.

The Loved One Launcher Ash-Scattering Cannon

If the loved one you’re celebrating went through life making a strong impression, say farewell with the same kind of zest they showed throughout their life. The Loved One Launcher is a powerful and joyous way to express the impact someone had on your life, and it’s ideal for life celebration parties surrounding someone who evoked love and laughter in your circle of friends.

With the Loved One Launcher, instead of passively scattering ashes on the ground, you can shoot them 70′ into the air — accompanied by confetti and streamers, if you like. This robust ash-scattering cannon creates a beautiful spectacle that can only make you smile even as you mourn your loss.

Scattering Urns

Turn your ash-scattering ceremony into something very special with an urn that fits the personality of your loved one and that you can leave behind. If you’re scattering ashes at sea or in a body of water, we have special urns that float beautifully and then biodegrade with no harm to the environment.

Biodegradable Urns For Water
Some Urns Are Biodegradable and Float Before They Descend and Dissolve Releasing The Ashes
Scattering At Sea
Biodegradable Turtle Urn

If you choose to scatter ashes on the land, choose from urns made of salt, sand, gelatin, and other biodegradable urn materials, including urns that you can bury. We also have beautiful urns available to hold ashes on display and following the scattering the urn converts into a memorial birdhouse!

Scattering Urn into Birdhouse
Grandpa’s Memorial Birdhouse

However you choose to commemorate your loved one, at Cremation Memorials, we are ready to help you find the right way. Contact us today to plan a beautifully creative memorial that will help you treasure your loved one’s memory forever.

Traditional Funerals
REMEMBER THIS!

Scattering Cremation Ashes With The Loved One Launcher!

The loss of a loved one can be overwhelmingly sad and difficult. For many traditional funerals can be just plain sad and just don’t match up with the life of our larger then life hero’s that “Rocked Our Lives” and dented our souls! The ones that make us smile as we ponder our loss of a life well lived. We all know many people that would prefer the idea that their life be celebrated rather than their death mourned when their time comes. And people have been getting creative with new ways to celebrate and remember.

Taking advantage of the fact that more than half of the Americans that die today are cremated. And knowing that most of them are choosing to have their ashes scattered. A Vermont based company Cremation Solutions has created “The Loved One Launcher” Owner Jeff Staab, a former funeral director says it’s the ultimate way to send off a loved one out with the same passion they had in life. Loved One Launcher

Using a powerful but safe blast of compressed C02 this hand-held ash scattering canon is perfect for life celebration parties and memorial services, allowing the earthly remains of any beloved human or pet to be blasted into the air and be distributed back to the earth. A life lived to the fullest is not something to mourn—it warrants celebration, and the Loved One Launcher is the perfect way to easily and gracefully bid them farewell.

Nothing can ease the burden of missing someone, but remember—it’s been said almost so often that it’s lost its meaning, that your loved one would want you to be happy. Your loved one would want you to remember them when they were happy and healthy, and for you to find joy and comfort in knowing that you’ll always have those memories. What better way to celebrate could there be than to send them off with Cheers—and a Bang?

Loved One Launcher
That Look When You Scatter Ashes

The sight of blasting the ashes into the sky can bring to mind feelings of celebration, happiness, and companionship. Sometimes it can be difficult to express just how large an impact people can have on each other’s lives, but nothing drives that home like looking back on a life well lived. Joy, laughter, and most of all love are the experiences in life that we cherish. Surrounded by your loved ones, you can all witness the sending-off together with words of love…A Toast…and A BANG!

The Loved One Launcher is a scattering urn and can be used in addition to a cremation urn or serve as a complete replacement. It is the only device of its kind that will scatter cremation ashes over seventy feet into the air, allowing for a wide dispersal of ashes that can be observed by all in attendance. Ashes continue their journey right before your eyes as they move with the forces of nature. To add to the celebration, ashes can be mixed with biodegradable confetti or even streamers for a dramatic celebratory visual effect.  It’s what feels almost like a daytime fireworks display in their honor said one mourner. Setting a beautiful, joyful tone for paying homage to a loved one’s life in simple and intimate tribute.

In spite of the efforts of the funeral industry to shun scattering, the public has embraced the whole idea of instantly becoming one again with the earth from which we came! And Now scattering ashes has been determined to be the #1 final wish of Americans.  Doing it with the Loved One Launcher rather than keeping them in an urn on a shelf in the closet.will allow a loved one to, as one might say, “return to the earth.” Paired with a toast and some sentimental music, it can be the perfect way to truly honor someone’s legacy. If you find everyone applauds instead of shedding  tears, you’ve done it just right.

Scattering ashes can be a pivotal act while dealing with loss, bringing closure and peace for witnesses. It is often a peaceful procedure and an ideal time for those paying their respects to connect with one another and support each other. Places of natural beauty and somewhere that is meaningful or enjoyed being during life is often the setting for a scattering ceremony.

Joan Rivers with The Loved One Launcher
Joan Rivers requested it for herself and her dog. She also said it looked like “A Big Dildo”

Life is exciting and the end can be, too. For those whose natural exuberance and energy were captivating in life, funeral urns are too constricting a prospect for their cremains. Saying good bye using the Loved One Launcher can’t be beat when it comes to honoring the life of a true firecracker. Rather than restrict a free soul in a cremation urn for all of eternity, “Set Them Free”.

The Loved One Launcher can be purchased by anyone for private use click here. It can also be rented through  funeral homes in the know. A funeral home can utilize it regularly in its services, using it as a special part of their available options. Whenever and how ever you scatter ashes, it is recommended by grief experts to save some of the ashes so they can always be near. Memorial keepsake urns and jewelry made to hold ashes are available just for this reason and have brought comfort to many. Be sure to ask if your funeral home has the Loved One Launcher available for rent when you are making funeral plans.

Scattering Cannon
Loved One Launcher !

The Launcher should not be aimed at any structure or living thing as its blast is powerful. It should only be handled and operated by an adult. Avoid shooting into oncoming wind (downwind or in still air only) and note that multiple firings may be necessary to disperse all ashes.

When Your Earthly Remains Ride The Wind Into Eternity….

Scattering Ashes in Alaska
Places of Natural Beauty Are Often Selected

Scattering the ashes of a loved one following cremation provides a loving way to say good-bye that Americans and people worldwide are preferring as a final exit. Losing someone we care about is a right of passage, which everyone encounters at some point in life, but celebrating that life eases the transition between past and the present. When people are confronted with death many are drawn to nature and the innate instincts that we are born with. This feeling of wanting to once again “become one with the Earth” is one of the driving forces that naturally draws todays inhabitants to have their earthly remains scattered in beautiful and meaningful settings that connect us with our existence. Choosing a method for scattering ashes reflective of your loved one’s personality and the way they lived is the perfect way to pay homage and honor their memory. When survivors get together to set their loved ones ashes free, it can be a memorable experience that connects us with each others woven tapestry of life.

Ashes Mixed With Flower PetalsThe scattering experience compels many to choose cremation in the first place. And continues to become increasingly popular, with the majority of the U.S. population are NOW choosing this option, a number that has doubled during the past 15 years. The term to “Scatter Ashes” doesn’t always mean the same thing to all people. As they say There’s more then one way to skin a cat!) And today scattering comes in many new forms as well as traditional forms. Following cremation, human ashes are composed primarily of minerals that have been purified by fire and are ready to return to the earth. Although ashes are environmentally friendly, there are laws and some common sense that should be considered.

Traditionally, cremation ashes have been kept in an urn at home or are buried in a cemetery, sometimes divided and shared with family and friends in smaller urns called keepsake urns. At some point, descendants are left with the question of moving the urns and passing them down to new generations.

Scattering In Ocean
Surfer Scattering Ceremony

Today, scattering ashes as a part of a memorial service is becoming overwhelming choice for many. For some the scattering ceremony is the only gathering of friends and family at all! And in these cases may be the only time to join together in honor of a life lived. Planning a unique celebration reflective of your loved one, and those who remain, will create a memorable event. Gatherings along a riverbank, shoreline, the country club or in the home garden with a backyard barbecue packed with family and friends are typical. The location or locations are carefully thought out. Scattering ashes may be planned at the beginning, middle or end of the event, providing the opportunity to say good-bye while accompanied and supported by loved ones. It may also be planned as a private family affair at a different time or location.

Personalized and Meaningful Methods to Scatter Ashes

The location you plan to scatter in will often determine the method used to scatter the ashes, a scattering urn designed for each method is available (Here) and can add function as well dignity to the scattering ceremony. I personally like when multiple people are involved and allowed to be a part of the scattering. Jeff Staab, the owner of Cremation Solutions, has gathered information and methods to help family members scatter the ashes of loved ones in a manner that is meaningful and more personalized for their needs.

Biodegradable Urns For Water
Some Urns Are Biodegradable and Float Before They Descend and Dissolve Releasing The Ashes

Some Methods of Scattering Ashes

It is important to know the laws where you plan to scatter the ashes of a loved one, as they vary state to state. In most areas, you are allowed to disperse them on private property, but may have to get permits when planning to do so elsewhere.

  • Burial of an biodegradable urn is considered a style of scattering ashes and is allowed in most cemeteries for people who want to have a headstone and wish to lay the remains with other family members. Some cemetery’s have “scattering gardens” and offer memorials on site.
  • Scattering ashes from an airplane over land or water as friends and family watch from the ground is another option. If you choose this method, and plan to help yourself, it is important to ask the pilot for instructions, as more than one including me, has encountered a plane filled with ashes as the bag is opened.
  • Scattering Urn into BirdhouseScattering urns are designed to easily disperse the ashes in any desired location and can be taken to different places. Birdhouse urns and scattering tubes are a popular choice for this method, as they replicate nature and add more dignity and ease. The birdhouse urns convert to an actual birdhouse and true living memorial!
  • There are many ways to scatter ashes in a body of water, including placing a biodegradable shell urn or an urn made out of solid Him
    Scattering ashes around a tree
    Ringing a Tree is One Way!

    Loved One Launcher

    alayan salt melt into the sea. These urns will dissolve within hours, releasing the ashes back to the earth.

  • Scattering Cannon
    Loved One Launcher !

    A hand held scattering urn canon dubbed “The Loved One Launcher” provides a celebratory launch into the air and lets you “Go Out With a Bang” Blasting you on your final journey to the four winds.

  • Trenching, ringing, and raking ashes return them directly back to the earth. Each of these methods can be personalized in location and by the ceremony you choose.

Regardless of the method you choose for scattering ashes of a loved one, it is important to reflect not only their life, but your own. Consider being able to visit the location in the future.

Scattering At Sea
Biodegradable Turtle Urn

You may wish to consider what your loved one would have wanted for their final resting place. Ranchers and farmers often ask family to scatter ashes over their land, people who enjoy hunting and fishing may prefer to be launched over a favorite lake, and gardeners may appreciate their ashes being worked into their soil. And its okay to scatter in multiple locations for when that is desired.

Whatever you choose to do with the earthly remains of a loved one when scattering ashes, do what makes you the most comfortable. If you plan on throwing a celebration of life memorial including a joyful send-off using a Loved One Launcher, make it a full-fledged event. Invite family and friends and seize the day!

Obama Scattering Ashes
Mr & Mrs Obama Scatter Grandmothers Ashes in Hawaii
Scattering Tubes to Scatter Ashes
Scattering Tubes Make it Easy

 

Americans Avoiding Funerals and Not Leaving Their Mark!

Part I: Americans Not Making Their Mark and Avoiding Funerals

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There are only three realities in life: birth, death, and taxes. The most profound and complex of the three is, of course, death. We have 9 months to prepare and plan a birth. We plan for our tax returns each year but many of us do not plan on dying! Not planning to die is not only foolish but selfish as well. The large unknown, that occurs after life, and the nature of death isn’t easy to think about for anyone. The notion that one day you’re here and the next it all will end, can be frightening to contemplate  for both oneself and others. You can “Go Out With a Bang” or fade away in a fizzle! Too many today don’t choose and lose.

 

After death, those most strongly affected are loved ones – not the person who passed away. Thus, funerals are for the living and in grief, these individuals are often required to make the decisions about the funeral, memorials and transitioning a loved one from alive to remembered. For some, this can be a challenge. It’s hard to accept the permanent end of life for someone who is dearly loved and will be sincerely missed. Planning a funeral means accepting that a loved one is really, truly gone or that you will be gone. As we are forced to face our own mortality or when no instructions or specific plans have been requested from the deceased in life, one may opt for avoiding any kind of traditional send off. As such, funerals are starting to fall out of vogue. It’s not uncommon for the younger generation to skip funerals entirely in favor of other, more simplistic unorganized gatherings that lack the finite nature of a funeral or a transition in life, without the life being acknowledged. Where is the acknowledgment of a life well lived? Where’s the beef?! Where is the support circle? What is the legacy?!

My Funeral

Today’s world is becoming increasingly “me” centered, with individuals focusing on their own wants and needs, rather than those around them. As virtual communication replaces face-to-face interactions, selfishness replaces selflessness and an evolution toward a self-involved attitude becomes normalized, there’s little motivation to consider what others may require.

Regardless of reasoning, choosing not to have a funeral of some kind is a very selfish option and can carry serious ramifications. Yes, a funeral is one of the most important “Gifts” you can give to the people you care about in your life. The more memorable experience you plan about your own valuable life, the more you will be remembered. Your life goals and beliefs of what is good for this world need not be taken to the grave. What you valued and strived for can and should be continued for many generations to come. These are the folks that will cement your legacy! Help Them! A funeral is an important part of the cycle of life and the cycle of grief. A good funeral or memorial is the foundation that people will move on from as they move to the next stepping stone of life. Despite the importance of the ritual, of a memorial ceremony, many Americans are still choosing to forgo tradition.

The Historical Prominence of Funerals

Irish Funeral ProcessionFunerals are not an American concept that is now being overlooked or even a Western concept. In reality, funerals have existed in countless different human societies for thousands of years, indicating the importance of honoring the dead to many ancient and modern people. Conservative estimates place the first human funerals around 300,000 years ago with evidence of burial ceremonies spanning across continents and cultures. Even animals have organized farewells. Elephants will go many miles for days just to visit with the earthly remains of friends and family.

The idea of acknowledging the end of life is not new, as is demonstrated by the rich historical tradition of celebrating the end of life. The alarming evolution of disregarding this important, cultural moment is only hurting, not helping – after all, funerals have a long legacy for a reason.

The Decline of Sentimentality

There’s no way around it: funerals are on the decline. There were around 1,500 fewer funeral homes in 2019 than there were in 2009. Even though more people than ever are dying each year (Boomers), funeral homes are going out of business at an alarming rate. Many people view spending thousands of dollars, on what often feels like a sad goodbye, to be frivolous and fruitless. This often results in it feeling like an expensive and labor-intensive task that is more stressful than beneficial to those doing the planning. Why pay for a funeral that is just like the last three funerals you attended? Where is the value in an impersonal, cookie cutter funeral inserted into a two thousand year old ceremony that has no meaning for today’s society? For this reason, it’s becoming more and more common for those closest to the deceased, like parents and friends, to give up on the idea of having a funeral entirely. With no foreseen value, they feel the money would be better spent on a fine caterer at the local clubhouse and survivors best attempt at some sort of tribute.

In many cases, however, the choice to forgo a funeral falls on the decedent. Too often, the word “just” is uttered in relation to funerals. People “just want to be cremated” or “just have their ashes distributed in a favorite place” and “just have a party”. The idea of permanence is fleeing the American mentality. Before and after death, the idea of leaving a mark is less common than ever before. This may be driven by a number of factors, from the perception of permanence in online activities to the increasingly nihilistic approach to life held by so many in the younger generations. In a disposable society,  just dispose of me! I’ve actually heard people say put my ashes in the trash “what do I care” I’ll be gone! As someone that worked many years as a funeral director, this disgusts me and is the epitome of selfishness.

Cash over Life
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In American culture, the race to the top often means a focus on cash above all else. The classic line “Greed is Good” is bad! As the gap between the lower class and the upper class continues to widen, thanks to a failed two-party system of government, many Americans are underemployed and working multiple jobs just to meet simple life goals. The gig economy is alive and well, with adults choosing to work for companies like Uber and Lyft on nights and weekends just to make a little extra cash. While this sounds like a benefit in the present and immediate future, the ongoing quest for the Almighty Dollar can change long-term views on the world. When making a few hundred dollars requires hours behind the wheel, delivering people or packages, investing in something as seemingly useless as a funeral becomes much less important.

Regardless of the reasons, many Americans aren’t interested in leaving a mark or a legacy on the world. Instead, they are often concerned with the path of least resistance – “just” have me cremated and I’ll be gone – even when this mentality is to the significant detriment of others. Funerals provide a closure that no other form of remembrance can, and a failure to properly do so may be permanently harming the American psyche.

Part II: How Funeral Directors Are Failing

Funerals have long been considered a recession-proof industry. After all, everyone dies sooner or later. However, as of late, this is failing to be the case. As Americans continue to disregard the importance of funerals by adopting an increasingly blasé attitude toward life, death, and what comes after, it’s becoming more popular to ignore funerals and simply move on without much fanfare after the loss of a loved one.

Many industries have found themselves forced to change with the advent of the internet and the ways in which enhancements in technology have altered the human experience. The funeral industry is still stuck in days gone by. Funeral homes are often family-run operations, with traditions passed down from parent to child for generations. As such, there is little motivation to change how things have historically been done. Competing in an experience based society can be a disadvantage to the tradition of “The Body” based service steeped in age old ways.

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Typical Funeral Director Response !

Most funeral directors are living in denial and failing to see the changes required in the funeral industry to avoid going extinct. Instead of staying flexible and working with the needs of consumers, funeral directors feel inclined to push  traditional services in a funeral home space with expensive burials of caskets and vaults. Much of how modern funeral homes operate is based on marketing techniques to funeral directors by American casket manufacturers.

This classic funeral concept has worked for generations, but today’s world is a very different place.

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The idea of a traditional funeral can be to some more of a burden than a blessing, and it’s something many Millennials and Gen-Xers who want the bare minimum will not embrace. Yet, even with this knowledge, funeral directors are actively resisting change and failing to meet the needs of an evolving market. Funeral directors want to stay strong against the “just” mentality of the modern American and, by shooting themselves in the foot in this manner, they are actively hurting their own industry as well as the perception of funerals overall. Sure, there are some standout funeral businesses that are more progressive that offer updated options and experienced based funerals but their prices will weed out many that are savvy enough to pull off a meaningful DYI memorial.

The Cost of Funerals

Funeral CostThe cost of the average funeral is not helping the declining funeral industry. Today, funerals are more expensive than ever, with the average funeral running close to $10,000 – and more if a pricey traditional casket is in use. This number can be outside the bounds of affordability for many families, but as the industry dwindles, there’s no wiggle room for many funeral directors attributed to stricter financial requirements.  There’s still pressure to push big, elaborate funerals, even on people who do not appear to want them. This has created a whole new player in the game. The discount cremation or cremation society and business is thriving. Direct cremation is $1000. -$2000! They can provide a “no frills” cremation for less than half the cost of the “classy funeral homes” that are trapped by the overhead of fancy buildings, auto’s and salaries. Instead of changing their business model, the family funeral home owners may opt to sell their valuable real estate and retire to the suburbs.

In spite of all this, funerals don’t have to be expensive. With the rise of cremation and the cost savings of urns and cremation keepsakes versus traditional caskets and burial vaults, it can actually be relatively affordable to hold a caring memorial for those who have been lost. Your local family owned funeral home can assist you with these simpler services for less then you think. However, this is largely unknown, even by those who are in favor of funerals, leading to a disinterest because of the perceived costs. Nothing saves money more than knowing what is wanted and desired before a death has accured.

The Federal Trade Commission maintains extensive rules regarding consumer rights in the funeral industry. Consumers must be permitted to purchase bits and pieces as needed, like embalming or cremation services but not caskets, in order to meet individual needs. Funeral directors are also required to be transparent with pricing, providing prospective customers with a general price list that includes the per-piece costs of all elements of products and services.

However, funeral homes are often focused on just getting the job done with no problems, rather than creating healing experiences.   The lazy approach have some choose to push larger packages on the faux principle of sentimentality. By taking this approach, funeral homes are essentially driving away business: Funeral Directors need to listen to what people need and withold  from promoting a large and expensive package that someone doesn’t want or need! It can be an upsetting experience that results in more harm than good. When the high cost of a funeral is combined with the evolving American mentalities, that appear to be pulling away from important traditions, far too many people are willing to just walk away, and that’s not Okay! By providing alternatives and new traditions, by educating and offering progressive options to todays family, funeral homes can remain an integral part of the community and people will turn to them for help.

Part III: Why Memorials Matter

Good Funerals
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Funerals are the ultimate way to say goodbye, creating an opportunity for those who care about the decedent to come together, share stories, pay their respects and remember. Relationships are both reinforced and created at funerals. The seeds of life that we sow, provide the life trees that bear the fruits of your labor of love. A foundation of support can be the starting point on the healing highway.

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Despite the appeal of skipping the formalities of a funeral, planning to do so can be a very poor decision. By failing to recognize the finality of life and give everyone, even old friends and distant family members, a chance to pay their respects and support each other, too many people will be left twisting in the wind, hurt and confused. There are more people in a decedent’s life than their spouse and children, and those people deserve a way to be involved in the death, too. By choosing not to hold a funeral or memorial, family members, and in some cases the decedents themselves, are effectively usurping the grieving process for many others, leaving a hole in the hearts of friends, acquaintances, and coworkers who were anticipating a way to not only say goodbye but to say hello to others that are woven into the tapestry of life.

Providing Direction….

Funerals serve several important roles in life, including:

  • Acknowledgement of the end: The first of the stages of grief is denial, as it can be hard to admit a loved one is gone for good. A funeral provides a way to overcome this step and accept that the end of life is a reality that can’t be ignored or pushed aside.
  • A chance to say goodbye: Whether a ceremony involves an open casket or the presentation of an urn, a funeral is often the last time in which loved ones get to stand in the presence of the deceased. This opportunity to say goodbye can be extremely valuable in overcoming grief.
  • A community: A funeral is a way for people to come together, creating a community of those experiencing similar emotions. By uniting people in grief, the community provided by a funeral can facilitate the healing process, reminding mourners that they aren’t alone.
  • An ongoing support system: Death is never easy to deal with. The stages of grief can be an overwhelming roller coaster, and without those who understand, it can be very hard to make it to the other side without negative ramifications in other areas of life. A funeral provides the foundation of a support system, showing evidence of those who understand what you are feeling and who you can turn to in times of grief. Often, important plans are made at funerals for survivors to re-connect, to maintain old traditions and to start new traditions as well.
  • A reflection on life and death: It’s easy to ignore the presence of death and the impact it can have on life when not experiencing the emotions first hand. This denial isn’t always healthy, as death is inevitable and will happen to everyone at one point or another. A funeral provides a reason to think about the fleeting nature of time spent on earth and offers a way to help individuals come to terms with the complex emotions that often surround the end of life.

Denying these benefits to those who love you – or denying the benefits to others, for spouses left to plan a funeral for someone who left no post-death instructions – is a selfish choice, which can have lasting effects on mental health and the progression of grief.

Instead of a funeral, the idea of alternative memorials is becoming more common. Spouses, parents, and siblings no longer want to put the effort into funeral planning when grief is so raw and instead host small intimate gatherings to reminisce before moving toward cremation. While this can be a nice gesture, it’s not the same as making sure all of the important people in one’s life have a chance to be involved in a final farewell.

Creating the Perfect Memorial

Come One Come All, Gather Round!

It’s important to understand that a funeral doesn’t have to be a stuffy experience in a drab hall, decked out in solemn colors. Some funeral homes have updated and now resemble catering halls more than funeral homes. Funeral directors can also assist you with the event in other locations of your choice. Progressive funeral directors are highly skilled event planners and have the equipment and connections to get things done, fast! If your local funeral home does not offer progressive options, you may want to consult with your local event planners and reception halls. The tradition of calling hours or wake preceding the funeral and the viewing of “The body” is not as mainstream as once was. When I was studying to be a funeral director (class of 1984) it was instilled that it was hard to even begin any kind of grieving process without viewing the body and coming face to face with the reality of death. I have seen the new generation of public more and more uncomfortable with public viewings but I still feel it can be an important aspect of the grieving process.

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My general school of thought is: the younger and more unexpected or tragic the death, the more important viewing the deceased is. However, having a viewing does increase the cost of a funeral homes services and this should be expected. Don’t make the mistake of not having viewing just because cremation is the final disposition. It’s perfectly normal to have the cremation performed after the services. In fact, the main difference between a funeral and a memorial is that the body is present at a funeral and not present at a memorial. So, in today’s majority choosing cremation the order of services could be for example; have the viewing then cremate followed by a memorial with the cremation urn present or have the viewing followed by a funeral (Body present) and then cremate. So, don’t let the choice of cremation determine what kind of service you want to have, you can still have any style of service you prefer.

These days Hospice is often involved in the weeks and days prior to death. They can be very helpful and help people to be more comfortable and at ease with the process of dying. Be aware that Hospice will often push final goodbyes while the person is still alive to avoid having to do so again after death. This can be a mistake and not considered a replacement for a funeral or memorial. Hospice also encourages cremation; they operate on a Buddhism based philosophy in which cremation is the way. Don’t let them push you into anything you do not want and be persuaded to avoid funerals

Funerals, or any kind of celebration of life, can be customized to both the deceased’s wants and the family’s needs. Funerals can be held anywhere, like a favorite park, provided proper permits are obtained, a backyard, or the family church. Funerals can also be hosted by anyone; you may have a charismatic family member that’s willing to do their best but it can be frustrating and uncertain working with a non-professional.

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The best choice for a truly meaningful ceremony is to a hire a Certified Funeral Celebrant. Celebrants are becoming an increasingly common option for those who want a professional ceremony without any of the outdated traditions often associated with the funeral industry. With the ability to create a sentimental ceremony in a way that honors a decedent’s personality and interests, a celebrant can easily lead a funeral that best speaks to the needs of family and friends.

When presented with the idea of a more organic, natural, or creative funeral, many individuals are far more enticed. The idea of being memorialized in an urn at a favorite park versus stiff in a casket in a funeral home is often more welcoming, and can make the idea of putting plans in place in a will less daunting or uncomfortable. In many ways, this sort of celebration can fall into the “just” mindset – just hold a simple event for all of my family and friends to attend and enjoy after I have left this earth – even though the reality is much different. Family and friends still get to mourn as needed while individuals can still leave a mark and promote a legacy as is most important to them.

Ongoing Memorials

No mater what style of funeral or memorial you have, the days and years following can become a cold reality of loss. We naturally want to visit the memories of our relationships with those we lose. Visits to the cemetery may not be possible when ashes are scattered. But if people want to “Go Out With a Bang” you can now purchase a handheld ash scattering cannon called “The Loved One Launcher”! So, it could be a good idea to have a stone memorial placed on your home garden or property. Many people today are comforted by the display of photos and having the cremation urn at home, for example, can be used to display remains in a tasteful and dignified way that can serve as a reminder of a lost loved one’s enduring presence. In the days, months, and years following a funeral ceremony, the urn will continue to stand.

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Memorial jewelry can also be an impactful way to memorialize someone lost. These keepsakes are filled with a small amount of ashes inside so their earthly remains will always be close to your heart. Glass pendants and sculptures are made when a portion of ash is artfully infused into intricate works of art. Cremation ashes can also be used in the production process to create a real diamond or colorful cremation crystals.

Despite the decline in the traditional funeral industry, death is no less of a reality today than it has ever been. By thinking outside the box and embracing the alternatives available, end of life planning for both individuals and their families can take a very different form, resulting in plans for the end that respect personal wishes as well as the needs of loved ones – and allow for the opportunity to preserve a legacy.

Will Millennials Be The “Death Positive” Generation?

Some industry experts are saying that the millennials will be the generation that embraces a new way of death and start death positive traditions. Millennials have learned from their elders that to not plan on the inevitable can be both expensive and creates a haphazard situation that can yield more rushed poor choices. In a 2016 survey by the National Funeral Directors Association, 81 percent of respondents said they called only one funeral home before making their decision. Millennials are avoiding this and are willing to use the internet and apps to help them make informed decisions and guess what? They do understand the value of a well-done event that honors a well lived life. Studies have shown that people are planning their will and final plans at a younger average age. These young hipsters are not going to pick up the yellow pages to call a funeral home so they can be told what they need to do! They use the internet to not only save money but to learn and make informed decisions while staying in the drivers seat.

Hansa Bergwall was 35 when he created the app WeCroak, a digital-age memento mori that reminds its 30,000 monthly users that are going to die five times a day — presumably to help them live in the moment. Like death, the reminders come at random times of the day. When they come, you can open the app to reveal a quote about death from a poet, philosopher, or notable thinker. Then take one moment for contemplation, conscious breathing or meditation. We believe that a regular practice of contemplating mortality helps us accept what we must, let go of things that don’t matter and honor the things that do. Memorials can be arranged digitally on GatheringUs. You can even draft important legal documents online on sites such as FreeWill where you can draft a legal will in twenty minutes with no human interaction. Finally, you can shop online for just about anything to hold ashes, thanks to funeral director turned online merchant Jeff Staab. You can choose from exotic urns to jewelry and gems- Cremation Solutions has got you covered! Even monuments that hold ashes and urns inside. One product that has been really catching hearts is jewelry made from the deceased fingerprint, with “Your Touch” line of fingerprint pendants and rings.

The new generations crave information, even on end of life planning and funeral alternatives. For those who reach out to the internet there are new movements or groups that will help you plan a home funeral and embrace death the “Old Fashion Way”. People used to live far closer to death. Before the turn of the 20th century, women from your family and your community would lay you out in the home usually in bed. They would wash you, dress you in simple clothes. Groom and comb your hair, clip a lock of it to wear in a necklace, like we now do with pendants that hold ashes. Family and friends would gather round, reciting prayers, singing, surrounding you with candles and flowers. And when it was time for burial your family would wrap you in a shroud or sheet, often made of wool, and put you in a wood casket. Finally, a group would carry your coffin to the backyard or the town cemetery and, after a small service, lower you into a hand dug grave. The whole process demanded work, attention, a reckoning. An emerging internet-based organization called Crossings will now help you to organize “Home Funerals” just like Great Grandma! For the first time ever, Americans are choosing cremation more than not. This trend has increased each year. It seems that people don’t understand that cremation is just a final disposition and does not mean you still can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes. Well, you just might find you get what you need! And have “One Hell of a Funeral” and make your mark!

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Everything For Ashes!

Pandora Style Jewelry Gets More Personal

Cremation Solutions has launched its dazzling Phoenix Collection and is thrilled to promote one of the line’s highlights—its Pandora-style beads. These captivating beads are crafted in the Pandora style that has become so popular worldwide. Our beads are hand-crafted by our skilled jewelry artisans and feature both space for fingerprints and a gem-like amount of your loved one’s ashes. The result is an heirloom creation that you can wear on a bracelet of necklace.

Phoenix Collection: Pandora-Style Beads

Pandora Cremation BeadsOur Pandora-style beads feature a bold modern aesthetic with their geometric shapes. We features bead options in the form of cubes, cylinders, rectangles, and more. These dimensional beads are designed to work just like Pandora beads. And like many Pandora beads, you can personalize them to suit your vision. We feature lots of design options as you’ll find when you peruse our gallery.

Each bead has space for fingerprints and a small amount of ash. The ash is protected by a resin cover. You can choose the resin color so that the finalized ash element resembles a jewel such as a sapphire, ruby, citrine, amethyst, or emerald. You may want to fashion your Pandora-style bead with a fingerprint in the shape of a heart. You might want to have our jewelry artisans add an engraving. When you design your bead, we will present you with all available options so you can customize it to your exact specifications.

Jewelry with a Heart and Soul

Our Phoenix Collection jewels and Pandora-style beads are expertly designed, but our skilled artisans understand that these jewels are so much more than precious metal. They truly carry the essence of your loved one. Our jewelry designers have undergone bereavement training and are committed to crafting each jewel with reverence. Our procedures ensure that no ashes ever come in contact with the ashes of another. If we don’t need all the ashes you send us in our kit, we will mail them back to you with your completed jewel. Our jewels are designed with your loved one’s essence, so they are so much more than just a pretty bauble. They are designed with heirloom status and we put all the care possible into their design.

Creating Your Pandora-Style Bead

Phoenix Jewelry
Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor

Once you select your bead style and options and place your order, we will send you a kit and instructions about what to do next. While you can email or mail us a copy of your loved one’s fingerprint image, it’s important that you use our kit to measure and send your loved one’s ashes. Each kit ensures that your ashes are protected and perfectly maintained while we create your special memory jewel. The creation process doesn’t happen overnight. We take our time to ensure that your jewel is crafted with the artisan-quality skill you deserve. We require anywhere from 4-6 weeks to craft your memory jewels using a combination of traditional and innovative jewel-craft techniques.

If you have questions about our Phoenix Collection, Pandora-style beads, or any of our other jewelry lines, please contact us. info@cremationsolutions.com – #877-365-9474 We are happy to walk you through the ordering process, assist with your selection, or answer any questions you have about the jewel creation process. We look forward to helping you create your heirloom jewel, a jewel that you will always treasure.

Fingerprint Jewelry Meets Cremation Jewelry The “Phoenix Collection”

A cherished piece of jewelry is seldom beloved simply for its bling factor. When you talk to people about  their favorite jewels and ask them why they are treasured, they’ll invariably tell you that someone special gave the jewel to them, that they obtained the jewel at a special place, or that the jewel reflects an important event or period in their lives. The idea of a treasured heirloom piece of jewelry is at the heart of our Phoenix Collection of fingerprint jewels. While beautiful in and of themselves, these jewels are crafted with the sole purpose of keeping a beloved someone’s essence close. That essence accompanies you everywhere—to work, to the grocery store, to a far-flung vacation destination. When you wear a memory jewel from our Phoenix Collection, you’ll feel close to your treasured someone.

Introducing the Phoenix Collection

Finger Prints With Ashes Too
Amazing New Designs

Cremation Solutions is excited to launch our brand new line of fingerprint and cremation jewels in the Phoenix Collection. In myth, the rare and beautiful phoenix rises from its ashes into magnificent splendor. Our Phoenix jewels are designed with the precious ashes of a loved one to pay a wonderful tribute to their memory, to their spirit, and to the love you shared as a spouse, family member or cherished friend. While Cremation Solutions offers various lines of jewels made from cremation ashes, this special line also embodies the fingerprints of loved ones or family members if you choose. In appearance, these jewels demonstrate exquisite beauty and outstanding artisan craftsmanship, but their greatest worth is the essence of a loved one that they embody forevermore.

Artisan Quality

Each of our Phoenix Collection jewels is crafted by skilled jewelry artisans. Our artisans have trained specially to craft these precious jewels. Their skill isn’t simply a matter of technique and know-how. Our artisans have thoughtfully undertaken bereavement training coursework because we believe that empathy and reverence for the materials in their possession must govern the entire jewel-crafting process. For this reason, you can trust our professional jewel makers to handle the small amount of your loved one’s ashes with tender care. The jewel-making process is one of patience as well as skill. We do not believe in rushing. We take our time to create your heirloom Phoenix Collection jewel.

Our Line of Phoenix Jewelry

Cross Cremation PendantOne of the remarkable features of the Phoenix Collection is its diversity. You can choose from various jewelry types and colors before placing your order. The Phoenix Collection jewelry is unique in that it incorporates both ash and fingerprints into its creation. The result is always a breathtaking piece of extraordinary workmanship paired with a genuinely eye-catching design. As you peruse this exciting new line of jewelry, you’ll find options that are sure to suit any style.

Our line of Phoenix Jewelry includes the traditional cross design, a stunning pendant that features a central diamond shape where your loved one’s ashes will be placed. You can then choose a color for the protective resin that will be placed atop this section. The Infinity Heart and Family Ties pendants also boast a central resin-covered focal point that features your loved one’s ashes. The Infinity Heart boasts an timeless floral motif, while the Family Ties pendant features a center point surrounded by fingerprints cast right onto the metal. The resin that’s used to protect the ashes comes in a stunning array of hues that include marine blue, citrine yellow, lagoon green, royal purple, and crimson ruby. These resins help transform your loved one’s ashes into a gem-like feature that provides the beautiful heart of your Phoenix Collection jewel.

Pandora Cremation Beads
Pheonix Beads are Pandora Compatible

The extraordinary Phoenix Collection also features Pandora-like bead charms that will provide a dazzling focal point for your jewelry. These Thumbies or Thumb Beads as they’re referred to can also features space to showcase your loved ones ashes under protective gem-like resin as well as fingerprints. We feature Thumbies in various shapes like cylinders, hexagons, and squares. Some customers prefer to get a combination of beads or even a single bead to highlight on a bracelet or necklaces. Owing to the popularity of trend-right Pandora-style beads, our Thumbies have become a permanent part of our collection.

How Do We Create Our Phoenix Collection Jewels?

Phoenix Jewelry
Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor

Our skilled jewelry artisans take pride in each completed memory jewel they create. Through careful procedures and patient crafting, our artisans will create for each customer a one-of-a-kind jewel. Before placing your order, you will need to select a Phoenix Collection style and select options. Jewels can be fashioned with engravings too. When placing your order, you’ll be able to design your customized piece of jewelry.

We will send each customer a special kit for ash placement and fingerprinting instructions. While you can email us fingerprint images, it’s important for you to use our kit for sending in your loved one’s ashes. We require a very small amount of ash and our kit will walk you through the process. Each kit also ensures that no ashes are ever mixed up with any others. Our artisans work only with one ash kit at a time because protecting the integrity of the process is a priority of our work.

If you have questions about our beautiful Phoenix Collection or any of the other jewelry lines we carry, be sure to get in touch with our helpful staff today. We are here to help you in any way we can as you commission your heirloom jewel or jewels. Our Phoenix Collection jewelry is ideal for gift-giving or for commissioning as the gift you give yourself.

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Jewelry Made From Fingerprints Connects Us With a Touch !

Just Some of The Thumbies Collection
Just Some of The Thumbies Collection

Utterly personal and invariably singular, our new line of fingerprint jewelry is designed to bring a distinctive touch to accessorizing. Each piece is custom designed with an exclusive fingerprint. Now you can keep a loved one’s fingerprint close each time you wear your timeless jewel that transcends fashion trends and boasts stunning aesthetic appeal. Noted for our one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces, the new fingerprint collection is filled with eye-catching designs denoted by high-quality craftsmanship that you can see and feel in each piece.

Keep Love Close

If you want to keep your loved one close, fingerprint jewelry is second-best only to the actual touch of your loved one. Designed and made with the actual fingerprint of your spouse, child, parent, or sibling, each piece is crafted with custom precision and will be unlike any other. Our designers literally transform the thumbprint of anyone you choose into a work of exquisite beauty. You can create an heirloom piece that fuses a design of your choosing with the singular fingerprint of someone you love dearly.

Made to Order

Each item in our new fingerprint jewelry line is custom-made to order. After selecting your style of jewel, whether it is a pendant a charm or Pandora-style bead, you use our fingerprint jewelry kit to capture an ink print and send us the print to transpose and we will create your one-of-a-kind jewel. You can also request a fingerprint kit if you don’t have your loved one’s print. The kits are easy to use and are a reliable way to record the print of child, partner, or parent. We will even keep the print on file in case you decide to order other custom jewels for yourself or another family member.

Select a Design

Our curated selection of fingerprint jewelry is diverse in order to reflect multiple styles and materials. We feature fingerprint beads in various shapes from hex beads to cubes. Our new line of fingerprint jewelry also contains pendants, charm bracelets, rings, dog tags, cuff links, lapel pins, earrings, and more. Some customers choose fingerprint jewelry to offer as an heirloom gift, while others are thrilled to enjoy a selected item as a gift for themselves. Our new fingerprint collection contains a myriad of design types that brim with timeless elegance.

Fingerprint Jewelry for Couples

Share The Love

Whether you are embarking on an engagement or celebrating an anniversary, fingerprint rings can showcase your love for one another and help you feel connected to your partner no matter where you are. Choose a ring in silver or gold and allow us to create a custom love token for both of you to wear. Not only will these rings prove to be conversation pieces, but they’ll serve to remind you both of the love you share.

 

 

 

Keepsakes for Parents

Family Fingerprints
Options For Families

Our children grow up so quickly, but we can keep part of their timeless essence with us when we have their fingerprint on a special jewel. If you have several children, you might consider commissioning the design of a pendant that features multiple fingerprints or a charm bracelet that boasts a fingerprint charm for each of your children or grandchildren. Fingerprint cuff links make a wonderful remembrance for fathers or grandfathers too.

Tokens of Friendship and Love

Many of our customers choose fingerprint jewelry to reflect the love they have for a special friend or a sibling or some other family member they are close to. A one-of-a-kind jewel that showcases the fingerprint of someone special is something you can wear every day to enjoy its inherent comfort. If you want to make a loved one’s special day even more special, consider gifting them a fingerprint jewel with your print to let them know how much you care for their love and companionship.

Thumb Print RingsMore Fingerprint Products to Love

The Affordable Noble Bronze Collection
The Affordable Noble Bronze Collection

From dog tags to bookmarks, we offer other objects that can be transformed into one-of-a-kind fingerprint heirlooms. Consider gifting fingerprint jewelry and objects for birthdays, holidays, and special events like a graduation or new job. We offer a wide selection of materials, so be sure to browse the galleries to locate items that are ideal for you or a loved one. If you have a beloved pet, also feature “paw print” jewelry you can wear with pride to celebrate you love for your four-legged best friend.

Cremation Solutions Features Skilled Artisans

At Cremation Solutions, we take pride in the immense skill of our artisans who craft each piece with precision and outstanding craftsmanship. Once we receive your fingerprint, we can begin the creation process. Since each jewel is custom-made, we cannot refund our customers once the production process is underway. Therefore, we invite you to ask as many questions as you like before we embark on your design.

The Creation Process

It All Starts With A Print
It All Starts With A Print

To create your

Natures Natural Signature!
Natures Natural Signature!

custom fingerprint jewel, a Cremation Solutions artisan will embark on a process that includes both modern technology and traditional craftsmanship. We use the process of wax casting to create these pieces. It generally takes less then three weeks to complete a jewel, which must also pass our quality-control tests to ensure that it lives up to our high standards. Feel free to contact us at any point in the process to discuss any questions you might have. If you don’t have time to order a fingerprint kit, contact us so we can advise you of other alternatives for getting us the print in question.

The Beauty of a Personalized Gift

Ashes and Prints Jewels
The Phoenix Collection Features Fingerprint and Ashes

Something personalized has the value of becoming a cherished memento. When you enjoy a special relationship with another soul, a beautiful object that reminds you of that person is bound to become a precious piece you hold dear. Our fingerprint jewelry isn’t just designed with the print of your loved one. It has the potential to trigger memories and to remind you of how much you love this special someone. If you want to give someone a gift like nothing else they have, a fingerprint jewel is bound to be that extraordinary something they have to have with them all the time.

Order Your Fingerprint Jewelry Today

Finger Prints With Ashes Too
Amazing New Designs, Even With Ashes!

Whether you’re browsing for a personalized holiday gift or are purchasing a custom jewel for yourself, Cremation Solutions features a terrific selection of jewelry designs. Moreover, we feature various styles so you’re sure to find something beautiful that suits your budget as well as your style. Consider shape and material when choosing your fingerprint jewelry design. We feature classic symbols like hearts and ovals as well as more abstract shapes that brim with contemporary-chic appeal.

We strive to make the ordering process as easy as possible. While using a kit may seem complex, we actually provide step-by-step instructions to ensure that the inking of the thumbprint goes smoothly as possible. Once we receive the fingerprint, we will begin the process of creating your personalized fingerprint jewel.

To begin the process online (Click Here) or simply call our helpful customer service staff at 877-365-9474. We can answer any questions you have regarding our styles, the creation process, or the fingerprint kits. If you are ordering for the holidays, we encourage you to begin the process as soon as possible to ensure that your special jewel arrives in time for your holiday celebrations. Be sure to browse our vast inventory of fingerprint jewelry so you can commission a piece that brims with heirloom charm.