Grave Expectations

Cremation Jewelry is a Growing Trend

Cremation jewelry is becoming more popular every day, for many reasons.  While some once thought that anything to do with cremation was macabre or taboo, many are coming to understand the healing power that jewelry and other keepsake memorials provide.  While it may be new to you, cremation jewelry is thought to go back as far as the 15th or 16th century, when even those as famous as Queen Victoria were known to cherish jewelry that was made with the hair of a departed loved one, which was woven into bracelets and lockets.  Hair resists decay and remains intact for hundreds and perhaps even thousands of years, which is why it was chosen for this purpose. It is still common to hold a lock of hair in a keepsake. Today, cremation jewelry is made in a way that allows the wearer to carry the cremated remains, a lock of hair or some other token that is special or dear to their heart.  This jewelry helps many deal with the grief and loss they are feeling.  It also helps give the wearer a feeling of peace, and keeps their beloved close to their heart symbolically and in reality.

One benefit of today's cremation jewelry is that much of it is made so that it looks like any other jewelry you would purchase.  This means that you can wear something sacred to you, and others won't know what it is or make comments that may be upsetting to you. Another detail that many people do not realize about cremation jewelry is that some is designed to target a particular area.  For example, their are selections for those who may have lost a baby or child, or even a pet.  Guardian angels, heart shaped lockets, and praying hands are a few of the popular designs available, and you will find this exquisite jewelry in gold, silver, stainless steel, glass, wood and cobalt blue.  There are literally several cremation jewelry designs, so that you can choose the piece that perfectly suits your needs.

While some may find it depressing or odd to carry a passed person's cremated reamins with them, people are affected in their own ways when the death of a loved one occurs.  For many, it is a very reassuring way to remember the ones they love, and the memories evoked often allow those who mourn to put the pieces of their life back together so that they can continue forward. Cremation jewelry may not be for everyone, but it certainly offers comfort and soothing to the hearts of many. This has been a guest blog post by Tyler Fraser  www.inthelighturns.com/

 Today we learned how to link to other websites and tomorrow we're learning how to add photos and maybe more!  In the meantime, here is a wonderful website that we love - which sells lovely, solid glass headstones and monuments (custom or otherwise). The company is called Lundgren Monuments and it's a Seattle company - very innovative - with designs that are classic and yet cutting edge and unique. (Our great and very patient web designer - Anastasia at "Juxtaprose" - is located in Seattle.) Take a look at the Lundgren designs and tell us what you think!  We LOVE glass and love the idea of these ephemeral monuments, with sunlight flowing through them and illuminating the messages there. Something heavenly about them.