These are designed to securely contain any type of memorial material including ashes or cremains. They are all of sterling silver or 24k gold over sterling or 14k gold where stated. We are the manufacturer and so we are able to guarantee what we make, unlike other internet companies that drop ship. We are also the very first company to offer cremation jewelry on the internet and we are a family of silversmiths since 1960 so we WILL be here when you need us. Why so many unique designs? As you can imagine this is a very limited market so when we have extra time we create something new and special that might just be the exact design you are looking for. Please note that we only engrave jewelry where it says we can in the item description. ALSO: Always keep a small sample of ash in a safe place just in case a necklace is lost! Have a look at our keepsakes-a wonderful way to safely keep a small sample of cremains or other suitable memorial material. ALL OF OUR JEWELRY IS .925 STERLING SILVER OR 24K GOLD OVER STERLING OR 14K GOLD.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING The history of cremation jewelry

Gold has risen from $256 to $1,485 since 2000. That is a rise of over 500%. Silver has risen from $4.02 to $44.96. That is a rise of over 1000%

Chains Not Included but are available here

SOME DESIGNS NOW HAVE OUR NEW EASY-KEY PORT SCREW SYSTEM.

POLISHED STERLING CROSS:

This polished sterling cross is 3/4 inches tall and has no jumper. Simple and elegant. High quality sterling silver polished to a high gloss. Perfectly suitable for a man or a woman to wear.

1" Tall, screw port access at base. Comes with funnel and instructions. Engraveable backside.

WE CAN NOW ENGRAVE THIS ITEM ON THE BACK SIDE - PLEASE MENTION ENGRAVING ON THE ORDER SHEET AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE ENGRAVED (EXAMPLE)

CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE

$69.99 Purchase Engraving $19.99: Purchase

Silver cross to put ashes in

Sterling Petals Cross (NEW)

This polished sterling cross is 3/4 inches tall. Simple and elegant. High quality sterling silver polished to a high gloss with radiant embossing. Perfectly suitable for a man or a woman to wear. Same design on sides and back so this can not be engraved.

$69.99 Purchase

CELTIC LIFE KNOT

This polished sterling Celtic type design embodies the trinity so forever entwined in both ancient and modern symbolism. 1 inch tall, with screw port access. Comes with funnel and instructions. Simple and elegant. High quality sterling silver polished to a high gloss. Perfectly suitable for a man or a woman to wear. Same design on sides and back so this can not be engraved. This design has EASY-KEY

$69.99 Purchase

CRESCENT HEART :

Moon design for cremation ashes

5/8 Inches tall - a lovely hearts on crescent design. .925 Sterling with a gorgeous scalloped bail. Loads via a screw port at the bottom.

This design has EASY-KEY

$57.99 Purchase

HEART STAR:

Lovely new design. Screw on back side for loading. 5/8" wide by 1/4" thick.

Large 5/8" across $53.00 Purchase

Small 1/2"across $48.00 Purchase

TWO DIFFERENT SIZES AVAILABLE:

ALL OF OUR JEWELRY IS .925 STERLING SILVER OR WHERE AVAILABLE 24K GOLD OVER STERLING OR 14K GOLD.

We only engrave certain jewelry designs where it says we can in the item description.

SEMPER HEART:

heart shape cremation ashes jewelry

A captivating heart of hearts design with a tree of life bough under polished sterling. 100% .925 Sterling. 3/4" tall . Fill port accessed by threaded screw port at bottom.

$74.99 Purchase

heart for ashes

HEART TOWER:

Our new cylinder design, a 3/4 inches tall, 1 inch with jumper. Small raised hearts surround the top border. Patent pending design.

Top screws off to reveal fill port. Funnel included. Sterling silver. CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE

$69.30 Purchase WE CAN ENGRAVE THIS ITEM - $19.99 Purchase

PISCES COLUMN

Our new cylinder design, a 3/4 inches tall, 1 inch with jumper. Patent pending design.

Top screws off to reveal fill port. Funnel included. Sterling silver. CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE

$69.30 Purchase

POLISHED STERLING TOWER:

The polished sterling tower 3/4 inches tall, 1 inch with jumper. Perfectly suitable for a man or a woman to wear. An elegant and quite popular piece. Top quarter screws off to reveal fill port (patent pending design!). Funnel included. .925 Sterling silver.

CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE WE CAN ENGRAVE THIS ITEM - $19.99 Purchase

$57.00 Purchase

STERLING TEAR DROP:

A captivating and elegant piece yet very discreet. Recessed thread fill at bottom. Recessed screw on bottom for loading. 9/16th inch tall" wide by 3/8" wide. Shown with the Sterling Starlight chain here.

$54.25 Purchase

Same but in 24K gold plated over .925 sterling available now :

$62.22 Purchase

Gold plated items can not be polished using regular polish but are likewise very tarnish resistant. You can expect any gold plated item to wear and show the silver underneath eventually. Most all jewelers can re-plate at a very reasonable price and this will make a gold plated item look brand new. We also offer replating for our customers if needed for $10.00 plus postage. You can replate without having to remove the contents.

STERLING ORIGINS:

Beautiful new design in .925 Sterling Silver. Harkens our most early Paleolithic origins.

3/4" diameter, 1/8" thick. Very solid feel and of good weight.. Fill port on bottom. Included kit for easy fill and all instructions.

$57.99 Purchase

THE TRIBUTE SERIES:

The triangle and the pyramid shapes are highly symbolic for so very many aspects of life and spirituality. The Egyptian pyramid is symbolic of life (both human and animals per statues combining human and animal forms) and of permanence and the afterlife (per records of ancient Egyptian funeral rituals). The taller Mesoamerican Pyramids symbolize in part the funeral rites of cremation and passage that served to release the spirit of the body high to the heavens above. Thus, the pyramidal design of this pendant is another meaningful expression of a forever memory - a lasting tribute to a very special life.

Shown with the Gucciaforme Chain available here

The Sterling Torch Tribute

A torch, like a candle, represents life. A torch seen ablaze represents life and wisdom. An inverted torch symbolizes mourning. Symbols include a Tree of life on the left side for what remains, and the inverted torch on the right side for what has passed.

Includes funnel and instructions for simple loading with the threaded port for loading at the base - screwdriver included. 3/4" tall without jumper, 3/8" wide at base. Engraveable backside. (We can not engrave this item but many jewelers do)

$63.99 Purchase

STERLING ROSE:

The rose pendant is symbolic for life, love, beauty and pain. One will always remember the beauty and the painful loss of a special life that has come and gone. Access port via a screw at base. Comes with a funnel and instructions to load with fine ashen remains. 1/2 inch wide, 7/8 inch of ring to bottm. CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE

This design has EASY-KEY

$59.00 Purchase

The Filigree Semper Memoria Cross:

"Corisque praecordia lectiones has semper memoria teneant..." (and let the innermost parts of the heart hold ever in memory...)

Shown with the antiquities chain available here

Our cross design is purposefully designed to resemble both a Latin cross and a
crucifix. For most ancient peoples the cross was a metaphor for the four
indestructible elements of creation (air, earth, fire, and water), thus
symbolizing permanence. The crucifix is a symbol of faith and remembrance. The
design of this pendant hence provides a symbolic gesture for the Latin: Semper Memoria or "always a memory".

1" Tall, screw port access at base. Comes with a funnel and instructions. Engraveable backside. (we do not engrave jewelry)

$73.99 Purchase CHAIN AVAILABLE HERE

CRUCIA CROSS:

For the very newest in fashion design we have created the Crucia. A modern fusion of silvers from both modern and traditional designs.

.2 ounces, 1 inch tall, 3/4 wide, 1/4 thick. Screw port at back.

$107.99 Purchase

Available in 24k Gold plated over .925 sterling silver:

24K GOLD PLATED CRUCIA CROSS

$149.75 Purchase

"Thank you for (this) stunningly beautiful design and the deep comfort it provides..."

Heart Column

Lovely filigree hearts column design. 3/4 inches tall. Screw at bottom side to load. Simple and elegant. Stamped .925 sterling on top.

$52.99 Purchase

Pure and Eternal

A new design incorporating the Lily as a symbol of symbol of innocence, purity and beauty. 3/4 inches tall by 1/2 inch wide. About 7 grams of .925 sterling makes this one of our larger designs. Loads via screw on backside. Backside highly polished.

Shown with Liquid Sterling Chain not included but available here

$97.99 Purchase

Forever Lily

The Lily as a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty forever. 7/8 inches tall and wide. Polished smooth backside with screw port for loading memorial material. Comes with instructions, special screwdriver and funnel.

$87.99 Purchase

Lilies are a symbol of death, especially in the Far East where white is the color of death. In some legends, lilies mysteriously appear at the death of a holy person. Matthew Henry considers the gathering of lilies to be comparable to the divine gardener's taking of a believer to heaven through death. The Fleur-de-lis is a stylized triple lily signifying royalty, perfection, the Trinity, and the virtues of faith, hope, and charity. It was believed to have been given to King Clovis by an angel when he was baptized around 496 A.D. as a token of the gifts received in Christ. It is an attribute of kingly saints and the Queen of Heaven.

NEW: THE ASPEN COLLECTION

These fashionable and revolutionary new designs capture a hint of our early ancestral respect for life, wisdom and symbolism while at the same time are among the fashionable new design trends in silver. These pure .925 Sterling Silver pendants are oversized and have a smooth polished back side. They are all designed for a leather necklace which can be looped in many different ways to give each a personal touch. They are all of very good weight and contain over 18 grams of silver each. A recessed screw port on the backside is for filling. A complete instruction guide and fill kit including funnel and special screwdriver is included with each. Leather Necklace is also included.

ASPEN HEART

The Aspen Heart

1.5 inches across, 1/8 inch thick

$107.99 Purchase

ASPEN STAR

The Aspen Star

1.25 inches across, 1/8 inch thick

$107.99 Purchase

ASPEN CIRCLE OF LIFE

The Aspen Circle

1.25 inches across, 1/8 inch thick

$107.99 Purchase

The Triade

1 1/4 inches long, 1/8 inch wide top piece, 3/8 inch bottom

$97.99 Purchase

The Heart Tear

3/4 inch tall and wide. Filigree type design has compartment hidden behind with a screw port to fill with ashes or hair (or even a tear drop!) with funnel included and instructions and screwdriver.

$87.99 Purchase

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ALL OF OUR JEWELRY IS EITHER .925 STERLING SILVER OR 24K GOLD OVER STERLING OR 14K GOLD WHERE STATED IN THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. NOT ALL JEWELRY ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL PRECIOUS METAL TYPES.

CHAINS ARE NOT INCLUDED BUT ARE AVAILABLE AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE HERE

The Victorian influence and the history of the keepsake jewelry

THE VICTORIAN ELEMENT OF OUR STYLES :

Today the word “Victorian” refers to a certain highly ornate style of architecture, furnishings, and fashion. It is a style that most people of the Gothic persuasion look at with romantic longing. The 19th century cemeteries that cover most of America today are the most visible and recognizable symbol of this bygone era.

But the one element of Victorian style that continues to fascinate us is the mourning fashions of the day. The Victorian age was named for England’s Queen Victoria. She took the throne in 1837 and died on January 22, 1901. Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, died of typhoid in 1861.

During this period of forty years, the Queen was in mourning. She remained in full mourning for three years and dressed the entire court that way. The Victorian era reflected the Queen’s prudish ethics as well as, most visibly, her personal taste in mourning. Victorian mourning fashion was aimed mainly at women, widows in particular however it soon became more common amongst men via designs in watches, cufflinks and rings.

The fashion had a way of isolating a widow in her time of need just as the Queen had done. For the first year, a woman who was in mourning was not allowed to exit her home with out full black attire and a weeping veil. Her activities were initially restricted to church services.

But mourning attire was the perfect way to show the wealth and respectability of a woman. Some went so far as to dress their servants for mourning when the head of the household passed away. Middle and lower class women would go to great lengths to appear fashionable in times of mourning. Dying clothing black and then bleaching them out again was quite common.

The industry of mourning became so vital to tailors that rumors were spread concerning the bad luck of recycling funeral attire. Hair art also developed in the Victorian era to allow family members to keep mementos of their departed loved ones.

Mourning clothing was an unmistakable and intricate part of life in the 19th century. The act of proper Victorian mourning seems an art today. Certain lengths and stages of mourning as well as colors and fabrics all contributed to this language.

Mourning Jewelry:

Although mourning jewelry has been produced for nearly two thousand years, it reached its peak in Victorian England at the later half of the 19th Century. The height in American popularity came during the Civil War.
The material most associated with Victorian mourning is Jet. Queen Victoria popularized this “black amber” after the death of her beloved Prince Albert. Jet is a variety of fossilized coal. The most prized and expensive is from Whitby, England where it has been washing up on shore since prehistoric times. Jet has an appearance similar to black glass which is used as a modern substitute.

In first mourning Jet jewelry was the only ornamentation women were allowed.By second and half mourning jewelry made from gutta-percha, gold, pinchbeck, and human hair were incorporated into the wardrobe.

Gutta-percha is natural latex obtained from evergreen trees in East Asia. It was the first plastic material used for costume jewelry. It is a Jet imitator that was quite a bit less expensive. Today gutta-percha can be found, amongst other uses, covering golf balls. Pinchbeck is a false gold used for inexpensive jewelry during the 19th Century.
Hair art became popular in the Victorian age.

What started as a simple way to keep a loved one near became an elaborate art practiced by many. Taking a lock of hair and weaving it into knot designs for use in a broach was the most popular form of Victorian mourning jewelry.

Rings, bracelets, earrings, watch fobs and necklaces all became quite common in the later portion of the century. Today this art is prized by collectors and family historians alike.

Mourning jewelry mirrored the lives and times of the people who wore it. It
was a souvenir to remember a loved one, a reminder to the living of the
inevitability of death, and a status symbol, especially during the Victorian
era.

The earliest examples of mourning jewelry were found in Europe in the 15th
and 16th centuries. Black and white enameled heads or skulls were often set
into rings and brooches. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was a status
symbol to present mourning rings to friends and families of the bereaved.

Mourning jewelry reached its height of popularity in England after the death
of Prince Albert in December 1861. Queen Victoria went into deep mourning,
which was imitated by her subjects when faced with their own bereavements.

Following Albert's premature death, Queen Victoria ordered that his dressing
room at Windsor Castle remain exactly as he left it. His clothes were laid
out every night, and hot water prepared for nightly ablutions. The queen
slept with a photo of the head and shoulders of Albert taken as he lay dead.
All family photos included a life size marble bust of Albert in the center of
the group. Victoria required everyone at court to wear mourning attire on
social occasions for three years. She remained a semi-recluse and wore black
for the rest of her life.

In the United States the use of mourning jewelry increased with the outbreak
of the Civil War. This coincided with the black jewelry used in England in
sympathy with Queen Victoria's widowhood.

This is a collection of "hair fobs"

Mourning jewelery, which these chains are categorized, have become EXTREMELY collectable, and not only to watch collectors. Though practiced throughout history, there was a HUGE jump in the creation of these items during the U.S.Civil war, as most soldiers killed in action rarely got sent back home for burial, for obvious reasons. Large locks of hair were cut from the departed loved one, and mailed those locks back to the families as a momento, along with what ever personal items were left behind. Those locks were then used as to make fobs such as these or other forms of jewelery. It was also popular in Victorian England, and Queen Vic wore mourning jewelry made from the hair of her beloved Prince Albert for the remainder of her life after his passing, and the popularity of these items were the norm during her reign.

mourning jewelery fobs

Some used fobs charms indicative of their spouse's profession to add to the hair chain. Many women used their own hair and a special weaving technique to make the chains. Husbands would wear the watch chain during work hours so as to have a closeness to their wives during the day. Some of these were made from the hair of loved ones who had passed.

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