Memorial options
Memorial options made from ashes
Every category of memorial that can be created from ashes — diamonds, glass art, jewellery, urns, living memorials, space memorials and pet memorials — explained without pressure.
Glass Art
Hand-made glass with a small amount of ashes suspended inside — paperweights, pendants, vases and sculpture, most pieces between £60 and £300.
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Living Memorials
Trees and gardens grown with ashes — biodegradable urns, natural burial grounds, and what it takes for a planted memorial to actually thrive.
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Memorial Diamonds
Real diamonds grown from the carbon in cremated remains — how they are made, what they cost in the UK, and how long you will wait.
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Memorial Jewelry
Pendants, rings, beads and charms that hold or contain a small amount of ashes — usually the most affordable way to keep someone close.
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Memorial Stones
Solid stones made with cremated remains — smooth keepsakes to hold, shaped memorials such as hearts and pet silhouettes, and options that use most or all of the ashes.
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Pet Memorials
Almost every memorial made from human ashes can be made for a pet — from stones shaped like the animal itself to jewellery, glass and trees. Start with the right kind of cremation.
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Space Memorials
A symbolic portion of the ashes flown into space — returned to Earth, left in orbit, sent to the Moon or beyond. What each option means and what it costs.
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Urns
Containers for the full remains or a portion of them — how to choose the right size, what urns cost in the UK, and when a scatter tube or biodegradable urn is the better choice.
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