How to Help a Loved One Plan for a Funeral
When someone you care about loses a loved one, it can be devastating for both of you. Coping with such a huge loss and having to take care of preparations for a funeral, memorial, viewing, and burial at the same time can take a toll physically, mentally, and emotionally. That’s why your loved one will need your support and assistance to get through this difficult time.
Flower Vase Memorial with Nightwirl Touchstone
I was shopping in HEB and saw a really nice vase and wanted to share a bit of an art project. I took about 20' of brass wire and wire wrapped the bottom of the vase flange and then added on a small heart pendant. Below that I took a night swirl touchstone and a bit of museum putty. Making sure the surface of the vase was dry, I tacked on the touchstone under the heart to make this lovely vase into a memorial vase.
Diamonds from Ashes
The Ultimate Post-Life Hack: Turning Human Ashes Into Diamonds
In Western society, the notion of death is very difficult for many people to cope with. Arranging an appropriate farewell for someone who has recently passed away and who is still very much cared for can be distressing and difficult. This is especially so when those closest to the person who has died are confronting their grief head-on in its initial, painful stages.
Standing Hearts with Cremation Ash
We're excited to offer a new glass heart with cremains by Aaron; our Standing Glass Heart. This 5" heart comes in two different colors and will sit comfortably on desks or wider window sills. We use under half a teaspoon of cremation ash to make this heart. Just one of our amazing hearts, click this link to see more.
Turning Ashes into Glass
Glass with cremains mixed into the ash is a lovely way to remember a loved one but how does it actually happen? For hot glass, it's somewhat akin to making a candle (except with 1800 degree molten glowing glass!)
Travelling On Airlines with Cremains and Crematory Urns
I was asked the other day 'can we take cremains on a plane' and I figured this would make a good article :) So in short, the answer is yes, you can do so, however it's important to understand your individual airline's restrictions. Some airlines are quite lax on the subject where others don't allow urns to be a carry-on item.
Hummingbirds with Infused Ash
For a good part of 2016 we were looking for a contributing artist who could infuse ashes into the hummingbirds themselves. Big fail - until now!! Charles, who makes our lovely turtle pendants, also can make lovely hummingbirds with infused ash!!
Welcome to 2017
2016 ended up being a great year for Spirit Pieces. We launched over a dozen new products, got invited to showcase our goods at a number of local shows, and made a lot of Christmas Mornings a huge success. So we're super excited to start off 2017 with a bang with a number of new products. Today we finished launched Rachel's new paperweights.
Memorialize Me
I had the pleasure to talk to local Austin company called Memorialize Me. Jaan Leemet, the founder, started MemorializeMe to help solve the problem of survivors identifying the various legal and social accounts held by the departed. By having a centralized document location, the family doesn't have to go through the painful experience of painstakingly searching through desks and drawers for statements (made even more difficult now that so many places do electronic notification.)
Perkins Memorial Tower Photo Shoot
One of my favorite places up in NY is Perkin's Memorial Tower on the top of Bear Mountain Park. To get there, you need to take a long steep winding road up to the top of the mountain up Perkin's Memorial Drive. While a bit on the scary side if you don't like steep roadside drops, the destination is well worth it.
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