Posted by Linda Juenger on 2/7/13 6:32pm
Msg #454628
Just have to share this
Get to borrowers home and she had a huge beautiful blue bowl on the table. I commented on how pretty it was. She said if I like that one, follow me. So we went into the living room and she picks up a smaller version of the big one out of a basket on the coffee table. She shows me and asks me what I think the small black specs are all around the inside imbedded in the paint. I said I didn't have a clue. Then she tells me it is her mother's ashes. I would have loved to see the look on my own face. She could have knocked me over with a feather. I didn't dare touch it for fear of dropping mom and breaking her into a million pieces. Her brother made 4 of them for her and her siblings.
Takes all kinds to make this wonderful world go around.
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Reply by 101livescan on 2/7/13 7:15pm
Msg #454641
What a fabulous story!
My mother won't hear of cremation, oh well. Don't need a bowl that big! even tho she's shrinking at 86...
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/7/13 8:11pm
Msg #454654
What a wonderful use for the ashes - mom must be tickled at how useful she still is to the family.
Did you discuss how this was done? The brother formed/blew the glass? I want something like this for my son's ashes....or a bunch of blown glass orbs to hang and catch the light, and still see him.
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Reply by DebraOro/CA on 2/7/13 8:27pm
Msg #454659
When I went to my father's funeral, it was held at a funeral home. They had a big Curio Cabinet filled with all kinds of stuff. This is when I first learned that you can buy glass items with your loved one's ashes blown through the glass. They had round and oval shaped paper weights, like you would put on your desk, all with different colors spiraling through them, and when held up to the light one of the colors would have these super tiny dark colored specks strewn through it, as though the specks were suspended in air. They were beautiful! I also saw these tiny little vials with a silver cap for lids, and they held very small amount of ashes. These were charms that you could hang on a necklace or a charm bracelet, and have your loved ones with you all the time. It doesn't take much of the ashes to make these items, so you could actually order enough for the whole family.
They also had charms made of all different kinds of metals, gold, silver, copper etc. with the loved ones
fingerprint molded into it. For necklaces, charm bracelets etc. Now that I have sufficiently bored all of you out of your minds.............................get back to work !!!!
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/7/13 8:52pm
Msg #454670
And I thank you - now I will start researching as I've not
seen such before. An urn just doesn't cut it for me. I was going to liberate him to the wilds on his anniversary in April, now I will save some first.
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Reply by Linda Juenger on 2/7/13 9:04pm
Msg #454675
Re: And I thank you - now I will start researching as I've not
I have not heard of anything like this before is why I was so surprised. Other than my Aunt that passed last year and was cremated, all other family has been the traditional way. My Aunt's urn was buried in a cemetary. I can call her Julie and ask some questions if you'd like. She was a super nice lady.
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/7/13 9:06pm
Msg #454677
I think Debra set me in a positive directiion. Thanks, Linda n/m
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Reply by Stamper_WI on 2/8/13 7:56am
Msg #454709
I have some of my brothers ashes in a windchime. Since he was a blues musician, the notes on the chimes are in line with the blues.
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Reply by jba/fl on 2/8/13 8:11am
Msg #454711
I have to test this! Thanks, or as we say on FB: Stealing! n/m
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Reply by Susan Fischer on 2/8/13 10:52am
Msg #454733
That is so utterly cool, Zana. Thanks. n/m
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Reply by Malbrough_LA on 2/7/13 8:30pm
Msg #454661
This gives a new meaning to the phrase 'Fragile Contents' n/m
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