Perhaps an aunt keeps the urn on a bookshelf while a cousin still has the lock of hair saved at the funeral home, and you have been wondering whe ...
How to Talk to Family About a Brother Memorial Diamond
Some ideas feel too tender to say out loud, especially when the people you would say them to are missing him too. If you have been quietly thinki ...
Is a Memorial Diamond Really Made From Your Grandmother’s Hair?
Maybe a lock of her hair has been sitting in an envelope for a while, and the question you keep circling is not price but truth. Yes, a memorial ...
Is a Memorial Diamond Really Made From Your Grandmother’s Ashes?
Doubt is a reasonable response when someone offers to turn a portion of her ashes into a gemstone, especially when the remains matter this much t ...
Is a Memorial Diamond Really Made From Your Grandmother’s Ashes and Hair?
Some families hold two things of hers at once: a portion of her ashes, and a curl of hair someone saved. A stone can be really made from grandmot ...
How a Memorial Diamond Is Made From Your Grandmother’s Hair
A folded envelope with a lock of her hair, a strand caught in a brush she used every morning: small things like these can carry a surprising amou ...
How a Memorial Diamond Is Made From Your Grandmother’s Ashes
Perhaps a small container of her ashes sits on a relative’s shelf, or perhaps you are the one who collected them from the crematory. If you want ...
How a Memorial Diamond Is Made From Your Grandmother’s Ashes and Hair
Perhaps a relative kept a portion of her cremated remains, and you still have a curl of her hair folded inside a card she once mailed you. A diam ...
Memorial Diamond Colors for a Brother: What to Expect
You may already have a picture in your head of how his stone should look, and it can feel strange to learn that the final color is not entirely y ...