Memorial Jewelry Returns From the Past

A Common Open Display of Hair from the Victorian Days: A Victorian broach designed with a glass bezel to display the hair. Interwoven hair was a common art back then.

Custom Necklace Creatively Displays Cremation Ashes in a Secure Fashion: “Teardrop Cremation Pendant,” on a black cord, is made of custom hand-blown glass with ¼ teaspoon cremation ashes enclosed within the “marble.”

A Wide Variety of Meaningful Artifacts Visible Through a Window: A silver or gold “Trinity Memorial Vessel” closes with a threaded top to hold any or all of the options shown: dried flowers from a ceremony, lock of hair, burial soil from where the ashes lay, or some cremation ashes.

On-the-Go Keychain Keeps Cremation Ashes Always at Hand: Small “keychain” keepsake cremation urn that has the option of a religious or nonreligious charm. These keepsakes come in a range of fun anodized aluminum colors.

Hair of the Past Becomes Chic High-Fashion Hair of Today: In the 1800s, hair art was popular in everything from jewelry to scrapbook albums. And in the current era, Kerry Howley has designed a sophisticated hair necklace. Since high fashion trickles down, in the next few decades expect to see more hair necklaces in varying designs, as people choose to retain the hair of someone they loved.