Cremation Jewelry Creates Lasting Remembrance
Two centuries ago lockets and the treasured keepsakes they concealed were cherished possessions. Inside the miniature, hinged compartment worn on a chain around her neck, a Victorian lady of the 1800s might tuck a tiny photograph or lock of hair from someone she loved. It was a way to keep the person close to her heart. When given as a gift from a man to a woman, a locket was considered a statement of romantic intent similar to an engagement ring today. A woman who received a locket containing a lock of her beau’s hair knew wedding bells would soon be ringing.
But lockets also served a more somber purpose during an era in which appearances were tremendously important. Mourning lockets containing a lock of hair and sometimes a miniature photograph of a departed loved one were worn as a sign of remembrance and respect. Under the rigid social mores of the 19th century, a mourning locket was the only adornment allowed a widow who was required to wear black for an entire year following the death of a spouse. The wearing of jewelry was forbidden as disrespectful, with the exception of a mourning locket.
Today, like the cherished locket your great-grandmother wore to remember those she loved most, cremation jewelry provides a beautiful keepsake that allows you to keep your departed loved one close to your heart. A lasting remembrance of your loved one, cremation jewelry is a beautiful, unique and modern way to permanently memorialize a loved one who has passed away.
Exquisitely crafted from the finest 14k gold or sterling silver, cremation jewelry contains a portion of your loved one’s cremated remains carefully sealed inside the pendant of a beautiful keepsake necklace. A lovely selection of teardrops, hearts and crosses designed with a modern nod to classic tradition allows you to choose a piece of jewelry that reflects both your loved one’s style and your own.
Cremation jewelry is an elegant way to hold your loved one close to your heart wherever you may be. We Americans live in an extremely mobile society. Gone are the days when families lived and died in the same neighborhood, multiple generations living out their lives within blocks of each other. Today, families are scattered from shore to shore across the breadth of America. Most of us will live only a too-brief portion of our lives where we can easily visit our loved ones’ final resting places. Cremation keepsake jewelry allows you to always carry with you a comforting keepsake remembrance of your cherished loved one – wherever life’s journey takes you.