How to Make Your Own Cremation Urn

How to make your own urn

With the rising cost of funerals and premium price tags at funeral homes, the two most affordable options are shopping for a cremation urn online and making one yourself. Unless you are burying the urn at a cemetery or storing the urn in a columbarium (either of these options may have specific requirements for the urn), you are free to use any container you see fit to hold the remains. This can be as simple as a coffee can or a few cool whip containers, or as intricate of a custom made piece as you can create. Here are a few ideas for how to make your own cremation urn.

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33 Inspiring Life Celebration Quotes

Quotes for life celebration

Here are several of the most inspiring, interesting, and unique Life Celebration quotes we’ve gathered from around the internet. These memorial quotes are ideal for inspiring conversation and memories about a departed loved one. Or, use them to add some eloquence and personality to your eulogy in describing and celebrating a beloved life. We’ve provided each Life Celebration quote in both text and meme formats, which makes it easy to copy and paste or share in social media circles.

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20 Funeral Quotes for A Loved One’s Eulogy

When composing a eulogy for a loved one, the most difficult part can be finding an apt starting point.

Fortunately, many creative minds – authors, poets, musicians, and world leaders – have wrestled with life and death and have emerged with concise, insightful, and stirring funeral quotes to give us guidance.

Here are some of the best and most useful eulogy and funeral quotes, presented with lovely imagery and elegant typography for your inspiration.

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Creating A Memorial Space in Your Home

Memorial Space

A loved one’s death will leave many things behind – photos, letters, trinkets, clothing, and much more. More than just the tangible stuff which surrounds us, a departed loved one will leave behind a lifetime of memories and a vast empty hole in the lives of those around them.

One way to deal with the intangible effects of a family member’s death is to make use of the tangible things to create a memorial space in your home.

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40 Funeral Memes in a Bonanza of Morbid Humor

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Funerals can bring out a lot of emotions – sadness, frustration, anxiety, fear, relief, tension, hope, closure, letdown, and more.

One thing we need not forget is that death and its entourage of surrounding customs (funerals, wakes, cremation, burial, etc) can actually be funny.

In the vein of keeping things light, and recognizing that the human race has long used humor as a valuable form of expression relating to all stages and walks of life, here are 20 Funeral Humor Memes that we have collected, created, and shared.

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Your Options for Grave Markers

Homemade grave marker

There are many, many decisions that surround planning a funeral. Today we’re going to be talking about your options for grave markers.

Customs, materials, locations and many other helpful resources are outlined below to make your decision making a bit easier. Let’s dive into it.

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12 Heartwarming Pet Memorial Gifts

12 Heartwarming Pet Memorial Gifts

Today we are going to look at twelve absolutely heartwarming pet memorial gifts.

If someone you know has had a beloved pet pass away, a thoughtful and personalized pet memorial gift can show that special touch of sympathy and friendship.

At the same time, a heartfelt sympathy gift gives the pet’s owner a keepsake memento to help them treasure the memories of their pet forever. Here are 12 heartwarming pet memorial gift ideas.

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5 Famous Epitaphs

Epitaph ideas from famous epitaphs

People always wonder what is “standard” or commonly written by others on urn inscriptions and funeral stone engravings. But what are some unique inscriptions or epitaphs? And what can we learn from the famous epitaphs of well-known individuals – how their unique lives were expressed in a final, lasting quote, saying, or sentence?

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