Tonight I came home from work to a new catalog on the kitchen counter. The scarf on the cover made me think of Jen on the Edge with its ROY G BIV colorblock design, so I opened it up and perused the contents (the catalog, not the scarf).
I like to look through catalogs that have current styles, not because I’m following fashion trends in clothing but because it gives me new jewelry-making ideas. (Not that I have time right now to be designing jewelry, but that’s another blog post.)
So… where was I? Oh, yes — perusing through a new catalog…
After making note of a necklace design I might want to attempt on my own, I came across this heart pendant:
Ash Holder Pendant
Sterling silver 1 1/4″ twist-top pendant holds a small quantity of cremated ashes (or dried flowers, or a lock of hair). The front is engraved with “Always in my heart.” Arrives with a funnel spoon and message card printed with inspirational verses from Scripture.
I’m curious… would you wear a pendant with a loved-one’s ashes?
Spokalulu 
There are probably some who would, but I would not.
I wouldn’t. I think it would be a joy to spread the ashes of someone I loved some place in nature that they loved. While I’m not religious, I do believe that living things are much more than the physical, so I can’t see any reason to hang on the remains of the physical.
No, I would not.
On another note, I have a scarf that is almost identical to the one you showed. Seriously. Go look at my Facebook profile photo — I’m wearing it. Mine was a bit more expensive than the one you linked, but I knew I’d wear it all the time, so I splurged. And I do wear it ALL. THE. TIME. Easily two or three times a week for many months of the year.
I don’t think so. I might do the lock of hair though.
I would, in fact I have. My daughter, who thought it was freaky at first, absconded with one (yes, I had two) of my necklaces with my mom’s ashes, when she moved to California. She says it’s comforting. I wasn’t sold on the idea initially – but once you’ve made a pilgrimage with your sister to scatter your mother’s ashes which may or may not include breaking and entering, and trespassing – you kind of get used to the idea. …My ash scattering adventures constitute a blog post I’ve been trying to write, which is hilarious to me, but there are those who might find it off-putting…
Everyone has different experiences. I definitely would like to read that blog post!
I love the idea of wearing the ashes. It seems so very dear. I will definitely keep this in mind, should I ever need to keep a loved one close.
No! But that scarf is SO Jen!