A solid walnut keepsake urn you can hang, laser engraved with their photograph or a few words. Inside, a sealed tin holds 1.8 cubic inches of ashes — about two tablespoons. Handmade one at a time in Michigan.
$375 each · less when you order more than one · free priority shipping
What Is Inside
- A sealed tin that holds 1.8 cubic inches. A screw-top tin, two inches across, sits in the base and lifts straight out — so the ashes are never against bare wood, and the piece can be opened and closed without disturbing them.
- Solid walnut, hinged. A brass hinge and two magnets, so it closes flush and stays shut on a tree, a shelf or a mirror.
- Engraved inside the lid as well as out. “Forever in our hearts” is engraved around the inside, so the words are there every time it is opened.
- A jute hanger, long enough for a branch or a rear-view mirror.
One For Each Of Them
A keepsake urn holds a small share, so more than one person has something to hold. Every piece in an order is engraved the same way unless you ask otherwise — the same photograph, or the same words — so a family can share one image across several pieces.
What Goes On The Front
A Photograph
Send any photo you have. It is engraved into the walnut itself — no ink, no printing, nothing to fade. The background is removed and the tones adjusted before anything is cut.
Their Name And Dates
Set around the face of the disc, the way “Forever in our hearts” is set inside the lid.
A Few Words
A line they always said, a verse, a date that mattered.
Plainly
This holds a small portion — about two tablespoons. A full-size urn takes roughly one cubic inch for every pound of body weight, so a keepsake urn this size is around one percent of an adult. Most families keep the rest in a full-size engraved urn and use these so several people have something of their own.
You approve the engraving before it is cut. A spelling mistake you approved cannot be undone in wood, so it is worth reading twice.
Each piece is one of a kind. Walnut moves, and no two discs take an engraving the same way.
Daniel makes these himself, in Michigan, and reviews every design before the laser is switched on.
Keepsake Urn Questions, Answered
How much does a keepsake urn hold?
This one holds 1.8 cubic inches — about two tablespoons — in a screw-top tin that lifts out of the base. A full-size urn takes roughly one cubic inch for every pound of body weight, so a keepsake this size is around one percent of an adult. It is meant for a share, not the whole.
What is a keepsake urn for?
When several people want something to hold. Most families keep the remainder in one full-size urn and give a keepsake to each child or grandchild, so nobody has to choose who keeps them.
Can you engrave a photograph on it?
Yes. Send any photo you have and it is engraved into the walnut itself — no ink, no printing, nothing to fade. The background is removed and the tones adjusted first, and you see a proof of the engraving before anything is cut.
Can I order more than one?
Yes, and it costs less per piece: $350 each for two or three, $325 each for four or more. Every piece in an order is engraved the same way unless you ask otherwise, so one photograph can be shared across all of them.
How do the ashes go in?
The tin lifts straight out of the base and screws shut, so the ashes are never against bare wood. A funeral director will fill it for you, or you can do it yourself — it opens wide and the tin sits flat.
What is it made of?
Solid American walnut, never veneer, with a brass hinge and two magnets so it closes flush. It is finished by hand and hangs from a jute cord. Every piece is one of a kind because no two discs take an engraving the same way.
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