Only The Best Pet Urns For My Pets
With your pet being a member of the family, pet urns should be of the finest quality.So my favorite choice is
Glass Blown Pet Urns
If you have made the choice to have your pet cremated, then you are the type of person who goes the extra mile for the memorial. Mike, a person I know from California, has devoted his working life to creating urns for pets and people.
The pieces that are shown on his site, as well as custom one of a kind items are exhibit quality in my opinion. So not only do they make a great pet cremation urn, but a show piece to memorialize your pet with.
See Mikes Pet Urns below
Pet Urns
Included in the Unique Memorials website, is an area devoted to your pet. Below is a link to our Free Pet Memorials page where you can easily build your own free pet memorial with photos.
Free Pet Memorials
Listed below are some of the different pet cremation urns on the market today. This will give you additional ideas for use in your selection process.
Cloisonne Urns:
This style of cremation urn was also at the top of the list because of several things.The craft uses wire casings on a ceramic piece to form a colorful and realistic design that creates a beautiful work of art. This technique has been around for centuries, and the enamel looks beautiful and shiny after being fired several times in a kiln. These urns also are art that can be a great piece to display and hold your loved ones remains.
Marble Urns:
A product of natures beauty, Marble Urns are made of a high quality material that is beautiful yet very durable. Marbles swirls and shapes have a unique look that draws attention. These urns can be produced in many colors to suit your personality.
Wood Urns:
Wood Urns are also high on my list because they can be made from almost any kind of wood, as well as in unlimited shapes, sizes, and styles. They are usually mass produced, but with some research, you can find crafters who still custom make them for you.
Ceramic Urns:
These somewhat fragile urns can be mass produced or made the old fashioned way on a potters wheel. This process involves hand decorating, then they are fired and glazed. This produces one of a kind piece that is still beautiful.
Bronze Urns:
Bronze and other metal urns are mass produced, and come in many styles and colors. I personally would not choose a metal urn because most of them will tarnish over time, and this requires cleaning and polishing of the urn. They still look good when new, but are not very unique
Art Urns:
This a somewhat broad term, but you can find companies, and individual artists who will sculpt a work of art with an area for remains. These are also found as mass produced items listed in different styles or categories.
Companion Urns:
This is a style of urn that is meant for two people who want to share the same urn, some come with two compartments, some do not
Keepsake Urns
These urns are a small urn that is meant to hold a small portion of ashes, for people who want several ways to have their pets close, or to share with others.
Funeral Urns
A funeral Urn is normally an urn that is used for display purposes at a funeral or memorial service. It can be of any material but is normally a manufactures glass or ceramic Urn,
Other Urns
Above is a condensed list of what can be found. There are many mass produced urns that follow a theme, such as: Military, Religious, sports, or even Hobbies. They are unique in they can help represent something important in your pets life.
And finally there are biodegradable and burial type urns to be interred.These are usually not specifically pet urns.