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Can Beginners Learn How to Make a Wooden Cremation Urn That Looks Professional?

Starting something new can feel scary. Woodwork may look tough at first. Still, many people pick it up with time and patience. If you feel curious about how to make a wooden cremation urn, you are...

Celebrate Life with a Custom Handmade Urn

When it comes to memorials for a loved one who has passed, today many wish to personalize the final resting place, whether it be a casket or a custom handmade urn. We have been to many funeral indu...

Skunk Bath For Dogs

What To Do If Your Dog Gets Skunked – Skunk Bath For Dogs Recipe Luckily, in the six years we have had our dog, she has never been skunked. Her mama down the block has been skunked many times. I ca...

Why Choose a Wooden Urn?

As an artisan, I’ve always loved creating things with wood. In talking with some of my urn customers, many chose a wooden urn as a memorial for their loved one for the same reasons as I love wood. ...

How to Make Wooden Urns

I make wooden urns frhow to make handcrafted wooden urnsom a variety of different wood species: Black Walnut – light to dark chocolate brown in color with a straight and wavy grain, large burls a...

What to Do With Cremation Ashes

While casket burial has traditionally been the most common, more people are choosing cremation for themselves and their loved ones. By the year 2017, it is expected 50% of people in the U.S. will b...

How to Transport an Urn

I have a cousin who lived in Nevada. His wishes were to be cremated and buried back home in Illinois in a cemetery where his parents and brother are buried. My family happened to be going to Nevad...

Customizing Your Pet Urn

Pets become a member of the family. In many cases, they give us unconditional love and loyalty that many people in our lives don’t offer. The passing on of a beloved pet brings grief and leaves man...

Keepsake Cremation Urns

Keepsake cremation urns are miniature size urns that hold a small amount of ashes. A keepsake may be used as a memorial urn for a baby. Some families choose a large urn to hold most of parent’s ash...

Choosing Unique and Artistic Cremation Urns

The trend today in many areas of life is to express individuality. Examples can be seen in the way we personalize our Facebook page, communicate our own interests on Pinterest, and even customize o...