Artists Make Glass Keepsakes With Ashes

Full Circle Memory Beads is owned and operated by two Canadian artists, a husband and wife team Adam Smith and Melanie Anderson. This unique business creates custom glass Cremation Keepsakes for families by encasing their loved one’s cremated ashes in glass beads, rings, marbles and pendants using an art form called Lampworking.

"Our inspiration continues to stem from the overwhelmingly positive and heartfelt feedback from families we work with. They express sobering gratitude for having a meaningful keepsake to help them navigate life with grief. These keepsakes have also created opportunities for them to open up about their loss when someone commented on their keepsakes. They have a beautiful piece of their loved one to physically touch and anchor them in a moment of sadness. The process of having a memory bead made has helped clients move forward in their lives without feeling like they are leaving their loved one behind. Many clients have told us their keepsakes have helped them make it through some of the toughest moments of their grief. This business is so unique because there is such an intimate and emotional aspect attached to the service we provide. Every keepsake created has a unique story within it."

-Melanie Anderson

Owner/Artist

More info: fullcirclememorybeads.com