I’ve posted before about memorial beads, but more recently I have been exploring new forms of memorial pieces. These are glass memorial pebbles. Like memorial beads they enclose a small amount of cremation ash from a beloved pet or family member to offer comfort and keep their memory close .

The pebbles shown contain cremation ash from our wonderful dog Dennis who passed away in 2015.

Like pebbles from the beach they are highly tactile and roll gently around in your palm.
In this case the wooden base is made from a piece of ebony and I find it’s quite a nice way to display the pebbles on a desk or other surface.

And because they are made from glass the pebbles not only look lovely they will last for many many years.

If you’d like to know more do get in touch for a free consultation.

“It gives me so much much comfort knowing I can be close to him and actually hold a part of him close to me whenever I want to.”

— Diane White

Creating a memory in glass - Polis Bay, Greece...

January 8, 2018bespoke handmade glass, Handmade glass beadsChellie PurnellComment

While we were in Greece last summer we had two fantastic sailing guides Mihai and Monika. They shared with us their favourite place 'Ormos Polis' which is one of the most tiny and beautiful coves in the Ionian.

“This has got to be our favourite place in the whole of the Ionian”

Beautiful crystal green water , coupled with all kinds of sea life, pools and little caves made it a magical place to spend a wonderful couple of days.

I promised back then to make Monika a special bead that would remind her of Polis Bay forever. Well finally I am about to send it off to her. I hope she likes it.

It was important to get that lovely sea green colour right, and I must admit I did not get it right first time!!

I started with a core of ivory glass for the rocks and then used layers of transparent green and blue glass to build up the feeling of the deeper water. I used some fine silver foil to bring the reflective quality of the water to the bead and then worked on the details of the colour changes as the water becomes shallower towards the shore.