Saturday, 2 February 2013

They say diamonds are forever...

Did you know you can get a diamond created from the remains of a loved one either using the carbon from their cremated ashes, a lock of their hair or both?
14k Gold Cathedral-Style w/accent diamonds 
14k Gold Cathedral-Style w/accent diamonds (https://www.irrproducts.com/p-82-14k-gold-cathedral-style-waccent-diamonds.aspx)
  
Price for this ring: $1,295.00
Price for the LifeGem: $3,499.00 -7,899.00 (depending on carat, clarity, etc.)
Having a piece of your lost loved one close...Priceless
 
To learn more about this North American death ritual check out the LifeGem website:
http://www.lifegem.com/
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3 comments:

  1. TAL Toolbox4 February 2013 at 07:30

    Radical concept. Is it just me or does that seem a little creepy?

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  2. MacKenzie 7 February 2013 at 14:05

    Personally I find the concept a little creepy as well but I also find it understandable why it might appeal to people. I think LifeGem offers people a means to maintain a connection with a lost loved one in a very immediate, everyday sense. You do not have to go to a cemetery for example to visit them but can take part of them with you in your everyday life. I think this also provides a sense that the deceased person is 'living on' by enabling them to participate in your life at least in the sense of being 'present.'

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  3. Unknown12 February 2013 at 13:09

    I think this is really neat! It seems less eerie to me than to keep an urn of ashes on the mantel, for instance. It's an innovative way to symbolize a loved one in an object that is also something you'd actually enjoy keeping.

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