Power of Personalization: Pair of Custom Guitars for Jaedon

In sweet memory of a 16 year-old, young man from Texas.  A pair of LTD electric guitar urns modeled from his instrument. 

We were honored to meet his parents and hand-deliver these pieces to their family.  Prayers for comfort and healing following their tragic loss.

A ray of light in this very dark time...I truly did right by him.

Five Star Etsy Review

Power of Personalization: Stock Car for The Margarita Lady

We were honored again to create a custom piece for the Flickinger Family.  This piece makes the third urn they've asked us to make.  We were touched that they entrusted us to help them memorialize Mom this time.

Wanda loved dirt track, stock car racing. A long time fan, she was known as "The Margarita Lady" to her racing friends, and had expressed that wanting a stock car urn when it came her time. We based the design from pictures sent of a Modified race car of her favorite driver, Wendell Wallace's #88 of Batesville, AR.


We hand delivered this piece to her family, who were happy with how the piece turned out and how perfect it was for Wanda.

A Copper Winged Heart in Honor - Menkes Awareness

This winged heart urn was handmade at half-depth to hold a smaller portion of ashes. It was created to honor a little boy who passed from this world too soon.  Little Braxton and his family fought a hard fight during his two short years on Earth.

He was afflicted with the condition known as Menkes Disease. It is caused by mutations in the copper transport gene, which is responsible for making a protein that is important for regulating the copper levels in the body. Primarily affecting baby boys, Menkes syndrome is terminal within the first few years of life, and currently there is no cure.

We pray that Braxton's family finds comfort and peace as they honor his spirit and mourn the loss of their little one.
  

#menkesawareness

Handwitten Notes to Personalize - "Jake", a Child's Name

Engraved one of the last times he wrote his name... the sweet handwriting of a 7 yr old named, Jake. #angelwings #art #awesomeurns #childmemorial #comfort #customart #deathcare #deathpositive #etsy #family #flyingheart #funeral #funeralart #grief #handcrafted #handmadewithlove #handwriting #heart #personalized #instaart #life #love #missingyou #mourning #rip #sculpture #shophandmade #urn

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How It's Made: Antiquing Rowdy's YURN

How we "antique" our YURNS...this technique really helps to bring out the texture of the angel wings and engravings. Handmade with love for a Texan named, Rowdy.

How we "antique" our YURNS...this technique really helps to bring out the texture of the angel wings and engravings. Handmade with love for a Texan named, Rowdy. #angelwings #antiquing #art #awesomeurns #buydifferently #comfort #customart #deathcare #deathpositive #etsy #etsyshop #family #flyingheart #funeral #funeralart #grief #handcrafted #handmadewithlove #heart #howitsmade #instaart #life #love #makersgonnamake #missingyou #mourning #rip #sculpture #shophandmade #urn

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The Power of Personalization: Custom Pedal Steel Guitar Urn

What a honor to create such a fun, neat memorial urn for a Florida musician...A custom pedal steel guitar, modeled after his particular instrument. #steelguitar #pedalsteel #musician #countrymusic #cremation #urn #oneofakind #customart #memorial #funeral #art #inmemory #westernswing #shobud #guitarist #musicislife #instamusic #loss #grief #mourning #personality #personalized #ceramic #sculpture #clay #model #makersgonnamake #handmade #artisan #etsyseller

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The Power of Personalization: Custom Golf Ball

This week's sculptural feat: carving hundreds of dimples into a hollow sphere of dirt. #golf #ball #cremation #urn #sculpture #golfer #unique #funeral #memorial

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Custom Golf Ball Cremation Urn Sculpture. Handmade with love. #golf #ball #cremation #urn #funeral #art #personalized #golfer #memorial

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The Power of Personalization: Custom Orcas for Arval

Recently we delivered these Killer Whales to a former co-worker and dear friend. These hand-built memorials are for her brother...the large one for his wife and family, and a smaller one for his sister. www.awesomeurns.com #neverforget #oneofakind #orca #whale #unique #cremation #urn #ceramic #sculpture #memorial #oceanlife

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For 7 years, Rob worked side-by-side with Sandra in the front lab at Dallas Nephrology Associates. Sandra was his direct supervisor, a mentor, a surrogate mom, and a good friend. During those years, she was a daily source of wisdom, encouragement and humor for him.

Recently, Sandra contacted us and asked for us to create an Orca Whale for her brother, Arval.  He always love Killer Whales and their symbology of family, longevity, harmony, community and protection.

We created a large wall-mounted piece for Arval's wife and family....and a smaller whale memorial for Sandra to keep.  We feel honored to make these pieces for him and their family.

Recently we drove up to Dallas to deliver them to her in person. It has been over 10 years since we moved from Dallas and Rob left his job at DNA.  It was so awesome to see Sandra and her family, have some laughs and catch up on life.

She and her family have started a small business selling handmade soaps, lotions, and other scented oil products.  She treated us to samples of their products and Rob became a big fan of the Whisky Woodshop Beard Oil!  Check out, A Handful of Bubbles....www.ahandfulofbubbles.com
 

BEYOND AWESOME!!!...Connecting beyond the purchase

When given the opportunity, we love to connect with families.

It is hard to know everything our customers are going through following the death of their loved one. Often, we can only imagine the profound loss they are experiencing. When communicating with customers, we just allow that space to unfold how it needs to for those in mourning. 

Sometimes there is no communication beyond the email order, and that's certainly understandable. However, other times we have the chance to connect and collaborate ideas with the customer....we truly value these opportunities. It touches our hearts deeply when we can learn more about who the YURN is remembering.

Recently, we had a wonderful experience getting to know more about Mark through his wife Diane.  She shared photos and opened up to us about the great health challenges he experienced preceding his death....she told us about their 30 year relationship, his love for music, their travels together, their devotion to fostering hundreds of pets through the years, and how she loved to make him laugh.

She wanted his guitar YURN to be a perfect expression of him and her love for him.  We shared with her the different personalizations we could do to make it a unique and special piece.  We added a handwritten note with his frequent "Love you today" sentiment to her...a line from his favorite song along with his signature...her "Eternal Love" expression for him...his name and dates....and even painted it to match his favorite Martin guitar.

To be of service to her is a blessing to us. These opportunities to touch each others lives in a loving and heartfelt way is what it's all about, and we'll remember this connection always.

Personalized Bass Angler YURN: Backside Details

"Just Fishin' M.A.D." personalized Bass Angler YURN was recently made in memory of a Dad in CT. Engraved on the backside with protective felt, inurnment hatch and wire hangers. www.awesomeurns.com #justfishin #bassfishing #bass #angler #cremation #urn #sculpture #funeral #art #handmade #memorial #unique #rememberence #love #dad

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The Power of Personalization: African Grey Parrot

Today we delivered our 50th YURN...a custom African Grey Parrot to honor a local aviculturist, Scott Lewis. Together with his wife, Linda, they raised and cared for over 20 different species and over 75 pairs of parrots in their backyard in East Austin. www.awesomeurns.com #custom #cremation #urn #parrot #africangrey #aviary #bird #sculpture #unique #memorial #funeral #art #remember #handmade #love #honor #yurns #austin #texas

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It Completely Represents Him!...Recommended 100% Five-Star Review

Jesus "Chuy" Jauregui

Jan. 3, 1993 - June 14, 2016

FIVE-STAR REVIEW

"We got the guitar YURN made for my youngest brother. It is absolutely beautiful!! It completely represents him!
Thank you YURNS by MorzArt!! Your work is amazing!! I recommend them 100% to anyone who is looking for a piece of art to honor your loved ones."  - Tania M.

New Model In the Works: Angel

Pouring the mold for our new angel YURN. www.awesomeurns.com #heavenly #cremation #urn #moldmaking #funeral #art #claymodel #angel #heart #yurns #memorial #love

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Quite Magnificent...Handwritten Notes to Personalize

On a recent order for a "Guitar Picker" YURN, we were asked to include very special and sentimental engravings.  The customer had sent to us handwritten notes from her husband who recently passed.  She asked for us to take an element from 3 separate notes and combine them into one inscription that reads, "Love My Bunnie", signed "Johnny", with a little drawing of a baseball cap that he was known to always wear.

We love adding these unique and sentimental elements, that mean so much to those grieving such great losses. For years to come, she will be able to look at his memorial and see the small reminder of the sweet love they shared together.

She shared with us stories and pictures of her late husband, and our experience with working with her on this piece was truly an honor.  We feel grateful to have these connections with those who purchase our art and think it is amazing to be a part of his tribute.

"The guitar is quite magnificent!  I think it will be the absolute best way to honor him and display his ashes...I was overwhelmed with a multitude of emotions...

It is a very strange feeling to be so happy with something that has been created for something so deeply heartbreaking.  Although I absolutely & totally think that the guitar is stupendous, it feels wrong to like it because if John were alive, I wouldn't need it and I'd rather not need it.  If that makes any sense at all.

Regardless of what I am feeling, your creation is a masterpiece.  I am very happy with the quality of your craftsmanship and also with your kind hearts and loving souls."   -Sandie H.

All I Could Do Was Stare...Pictures Don't Do Them Justice

"When my Daughter came to me a couple of days after my Soulmate passed away, she said to me, 'Dad I have found the perfect Urn for Mom's ashes'. I looked at the picture of the Sunflower with the Butterfly on it, and I almost cried. I told her, 'that is the perfect place for your Mom's ashes'. After we received the urn and I opened it, all I could do was stare at it. The pictures on your website do it no justice compared to the beauty of it when it was in my hands! Thank You for this work of ART! God Bless You."   - Jim G.

Etsy Review: "Amazing, amazing, amazing! They were so wonderful with us through the whole process, kept us updated with how the YURN was coming along, and shipping was fast and secure! 10/10 A+ would recommend!!" -  Megan G.

Messengers from Our Loved Ones

According to our friends at UrnGarden.com...

• It’s not unusual to look for signs from a loved one after he or she dies. These symbols not only bring a feeling of hope, but a sense of peace and renewal. It’s a popular notion that cardinals are often seen as messengers from our loved ones. Just their presence symbolizes a myriad of ideals, thoughts and feelings.  > read more

Honoring life with a custom Sunflower and hand-built Cardinal YURN sculpture. With our sympathies to the Browning Family. <3 www.yurns.gallery #celebrationoflife #memorial #unique #cremation #urn #sculpture #rememberingmom #sunflower #cardinal #birdwatching #condolences #bereavement

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A Celebration of Life was held this past weekend for Christa Browning.  She was remembered with this custom Sunflower YURN with hand-built Cardinal bird.

"I'm so pleased with this piece, it truly is a beautiful work of art".  - Lisa H.

Gift for Helping Those Who are Grieving...His Last Guitar

"You folks made a beautiful urn ( the guitar ) for my husband last month. I call it his last guitar. He dearly loved playing and teaching guitar ( taught our son, and the grandkids and a couple friends ). I was going to settle for regular type of urn and then found you guys. I can`t tell you how much my family and love what you have made for us. It makes it hurt just a little bit less to see the guitar, you did a beautiful job. Thank you so much. You have a GOD given gift for helping those who are grieving feel better about where they put the ashes of their loved one. Thank you and GOD BLESS."  -  Kay K.

Love Dad, Memorials for 2 Sisters

"Love Dad" custom guitar YURN with a father's signature to his daughters.

In Memory of My Step-Dad

For David Wayne Jackson  

October 2, 1954 - March 15, 2015

May his sweet soul rest in peace.

A #custom #cremation #urn we created for my step-dad, David Jackson. His daughter requested a #bowling themed urn in #dallascowboys #football colors. www.yurns.gallery #rip #unique #funeral #art #memorial #sculpture #ashes #gocowboys #personalized #handmade #madeintexas #dallas #dallascowboysnation

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