From as little as £6.99 to £10,000 or even more. The first option and the cheapest is a self filled piece of jewellery. These can be found quite easily on sites such as Amazon for £6.99 to £50. They are base metal, steel or brass, and you simply fill them with ashes yourself. A small grub screw is then used to close the hole. A simple and cost effective way to carry your loved ones ashes. 

The next option which would cost £30 - £300 is to use an individual or company that does not make their own jewellery pieces, but charge you to add ashes to them using resin or in the same way as above. You can google for that type of service and you will quickly see the quality of the finished pieces that are possible for this type of price range. Just check what their refund and warranty policy is, if anything at all. Typically these individuals will only have access to silver or sometimes 9k golds. You won't find them working in 18k golds or platinum. 

You will then find real jewellers like me, who make their own jewellery pieces in their own workshop. They don't buy in mass made pieces and would have the ability to make you a bespoke piece, or even recycle your own jewellery. These individuals, like me are much harder to find. The price range will spread from £100 up to £2,000 or more depending on materials used. Again, just ask what their refund and warranty policy is.

Typically  £1,000 to £10,000 to turn cremation ashes into a diamond. There is growing concern however that those selling this service are simply hoodwinking their clients. Several studies have been made noting that it is not possible to recover enough carbon from cremated ashes. With one company on their website suggest that only a fraction of the carbon used to make a diamond is from the ashes with the majority being supplied new. 

I simply can't endorse or recommend any company offering "ashes into diamonds". 

I would add a HUGE word of caution here. There are several company's that offer this service , but I am so heavily sceptical. You will, by all reckoning get a real diamond (maybe) but it will not contain any ashes from your loved one. 

Here is my word of caution on such company's. If I had a machine that could turn ashes into diamonds, I would put it in a glass room and offer tours. I would have it live streaming 24 hours a day. It would be quite an impressive thing. 

What you will find on websites, by company's offering to turn ashes into diamonds, is that their machine is in a secret location. Hhmmmmmm, so secret you can't visit and see it !! Be careful, buyer beware. 

When making ashes into jewellery, a teaspoons' worth of ash is required. A little goes a long way. Only a pinch is actually required to make a piece of jewellery, so a teaspoon's worth of ash would make a dozen pieces. All unused ash is returned with your commission. 

Just a teaspoons' worth of ash is required. Actually only a pinch is required to make most rings, so a teaspoon's worth of ash is more than enough.  All unused ash is returned with your commission. 

Pet ashes are in essence the same as human ashes. The cremated ashes from any living form will be reduced to the same cremains. The only difference will be the size of the loved one lost. A horse is bigger than a pony, which is bigger than a human, which is bigger than dog, a cat and so on. You can therefore get ashes from any beloved lost animal. The resulting ashes, can then be used in the same way that we use human ashes. After all, for most folk, a pet is part of the family. Start here for your journey into Memorial Jewellery

The jewellery itself is not affected by plain water, however it is best to remove the jewellery when swimming or showering. The sea has a degree of salt in it, which can affect silver jewellery. Swimming pools and jacuzzis have chemicals added that can affect 925 sterling silver and make it tarnish. When bathing, you may use a beauty product, shampoo or suchlike that might tarnish silver or chemically damage the resin in cremation ash jewellery. So whilst water itself is OK, it is the chemicals in the water that could damage your jewellery. 

Yes, I can add hair to most pieces of my jewellery in the same way that the cremated ashes are added. 

The answer, is a resounding yes!. There's no right or wrong when it comes to honouring your loved one's memory, and if cremation jewelry brings you comfort and peace, then embrace it wholeheartedly. 

In the depths of grief, we search for ways to keep our loved ones close. Some find solace in memories, others in rituals, and for many cremation jewelry offers a tangible connection that transcends the physical realm.