Jewels to Die for
Topic: Bizarre, Macabre|
I ran into this company recently that turned the ashes of your loved ones into gems. After thinking about it for a second I had to laugh. As bizarre as an engagement ring made out of your your beau’s grandma would be, it certainly gives new meaning to “family jewels”.
In fact, there are companies that specialize in what they call “memory jewelery”. The stones they make out of the ashes can look like almost any gemstone, diamonds, ruby, sapphire, black onyx, etc.
A company called lifegem has even announced that they will be making a diamond out of late pop star, Michael Jackson’s hair. The option is not a cheap one, a synthetic diamond made from the ash you provide will run from $3500 for a 1/4 carat to almost 20k for a fu
ll carat stone. The company also has a family plan that gives you a discount for 4 or more.
20k may be a fair price to spend on a diamond made from grandma, but it may be a bit much if you would like to wear your deceased dog Fido around your finger. A company called Pet Gems has a cost effective solution.
Pet Gems does not create an entire stone from your late best friends ash, instead , they have a procedure that enhances an existing stone with your supplied ash. They take a Zircon, run it through their machine and you end up with a Fido
colored jewel. Pet Gems pricing seems to be around $400 for the 1 carat stone.
You can take a few table spoons of..
 and turn it into this.
