Loving, personalized memories in glass
Visit www.beadsbyvangie.com to see my non-cremation items.
I call them my “beads for fun.”
Glass artist Vangie Collins in her studio.
Each cremation
bead is a beautiful,
handmade tribute
Celebrate the memory of your beloved friend, family member or pet with a custom-made glass bead that incorporates some of their ashes. It is a beautiful way to honor your loved one’s memory and create a unique, personalized keepsake for yourself.
As a lampwork glass artist, I craft each bead individually in my studio and no two beads are exactly alike. I also offer several options to personalize your memory. By choosing custom glass colors your bead can reflect your loved one’s hair or eye color, their love of the beach, your pet’s shade of fur, etc. As a special touch, I’d be happy to add a heart design or paw print to your glass bead for no additional charge.
Vangie creating a glass cremation bead.
Vangie with some of her unique designs.
Honor your loved
ones and keep them
close to your heart
By swirling a touch of your loved one’s ashes into a glass bead, it becomes a special, personalized remembrance. My elegant memorial bead pendants are a wonderful way to keep family, friends and pets you’ve lost close to your heart. My key chains and sun catchers are beautiful keepsakes. I also make Pandora compatible beads, earrings, sun catchers, bracelets, key chains and prayer beads such as a rosary.
Some people find that a simple memorial bead kept in their pocket or purse, provides great comfort, allowing them to keep their loved one with them always.’
Jewelry, keychains, sun catchers…
“The cremation bead Vangie made us is wonderful... Better than we imagined. Thank you for the blessing!”
How to order:
1. Pick your glass bead
Go to my SHOP page and choose the cremation bead items you would like to order.
2. Personalize your bead
On the SHOP page, use the drop down menu to choose your bead color and customization options like “swirls, a heart, and/or a paw print. “ Add your selection to your cart. There will be space to tell me a little about your loved one.
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!
I would love to meet with you in person at my working Chatham, MA studio, Turnaround time is 7-10 days from the day I receive the ashes. If by mail, I will ship your completed order via the US Post Office Priority Mail..
Ship your loved one’s ashes to me at:
VC Lampwork Beads
PO Box 223
Harwich, MA 02645
3. Send me the ashes
1 teaspoon of cremation ash is enough for several beads. Secure the ashes in a small ziplock bag and ship to me in a padded envelope or small box. All remaining ashes will be returned to you. If possible, please include a copy of the order invoice.
Samples of my work and stories about the people and pets they memorialize.
Click on each photo, then hover towards the bottom, to read its special story.
