The New Orleans jazz funeral. The boisterous, jazz-tinged funeral procession is one of the well known images of New Orleans, Louisiana. Fusing West African, French and African-American traditions, funerals in New […]
Natural Burial Site
We are fortunate in Devon to have a beautiful Natural Burial Site near Aveton Gifford, Kingsbridge. https://www.southhamsnaturalburialground-avetongifford.com I have performed many Funeral ceremonies there and highly recommend it. It is […]
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Donate to Home and Hospitals Hospitals, hospice centres, nursing homes and other facilities will often accept the donated flowers from the funeral service, which can bring brightness and fragrance and […]
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Dry homemade potpourri. It’s easy to create homemade potpourri with flowers from the funeral service, and there are plenty of different ways to display the fragrant petals. After drying the […]
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Create a shadow box. Using dried, pressed flowers, photographs and other mementos, families can create small memorial pieces to place in their home in honour of their loved one. These […]
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Create a memorial wreath. After funeral flowers have been dried in the sun or on your windowsill buy twine and a foam cylinder from Hobbycraft or your local florist to […]
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Add flowers to meaningful bouquets. Weddings, graduations and other special events are emotionally challenging for families who’ve recently lost a loved one. Tucking flowers from the service into wedding bouquets […]
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Wedding Confetti Your dried petals from funeral flowers can also be saved for Confetti – a wonderful addition to a family wedding.
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Unique Jewellery. Petals can be made into sentimental keepsakes like jewellery: bracelet charms to keep a loved one close by, a necklace or tie clip to keep them near the […]
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Memory Keepsakes Keep your loved ones close. Dried flower petals from your Funeral flowers can be placed, with ashes, in a Memory Keepsake created from the fabrics of those you […]