Ash Bead - A Beautiful and Comforting Way to Remember

Bidding Supports: Breast and GYN Health Project (Arcata, CA)

Item Number
173
Value:
150 USD
Online Close:
2024-11-17 22:00:00.0  –  Bid Extension
Bid History:
6 Bids

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Description

The winning bidder will work with Merry to create a round bead in small, medium or large, with a sterling silver chain.  Every bead is handmade with care and respect. Ash Beads are a timeless momento, in the form of a beautiful glass bead with ashes embedded in the design.
 
Have you ever longed for something that you can wear or carry with you that is a part of someone or a pet that you loved and lost? Merry Coor, owner of Talisman Beads in Eureka, has generously donated a gift certificate so that she can personally create an Ash Bead for you with your loved one's ashes. 
 
Each Ash Bead is unique. The Round Beads are completely round like a ball. Merry's signature ash "Swirl" design is on opposite curves of the round bead, connected by a line of ash. 
 
 
The sizes are:
Small = 1/2" diameter, or 12.71mm, about the size of a cooked garbanzo bean.
Medium = 5/8" diameter, or 15.875mm, about the size of a standard marble.
Large = 3/4" diameter, or 19.05mm, about the size of a cherry tomato.

Merry?s Process
"Each of these memorial Ash Beads are custom made with the ashes of your lost loved one.

I make each of these beautiful keepsake beads by hand, one at a time. I use a torch, and rods of special, colored, silvered glass. The glass is melted and formed into a round bead. The ashes are incorporated into a spiral design on the bead, then the entire design is sealed in a clear layer of glass. The ash becomes part of the bead and can always be kept close. Bead caps and head pins finish the bead into a pendant.

The colors are ethereal, like a planet or a universe, or the infinite heavens. Each individual bead is a unique and lasting gift ? just like the memories of your loved one."
 

See the Ash Bead website for more information.    AshBead

Item Special Note

The winning bidder may pick up this item between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday at the Breast and GYN Health Project, 987 8th Street, Arcata, CA (Next to the Arcata Co-op). Special pick-up times can be arranged: call 707-825-8345 or email Rosegz@hcbhp.org. We are willing to make arrangements for after-hours and weekend pick-ups. We will be closed on November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving.

If you have special shipping instructions, please let us know right away by emailing rosegz@hcbhp.org or calling us at 707-825-8345.

Please be advised that the USPS's temporary shipping rates are in effect this year. Bidder is responsible for any shipping costs. When possible, we plan to ship in USPS First Class or Flat Rate Boxes. BGHP will contact the highest bidder to discuss shipping details.