Pet Urns and portraits

[Elaine]

Now dont get all morose on me but am looking for a nice urn for Eva's ashes, would also like to have a portrait done of her. Can any one point me in the right direction? Have been searching the internet until my head hurts.

[Mags]

Here's a few to look at Elaine ....... have you anything particular in mind?

http://www.poffins.co.uk/acatalog/caskets.html
http://www.surrey-pet-cemetery.co.uk/products.html
http://www.lincspetcrem.co.uk/shop/shop.php?action=full&id=21
http://www.urns-online.co.uk/

[Elaine]

Thanx Mags. Saw a lovely one but it was on an american site, also saw a site which blew the ashes into glass, looked lovely but pricey and also an american site.

As for the portrait... am undecided

[calismum]

Friend got her wolfhound done by this artist.

http://homepages.tesco.net/~heathercary/whats_new.htm

I'm trying to remember the pet portrait artist I seen at the Highland Show a few years back. I'm sure she was based in Inverness. I did like her work.

[angieh]

Elaine - I used this company (http://www.petsinparadise.co.uk/acatalog/Solid_wood_Caskets.html) for a casket for Merlin's ashes and I am very happy with it. It sits on a little shelf by my desk. I have the cat-on-a-book casket.

My dear old Smudge was very much an outdoor girl, so I buried her ashes outside near her favourite place in the garden and have a stone engraved with her name over the site. I found a chap at a local show who did the stone engraving. She would have preferred to be outdoors.

[dandysmom]

I think it was Yola who posted a pic of a lovely urn .......

Mine are all buried in the garden, quite illegally.

[Kim]

Elaine, re the portrait I can recommend 'Nutty' 100% she drew a picture of my daughter's disabled cat, Sidney for her 18th birthday, it is excellent. In this link Sidney's portrait is the ginger cat, 6th one down on the left hand side, in his favourite meercat pose! http://www.nuttyart.co.uk/Pastel.html

[yola]

Ye, both Ferdy and Darcy are on my dresser . . . here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/yolamealing/Picture023.jpg


It is very reassuring to have them close by.

[Kazz]

I just wrapped Oz and Cleat in one of my old teeshirts....and buried them in the garden........did have a bit of a panic when I considered moving....but decided they loved it here..and here they would stay......so no use on urns or anything.

Emma did my pictures of Oz and Cleat and they are superb...

[Kazz]

Ye, both Ferdy and Darcy are on my dresser . . . here

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/yolamealing/Picture023.jpg



It is very reassuring to have them close by.

Now those are nice Yola not what I would expect where did you get them from?

[Kazz]

Elaine, re the portrait I can recommend 'Nutty' 100% she drew a picture of my daughter's disabled cat, Sidney for her 18th birthday, it is excellent. In this link Sidney's portrait is the ginger cat, 6th one down on the left hand side, in his favourite meercat pose! http://www.nuttyart.co.uk/Pastel.html

That is a good picture...I wonder if there is something with gingers and the meercat look Oz did that too....:-D

[yola]

Now those are nice Yola not what I would expect where did you get them from?

I got them through my vet who arranged the pet cremation . . . but I suspect it came from here as the crematorium was in Surrey http://www.surrey-pet-cemetery.co.uk/products.html (http://www.surrey-pet-cemetery.co.uk/products.html)

[angieh]

That is a good picture...I wonder if there is something with gingers and the meercat look Oz did that too....:-D

So does Pip!

[Kazz]

Hmm interesting Angie....Cleo would not have been caught dead doing that.....but Oz....Yeap

[Kim]

That is a good picture...I wonder if there is something with gingers and the meercat look Oz did that too....:-D

None of my other cats have ever done it, not even the gingers!!! I think it is because Sid is disabled and his front paws are deformed and much shorter than his back legs which have become very strong to compensate. He stands like this for a good deal of the time!! :lol:

[Phoenix]

Beauty's buried in the garden, didn't want her to be carted off and cremated (she'd have hated to leave her territory)

[Elaine]

Thanx for all the helpfull suggestions. I still haven't decided on an urn yet but have decided to have my favourite picture of her mounted on canvas.

[angieh]

Excellent idea ......... is it the one with the daisies?

[Elaine]

Excellent idea ......... is it the one with the daisies?


Yes, I love that picture.

[dandysmom]

So do I. A lovely idea, Elaine.

[Aquatic]

Lily is buried in a beautiful little flower patch.
I miss her so much :(