Welcome to the Starseed Gems Website We are so glad that you decided to visit Starseed Gems. We create custom designed memorial jewelry in which are fused cremation ashes of loved ones. On these pages you can see some of a wide selection of custom designed memorial jewelry that we have developed. You can also learn about us, why we got started making memorial jewelry, and some of the methods which we use. Zara, (left) with SeaLights, $250

These are some of our newest offerings We offer a variety of earrings with Starseed stones. We are now offering pendants and earrings made of golden bronze.  Here are two examples.  The pendant made using a leaf has a textured finish.  The second piece has a more highly polished satin finish.    Ten mm studs $75 a pair.(Or one for $50). Ten mm dangles $75 a pair. Custom designed bronze pendants $200. Piece, in progress, showing a more highly polished satin finish This is a sterling silver ring with a Starseed stone.  We now have access to some sterling rings on which our stones can be attached. This ring, called "Numbers" is priced at $150. Some of our handmade memorial jewelry designs Here are pictures and descriptions of four of our more popular memorial jewelry designs.  These are pictures of the first of each type.  Some clients choose a design that we have used before, some have chosen a basic design but requested changes to include features which have personal meaning.  All pictures of pendants are provided to give you ideas to choose from. Remember, should you choose one of those pictured below, your piece will not be exactly like the one you chose because each cremation ashes pendant is created to order and no two are exactly alike. Horizontal Freeform, with SeaLights and Patina, (below), $250 Style: MoonScape w/patinaStone Color: SeaLights Description: This memorial pendant, a horizontal roll-over, is textured with craters, a masculine look when it has a heavy patina such as the one here. This piece of cremation ashes jewelry is frequently favored by men. Again, the stone is SeaLights, a most popular stone, with cobalt blue and bright sea green swirling through it, and an occasional shot of deep purple. Style: Scallop Shell Stone Color: Waterstar Description: Shown enlarged, the memorial pendant is about 1 ½” x 1 ½” with a top bail stamped with a sea life pattern. The body of the pendant was made by pressing the silver over an actual, natural scallop shell. The stone, which contains cremation ashes is a pale aqua with pink and gold running through it. Scallop Shell, $250 This piece of cremation ashes jewelry was crafted using natural coquina to create the texture in the silver setting. The stone is called "clear blue silver."  The setting was darkened with a patina finish. $250     Victorian Cross with SeaLights, $250 Style: Victorian Cross Stone Color: SeaLights Description: Shown here enlarged, this piece of cremation ashes jewelry is approximately 1 ¼” x 1” and has an invisible bail on the back. The stone, SeaLights, is by far the most chosen stone, with cobalt blue and bright sea green swirling through it, and an occasional shot of deep purple. Style: Debi Stone Color: Periwinkle Rainbow Description: This piece of cremation ashes jewelry is actually about 1 ½” x 1 ½” and has a periwinkle stone with silvery pink and yellow streaks through it. The setting is textured with a dimensional sandy surface, the added silver shells are cast from molds made by the artist using the natural items. There are three clear glass ‘bubbles’ added to this pendant. Debi, (above), $250 See Lynn at work You might like to see some of the steps that Lynn uses to create memorial jewelry and hear her explain what she is doing.   Malcolm Denemark of the Florida Today newspaper made a short video which is available for viewing. Click here to go directly to a Florida Today news video of Lynn at work in her studio....

Why we call our stones "Starseed Gems" As we developed our memorial jewelry, we devised a method of permanently fusing the cremation ashes of loved ones within art glass, creating beautiful "stones". Under normal light conditions when you see the stones in our memorial jewelry the colors are produced by the colors of the glass from which they are made. Typically, the cremation ashes are not visible except in darkness or under ultraviolet light. This is because we treat the cremation ashes with a photolumenescent substance so that they absorb light energy. Later, in darkness, the cremation ashes release this energy and cast gentle light resembling a beautiful night sky. You can see this in these four pictures. The same two pieces of memorial jewelry are shown. For each piece a picture was taken under normal light. Here the visable colors are from the glass and you can't see the cremation ashes. In the other picture, which was taken under ultraviolet light, you can see the glow from the treated cremation ashes.

		Our stones Below are the stones which we typically use in our memorial jewelry.Sometimes when a client has a special color in mind we can produce it.If you don't see what you want, ask us. Sunset (vivid coral, gold and green) Aqua Rainbow Sunrise, Rose with blue, gold and green veins Sea Lights Green, deep blue and tiny streaks of violet
“...all physical things, including our own bodies, are made of star dust left from the dawn of creation…” Carl Sagan		EarthStone deep blues and greens with gold & copper Stardust silver and teal streaks on black Periwinkle Blue with Rain bow veins White Moonstar with rainbow sparkles

Starseed Gems Unique DesignsWe believe that when someone invests in a piece of memorial jewelry that piece must have special appeal to that person.   Therefore, we do not have a stock of already made pendants from which the client can choose.  Every memorial pendant that we sell is handcrafted to meet the  desires of the client who ordered it.   Because of this we can offer you four options: •    You can choose a design that we have previously made.  (Note since each piece is hand crafted no two will be exactly alike).      •    You can choose to have one of these designs modified to meet your wishes.       •    We can design a pendant for you.  Let us know what you have in mind and we will work with you to create the design that pleases you.         •    If you have a plan of your own send us your sketch and we will produce the pendant.

How Your Cremation Jewelry can be Finished

Each piece of memorial jewelry is highly polished, and at your request the finish can be lightly antiqued or darkened to a gun-metal finish. The cremation jewelry comes with your choice of satin or leather neck cord, with .925 silver clasps. Bails on our cremation ashes jewelry are created large enough to accommodate a variety of other chains, even Omegas. (see the pairs of photos below for an example of gun-metal patina).

Our Prices     The design, pictured to the right, is called, "Simplest Setting." It is approximately 3/4" long and is wrapped in fine silver. The shape of the stone can be adjusted to an oval or a circle. This design is priced at $150.00   For a limited time we are offering the sterling lockets which hold two starseed stones for $200.   Our specially designed pendants, those intended to tell your own favorite story or memory, are priced at $250, with no extra costs for original design services.   We are now offering handmade pendants made in bronze. They are priced at $200.   Earrings are priced at $75 for the pair, (single for $50) for sterling set studs or dangles.   We are now offering rings. Precast .925 sterling silver with Starseed Gems stones for $150. We also have 14K solid precast gold rings for $375.

"Simplest Pendant" with oval periwinkle, $150

If you are looking for a site that will create a pendant with your beloved pet's ashes, try our sister site, http://www.starsparkgems.com (click here)