Creating Something For Yourself

Donohue Funeral Home • March 20, 2023

When you lose a loved one, you might want to have something to remember them by. There are lots of things you can create after cremation services.

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Losing a loved one is never easy. And each person in your family is going to grieve in their own way. You might want to honor your loved one with cremation services in West Chester, PA first before you focus on too much else. Once that is behind you and you know their needs are met, you can then create something for yourself to have as an item you can use to remember them. Here are a few things you might want to do. 


A Memorial Quilt 


Memorial quilts are extra special when you use snippets of your loved one’s clothing for the patches. You can use their special T-shirts, shirts with ties, sweaters, or anything else they left behind that you remember them wearing. This quilt is going to be a memorial to them, but it’s also something you can use. Wrap up in it when you miss them the most and you will feel their hug. You can lay it out on your bed, drape it over a couch, or even hang it for display on a wall. 


New Jewelry From Old Pieces 


If your loved one had jewelry pieces, wearing one of those items can help you to remember them. However, some of the things they had might have been on the old side. You can take those pieces and create something new that you can wear to honor your loved one. They would like knowing that their special items are getting good use. 


A Scrapbook 


Lots of people have pictures of their loved ones and often, those pictures get stuck on phones and never make their way off. You might want to print off a bunch of pictures of your loved one and create a scrapbook. You can look at that book whenever you want to think of them and you can share it with your family. You can also create the book online and have it printed off. You can print as many copies as you want, perhaps to give to family members. 


A Memorial Garden 


If your loved one liked getting their hands dirty, and you don’t mind that idea, either, you might create a memorial garden for your loved one. You can plant some of their favorite flowers, place a bench or statue in the center in their memory, or scatter their ashes in that garden. It can become a special place for everyone in your family to visit to remember that special person. 


A Memory Box 


Make a box out of wood or another material, or buy one somewhere. Perhaps your loved one even had a box you could use, which would make the process even more special. Write out some memories you have of them and place them in the box. You can also put in pictures, small items they owned, and anything else you want to have in the box so you can look through it and remember your loved one. 


Once the cremation services in West Chester, PA are complete, find ways to remember your loved one. 


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