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Pet ashes jewellery: Turning your pet’s ashes into a diamond

The relationships we develop with our pets are unlike any other. The bond between an animal and its human is a strong union, completely free of prejudice, judgement and conditions. For many people, the connection they have with their pet is much more solid than any they have with family or friends.

That’s why it can be incredibly crushing to find out your beloved pet who’s been by your side for years has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. The emotions that overwhelm you after your best friend has passed away are shockingly intense and can be remarkably difficult to work through. 

You start to crave everyday activities that you used to take for granted. Filling up their food bowl, brushing their fur and watching them play with their favourite toy become treasured moments you long to recreate. 

Although there’s no way to bring your pet back, you can reconnect with them and hold onto that bond, even after they’ve gone. You can still keep the essence of your loving pet with you at all times by turning their ashes or fur into a unique cremation diamond.

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Losing a pet is incredibly painful

For many people, losing a pet is just as painful as losing a loved one.

John Archer, psychologist at the University of Central Lancashire and author of “The Nature of Grief” carried out a survey on people who’d lost their pet dog or cat within the previous 12 months. The results revealed that many of the emotions experienced by the bereaved pet owners were the same as those experienced by people who had lost a friend or family member.

These emotions include:

  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Numbness
  • Difficulty eating and sleeping
  • Avoiding emotional reminders
  • Mistaking sights and sounds for their lost pet

The study also highlighted the grave emotional toll of disenfranchised grief. This term is used to describe a type of grief which is often dismissed by society and therefore particularly painful. Disenfranchised grief is regularly associated with losing a pet. 

When your pet dies, it’s common for the people around you to underestimate how much pain you’re in, especially if they’ve never had or lost a pet themselves. This lack of knowledge and understanding can cause them to dismiss your grief entirely, leaving you feeling even more upset and alone.

Turning pet ashes into jewellery

One way you can alleviate your pain and begin to process what’s happened is to transform your pet’s ashes into jewellery. This way you can pay a tribute to all the happiness they brought into your life, while keeping a piece of them close to you at all times.

To make jewelry from pet ashes, you need around ⅔ cup of ashes. How much ash you receive following the cremation depends on the size of your pet. But most cats and dogs are large enough to leave behind a sufficient volume to make pets’ ashes jewelry.

If you find that you don’t have ⅔ cup of ashes following the cremation, you can still turn your pets ashes to jewellery. Here are your two options:

    1. Combine your pet’s ashes with neutral carbon. We can add a neutral source of carbon to the carbon we extract from your pet’s ashes. This way, you can still turn your pet’s ashes into jewelry and honour their memory.
  • Introduce some of your hair. We can extract the carbon from your pets ashes and merge it with carbon extracted from your hair. This way you can still have your pet ashes made into jewelry without introducing carbon from a foreign source.

Whether you decide to isolate your pet’s carbon or combine it with your own doesn’t matter. Both options will allow you to turn pet ashes to jewelry, creating a love-filled keepsake you’ll cherish forever.

With Heart In Diamond, transforming pet ashes into jewellery in the UK is surprisingly simple.

Turning pets ashes to jewelry isn’t anything new. For centuries, people have been creating tributes to their cats, dogs and other pets that have passed away. To help you deal with such a major loss, it’s natural to want a customised memorial made for your beloved pet.

Although modern technology has only allowed us to turn pet ashes into jewelry in recent years, the Victorians were amongst the first people to create cremation jewellery for pets. Relics dating back to the Victorian Age have been discovered, with beautiful brooches and pendants featuring images of dogs alongside small amounts of dog fur.

Immortalise your pet into a colourful diamond

Yellow diamonds, blue diamonds, orange diamonds, green diamonds, red diamonds...At Heart In Diamond, you can transform your pet’s ashes into a kaleidoscope of colourful diamonds. With so many colours available, it’s easy to make a pet ashes diamond which reflects the colour of your pet’s fur, their eyes or their collar.

Keep it classic with a white pet memorial diamond

If turning ashes into a diamond is one of your preferred pet memorial ideas, but you’re not keen on a colourful diamond, there is another option.

We can also accommodate your wishes if you’d prefer something more classic and traditional, such as a white or colourless diamond. Whether you want a pet memorial necklace, ring or set of earrings, Heart In Diamond can help you create the perfect piece of memorial jewelry for pets.

How to turn your pet’s ashes into a diamond

To start the diamond creation process, you need to collect a sample of your pet’s ashes and send them to the Heart In Diamond production facility. When we receive the ashes, we issue you with a diamond ID number which you’ll need to track your diamond throughout its creation process.

We extract the pure carbon from your pet’s ashes by applying extremely high temperatures. We then add the carbon to a crystalline diamond-growing foundation and place both inside a High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) machine.

It takes around two months to transform the carbon from your pet’s ashes into a finished lab-grown diamond. Once the growing is completed, the gem is cut and polished by an experienced diamond polisher. 

Finally, we set your cremation diamond into the jewellery you chose before delivering it straight to your door. Depending on where you live in the UK, we either send a company representative to personally deliver your pet ashes diamond or a certified courier.

Creating pet ashes glass jewellery

Celebrating the life of your pet by turning their ashes into an ever-lasting diamond isn’t your only option when it comes to memorial jewellery. You can also turn pet ashes into glass jewellery.

You only need between 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon of ashes to make this kind of pet memorial jewellery. After sending the ashes to the specialist company, they’ll incorporate them into a precious keepsake in one of two ways:

  1. By encasing the ashes between two panels of glass and melting them together, ensuring the ashes are safely stored within.
  2. By combining the ashes with molten glass, forming it into a bead shape and leaving it to cool.

Dogs’ ashes made into jewellery

When it’s time to decide what to do with your dog’s ashes, there are many different choices which will unfold before you. From scattering them at sea during a water burial to firing them into the sky as part of a farewell firework display, there’s an almost never-ending list of dog ashes ideas.

If you want to pay a special tribute to your four-legged friend while still keeping them close by, consider jewelry for dog ashes.

When you turn pet ashes into jewellery in the UK with Heart In Diamond, you can create a unique diamond that best represents your dog’s unique personality. Being able to customise the colour, carat and shape of the diamond means you can design a piece of pet memorial jewelry as special as they were.

Every single canine carries their own set of distinct characteristics, some of which are specific to their breed and some which are unique to the individual pup. Here’s a guide to help you choose the most fitting memorial diamond to celebrate the life of your dog according to its breed.

Mixed breed

Mutts. Mongrels. Mixed breeds. This type of dog goes by many names and includes all dogs which have more than one breed in them.

According to experts, there are more than 400,000 mixed dog breeds. Because of the endless possibilities, it’s impossible to attribute characteristics that would be applicable to all mixed breeds.

At Heart In Diamond, we understand that every pet is unique. To help you represent your four-legged friend after they’ve passed on, we offer diamonds in five colours:

  • White
  • Yellow-green
  • Orange-yellow
  • Red
  • Blue

Three primary cuts (with many other cuts available upon request):

  • Brilliant
  • Radiant
  • Princess


And more than 600 jewellery settings. With so many options available, it’s easy to find the right memorial jewellery for pets to represent your mixed breed furry friend.

Labrador retriever

  • Kind
  • Gentle
  • Trusting
  • Even-tempered

A heart-shaped diamond is the perfect tribute to honour the love and loyalty a labrador brings into your life. If your dog was a golden lab, consider making a dog ash ring with a yellow heart-shaped diamond set into a white gold or platinum band for a beautiful tribute.

Jack russell

  • Stubborn
  • Intelligent
  • Energetic
  • Fearless

Blue is a colour that symbolises intelligence and wellness of one’s mind and body. When turning your dog's ashes into jewellery, consider a blue diamond in the classic brilliant shape. This gemstone is the perfect way to represent the superior intelligence of your jack russell.

Staffordshire bull terrier

  • Reliable
  • Affectionate
  • Bold
  • Loyal

Just as your beloved pup never let you down, neither will a classic white or colourless diamond set into yellow-gold jewellery. Turning dog ashes to jewelry in this classic combination is a go-to choice for any piece, whether you’re considering a ring, bracelet, necklace, pair of earrings or pendant.

Border collie

  • Tenacious
  • Responsive
  • Keen
  • Intelligent

Border collie owners around the world value their furry friends for their incredible attentiveness and intelligence. Let your cherished pet live on long after they’ve gone and turn your dog’s ashes to jewelry by choosing a white diamond pendant so you can keep them close to your heart.

Cocker spaniel

  • Playful
  • Friendly
  • Affectionate
  • Quiet

A red or orange-yellow diamond is the perfect choice to represent your classic cocker spaniel when making dog ashes jewellery. Not only does this type of diamond reflect the colour of their fur, but it also symbolizes their warmth and affection.

Cockapoo

  • Outgoing
  • Active
  • Loving
  • Friendly

Capture the bright, lively personality of your cockapoo with a dazzling white diamond mounted onto a bright platinum jewellery setting. A more comforting and personal choice than choosing an urn for dog ashes, making a dog ashes ring or a necklace for your dog’s ashes will allow you to keep them close to you at all times.

German shepherd

  • Curious
  • Confident
  • Courageous
  • Loyal

The colour green is a symbol of safety and security, making it a wonderful choice for a dog ashes memorial. When researching what to do with dog ashes, consider a large princess-cut green-yellow diamond in any setting for a strong and bold representation of your noble German shepherd.

Springer spaniel

  • Alert
  • Cheerful
  • Active
  • Intelligent

A yellow diamond in a radiant cut is the perfect way to represent the joviality your springer spaniel brought into your life through dog ashes jewelry. The radiant cut accentuates the joy by beautifully radiating the glow of the diamond, just like your pet used to do to your heart.

Cavalier king charles spaniel

  • Sociable
  • Patient
  • Playful
  • Adaptable

Long-associated with royalty, red diamonds symbolise this noble breed of dogs that are fit for a king. Try a brilliant-cut red memorial diamond in a yellow-gold setting for a beautiful dog memorial necklace.

Pet ashes ring: the popular choice

One of the most popular pet cremation jewelry choices is a ring. By turning your cherished pet into a sparkling diamond and wearing them on your finger every day, you can carry your pet with you wherever you go.

Making a pet ashes ring in the UK is easy with Heart In Diamond. Simply design the diamond to reflect your pet and select a fitting jewellery setting. After you send us a small portion of your pet’s ashes, we take care of all the hard work. Within a few weeks, you’ll receive your pet ashes diamond set into a beautiful ring.

Celebrate your pet’s life with a one-of-a-kind diamond

Losing a pet can be a very lonely time, filled with intense feelings of sadness, loss and despair. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Instead of mourning your pet’s death, celebrate their life and all the happiness they gave you.

By concentrating your attention on transforming their ashes into a diamond, you give yourself something positive to focus on. This creative outlet can provide you with a proactive activity to get involved with, helping you start to heal sooner.

Your pet wouldn’t want you to feel sad and agonize over your loss. They’d want you to remember all the happy times and use them to find the strength to move on. Take your pet’s advice and create a fitting tribute to honour their memory and all the loyalty, curiosity and love they brought into your world.