Choosing an Urn: Types, Materials and Sizes
Guides to choosing an urn for ashes: the main types and materials, what size you need, what urns cost and which designs suit which people.
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What Are Saggar Cremation Urns? How They Are Made and Who They Suit
Discover what Saggar Cremation Urns are and how they are made in this blog post.
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Different Types of Wooden Urns for Ashes
Discover the different variations of woods used within our wooden urns for ashes, helping to find the ideal urn for your angel.
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The Passage Urn: Sizes, Capacity and How It Opens
The Passage ceramic cremation urn, a European-crafted memorial in five hand-glazed colours with Inner Coating protection, suitable indoors or outdoors.
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6 Unique Urns for Ashes
Take your time to browse through our most unique urns.
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Angel Urns for Ashes: Wings, Guardian Angels and Sizes
Discover our article on elegant angel urns for ashes. Learn about beautifully crafted memorials from Urns For Angels to honor your loved ones.
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Embracing Light and Memory: Candle Urns at Urns For Angels
Explore our latest article delving into the significance of candle urns: Discover how these elegant memorials illuminate cherished memories with warmth and g...
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Teardrop Urns for Ashes: Embracing Eternal Love
In this article, we explore the emotional significance of teardrop urns at Urns for Angels, discussing various types and their symbolic meanings—a thoughtful...
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Heart Urns for Ashes: A Touching Tribute to Loved Ones
Discover our blog post on heart urns for ashes: Delve into their profound symbolic significance and explore the diverse range of materials they are crafted f...
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Examples of Handmade Urns
Quick answer: Handmade urns are shaped and finished by a craftsperson rather than mass-produced, so each one is subtly unique. The clearest examples are cry...
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What are Biodegradable Urns made of?
Quick answer: Biodegradable urns are made from natural materials that break down safely in soil or water. The most common are plant fibers and recycled pape...
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Wooden Boxes for Ashes: 5 Designs and How to Choose
Explore some of our wooden boxes for ashes including rustic and contemporary designs.
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Urns to Celebrate a Loved One's Interests: Ideas by Hobby
Discover 5 of our representative cremation urns for interests and hobbies in this informative article.
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Small Cremation Urns: What They Hold and 6 Designs
Discover our Keepsakes, small urns designed for small pets, children or to hold a small amount of your loved one’s ashes.
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Urns with a Candle Holder for Ashes: How to Choose
Discover some of our cremation urns for ashes, which have been especially designed with a space for a candle light.
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Motorcycle Fuel Tank Cremation Urns
Discover our new collection of motorcycle fuel tank cremation urns, consisting of various designs and colours.
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5 Stainless Steel Cremation Urns for Ashes
Our collection of cremation urns includes a wide selection of artistic modern metal urns, discover our Stainless Steel variants.
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Cremation Urns for Outdoors and the Garden
Explore our range of cremation urns which can be placed safely outside.
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10 Small Urns for Ashes
Discover 10 of our miniature urns which have been mastered into various shapes, as a secure vessel for your loved one’s ashes.
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Beautiful Child and Baby Cremation Urns
Discover 10 beautiful Child & Baby Cremation Urns that we have available in this blog post.
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Different Cultures, Different Cremation Urns
Discover the origins of different styles of cremation urns for ashes.
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Crystalline Keepsake Urns
Discover our Crystalline keepsake urns ideal to hold a piece of your loved one.
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What Are Crystalline Glazed Ceramics?
What crystalline glazed ceramics are, how the crystals grow on the surface during firing, and why every crystalline glazed urn is one of a kind.
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5 Modern Water Urns for Ashes
Learn more about how to have a water burial for your loved one and discover 5 modern biodegradable water urns we have at Urns For Angels.
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10 Cremation Urns that don't look like Urns
Discover 10 unique cremation urns that don't look like urns here in this blog post.
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Adult Cremation Urns for Ashes: Sizes and How to Choose
Discover the variety of unique and modern adult cremation urns in this article.
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Candlelight Cremation Urns - In Times of Remembrance
With a soft spoken tea light in the centre of the display, our candle urn collection is ideal for times of remembrance.
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Companion Cremation Urns: A Guide to Urns for Two People
Companion cremation urns are designed to give inseparable partners in life a place of eternal comfort, read more.
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How Long Do Biodegradable Urns Last?
How long biodegradable urns take to break down in water or soil, why dissolve times vary by material, and how long they keep if stored dry at home.
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What are Biodegradable Urns made out of?
Learn more about the materials used in the making of Biodegradable Urns in this Urns For Angels Buying Guide.
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Why Choose a Metal Urn? Metals, Finishes and Who It Suits
Discover metal urns, their properties and our metal urn collection.
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20 Unusual Urns For Ashes
Learn more about twenty of our most Unusual Urns for Ashes UK to place in your home or garden.
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Beautiful Garden Urns For Ashes
Learn more about our collection of Garden Urns for Ashes.
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What is an urn? - The History and Significance of an urn
What is an urn? What does urn mean? Where did the idea for cremation urns come from? Discover more in this insightful article.
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What are the benefits of choosing Ceramic Urn?
In this article we will guide you through our Ceramic Range from pricing to knowledge about the material.
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Why choose a Biodegradable Urn?
Learn more about our variety of Biodegradable Urns in the Urns For Angels Buying Guide.
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Why choose a Porcelain Urn?
View our guide to help you get a better understanding of our Porcelain Cremation Urn range.
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What to Know Before Buying a Cremation Urn
A clear, step-by-step guide to choosing a cremation urn: who it is for, the right material, the correct size, and where to keep it, with answers to the most ...
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What Materials Are Used in Cremation Urns?
A guide to the materials used in cremation urns: ceramic, porcelain, wood, metal and biodegradable, and how to choose the right one for indoor display, outdo...
