What Is a Mourning Keepsake?

 

Mourning keepsake, crafted from the clothes of your late loved one, celebrates the life of the person who passed away. Their clothes become colors, textures, small details in which life once lived softly lingers as a memory. Clothes of the late person join your life in a different form. It is a way of respectfully re-purposing the clothes and gently returning them to you.

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A mourning keepsake silently acknowledges your grief journey. It recognizes the resilience of human spirit that brings bereaved from the darkness of sorrow back into the light. It is also a milestone - it marks the moment when it became possible to look at the clothes, think what to do with them, imagine the future.

 

Most importantly, a mourning keepsake helps you heal by bringing meaning and action. Taking care of the clothes in a meaningful way addresses the universal human need to act, find a solution and move on.

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I offer three kinds of mourning keepsakes:

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Fabric Paintings

Different every time, inspired by the clothes of your loved one and, if you wish to share - their life story, your favorite memory of them. This is a gentle way to preserve the emotionally valuable clothing items by transforming them into a unique wall hanging art. 

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8x12" | 20x30 cm | price €250

(delivered in 12x16"| 30x40cm white frame)

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Cushions

Placed in a living room cushions invite visitors of your home to remember your loved one. Put in a bedroom they become a more private keepsake. In a child's room it could be a guardian of the memory of a special bond that once was there. This is a gentle way to preserve the emotionally valuable clothing items by transforming them into an interior décor item that can be touched, picked up, cuddled with.

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100 squares | 19x19" | 50x50 cm | price €200

64 squares | 16x16" | 40x40 cm | price €150

(delivered with a pillow insert)

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Memory Quilts

These keepsakes resemble maps of life where clothes are neatly arranged with all their tiny details that once were a part of who someone was. At the same time, it is a comforting blanket and you can wrap yourself in it. For availability, sizes and options click here.

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