This fancy bouquet is designed from Mom and my Grandmother's jewellery collection to be used symbolically for a special occasion someday. I continue to manifest my dreams.

Mom had many beautiful pieces of jewellery and instead of them sitting in a drawer, I created designer frames which I can cherish in my home.

This pink mirror was Mom's favourite (it was her Mom's) and the pitcher had a crack so I mended it to give it new life.

As the youngest and the girl of the family, I put together memory boxes containing little momentoes and special photos for my two older brothers Bill and Ian.

Sharing a loved one's life in photos can be done in so many creative ways. I used four gold picture frames to represent different stages of Mom's life at her memorial service.  

For the memorial service, I made this frame with Mom's bling jewellery featuring her photo with a yellow tulip. For the display in front of the church, the frame also accompanied three yellow tulips to symbolize her three children. 

To give a special keepsake to my Mom’s sister, I made up a memory box of photos of them both together as well as letters and other treasures.

Keys, keys, and keys. I understand that my Grandfather owned a hotel at one time and when I came across a metal box filled with keys I couldn't resist making another photo frame called the 'Key of Time.'

To honour Mom’s birthday, I created a birthday memory box of treasures which I open each year.

As another interesting keepsake, I created a “‘Good Times” frame of special watches.

At Mom's memorial service, sympathy cards were displayed in a creative way on wire hearts with clothes pins. For some, it's more helpful to hide all the cards away in a drawer until a later day as they can be way too sad to open. For others (like myself), I have since put them in a scrapbook to reflect on the messages and supportive words during the waves of grief. 

My Mom had lots of 'scottie dog' jewellery and it made sense to have them together in an ornate way to display.