Jewelry displaying cremation ashes in a transparent or translucent resin setting and method of making same

Abstract

A piece of jewelry with a mixture of transparent resin and cremation ashes in the setting. A method of mixing ashes with a resin and hardener, flowing into a setting and allowing to harden.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A decorative jewelry memento comprising:
 a jewelry piece including a setting formed with a recess;   a mixture of resin and hardener having optical transparency in the recess; and   cremation ashes in the mixture about which the mixture is hardened and viewable through the mixture.   
     
     
         2 . The memento of  claim 1  that includes;
 the jewelry pieces in the form of a ring with the setting. 
 
     
     
         3 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the mixture includes resin and hardener in substantially a 1 to 1 ratio. 
 
     
     
         4 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the ashes are ground. 
 
     
     
         5 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the ashes are mixed in the mixture to form a non-uniform design. 
 
     
     
         6 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the mixture of resin and hardener are transparent. 
 
     
     
         7 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the mixture of resin and hardener is translucent. 
 
     
     
         8 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the setting is formed with a continuous bezel defining the recess. 
 
     
     
         9 . The memento of  claim 1  wherein:
 the ashes are distributed in the mixture to define a swirl design. 
 
     
     
         10 . The memento of  claim 8  that includes:
 at least one layer of resin and hardener containing the surface of the mixture 
 
     
     
         11 . A method of making a jewelry memento including:
 selecting a jewelry piece with a setting defining a recess;   selecting a resin and hardener;   mixing the resin and hardener;   selecting cremation ashes;   mixing the resin, hardener and ashes to form a mixture;   flowing the mixture into the recess; and   curing the mixture.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 before the ashes mixing step, grinding the ashes. 
 
     
     
         13 . The method of claim  114  that includes:
 after flowing the mixture into the recess, stifling the mixture to distribute the ashes to form a predetermined design within the mixture. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein:
 the step of selecting the resin and hardener includes selecting the resin and hardener in a 1:1 ratio. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 heating the mixture to remove air bubbles. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the curing step, flowing a protective coating over the mixture in the recess. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  that includes:
 after the protective coasting has hardened, flowing a second protective coating over the first mentioned coating. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 heating the jewelry piece to above atmospheric temperature. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11  wherein:
 the curing step is between four and six hours. 
 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the cure step, buffing the surface of the mixture to smooth to a smooth finish. 
 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 11  wherein:
 the cure step includes curing the mixture for 24 hours. 
 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the cure step, adding multiple layers of protective coating. 
 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the step of mixing the resin, hardener and ashes to form the mixture, stirring the mixture a plurality of times. 
 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the cure step, adding a mixture of resin, hardener and ashes to create a protective coating. 
 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 11  that includes:
 after the steps of creating the coating, adding a further layer of clear hardener and resin. 
 
     
     
         26 . A method of making a jewelry memento including:
 selecting a jewelry piece with a setting having a recess;   mixing a resin and hardener to form a resin mixture;   selecting cremation ashes;   mixing the cremation ashes with the resin mixture to form a flowable cremains mixture;   flowing the cremains mixture into the recess;   adding heat to the cremains mixture;   partially curing the cremains mixture;   stirring the cremains mixture into a design;   allowing the cremains mixture to harden to form a top surface;   buffing the top surface to form a buffed surface;   mixing a resin and hardener to form a flowable finish mixture;   flowing multiple layers of the finish mixture onto the top surface.