Framed Sympathy Poems

Q: I love all the sympathy poems you have on your site. Is there anywhere I can buy them already framed with pressed flowers?

A: Yes, of course! Any of our offerings of pressed flower frames can be personalized with the poem of your choice. Just make your selection and type the title in the "Selected Text" text box. We'll do the rest. We can use your flowers or ours. It's up to you.

Grandfather's Funeral Flower

Q: I have a rose from my grandfather's funeral which I would like to save. Can you help me?

A: We certainly can! You can create your choice of a variety of keepsakes featuring your rose. We offer memorial tributes including Keepsake Balls, which encase your rose in a Lucite ball that may be hung or placed on a shelf. It can be engraved with a message in gold or silver. We can create a pressed floral border or shadowbox for a bereavement poem or photo, memorial program or verse of scripture. The choice is yours. We'll help you remember your lost loved one for years to come in a work of art you'll be proud to display in your home.

Sympathy Flowers from Funeral Spray

Q: The sympathy flowers that were picked from the casket spray at my friend's funeral have been in the refrigerator for 3 days. Can I still perserve them?

A: My guess would be, yes. Flowers last much longer when they are refrigerated. We can help you save them and create a memorial tribute that will be treasured for a lifetime. Is the keepsake a gift? Sympathy flowers can contribute to the healing process we go through when we lose a loved one. We can combine your flowers with a bereavement poem or verse of scripture in a shadowbox or pressed piece. A photo could also be included. As a gift, there is nothing that surpasses a floral design.

Flowers from Grandmothers Funeral?

Q. I would like to save funeral flowers from my grandmother's funeral with a poem. ...create a nice memorial tribute....something not too expensive.

A. This beautiful sympathy poem is surrounded by memorial flowers from the funeral that have been pressed and preserved. It is a beautiful framed memory piece, that will last forever, and is not too expensive.

We can mount almost any bereavement poem of your choosing as long as it fits within the space for the item that you select. We have a number of favorite sympathy poems that you can select from or you can send us your own special sentiment.

We have a large selection of other flower keepsakes and momentoes from funerals that you might be interested in reviewing. These items of sympathy and funeral flowers provide a beautiful range of choices for all budgets and tastes.

Using Old Flowers for Jewelry?

Q, - My niece saved the rose bouquet that her boyfriend gave her just before his death. The roses have been sitting in a vase for over a year. They are both white and red in color. I would like make jewelry or a shadowbox for her as a memorial tribute to him. Is either option still possible after all this time?

A. - Either option is possible. Since the roses are air dried we can create a shadowbox using her flowers mixed with similar freeze dried flowers to give more of a fresh looking effect. We could include a bereavement poem or a photo, if she'd like. Rose Petal jewelry also makes a beautiful and meaningful keepsake to treasure for a lifetime. We can create the jewelry in any color. Either choice will make a wonderful gift for your niece.

See our rose petal jewelry page for ideas on what can be done with your flowers.

Large heart shaped spray at my grandmother's funeral

Q - We had a large heart shaped spray at my grandmother's funeral. It is so meaningful. Can I preserve it?

A - Most all sympathy flowers can be freeze dried. I would suggest a larger shadowbox, at least 16"x20" in order to achieve the shape of the heart. Creating a heart shape from sympathy flowers is an elegant and sentimental piece that will last for years, and can be passed down to your children as an heirloom.

Inexpensive gift for grandchildren from grandfather's funeral?

Q - I would like something inexpensive to give to 12 grandchildren from their grandfather's funeral.

A - We suggest a bookmark with a sentimental poem. We can also personalize it with his name and the two dates. We take the sympathy flowers from the funeral and preserve them with a sentimental poem, or scripture, for a lasting remembrance that the grandchildren will cherish forever.

Save funeral flowers, but not in frame?

Q - I would like to save my grandmother's funeral flowers, but not in a frame. What do you suggest?

A - Jewelry is very personal and sentimental . We take roses from the funeral, dry them and make them into beads for a necklace, bracelets, or earrings with a sterling silver chain. You can keep your grandmother's sympathy flowers close to your heart, and have lasting memories of her for years to come, and even to pass on to your children.

Preserve/dry roses from a funeral?

Q - I would like to know the best way to preserve/dry roses from a funeral and organize in a shadow box.

A - Freeze drying is the state of the art for preserving sympathy flowers. The flowers remain looking as if their were fresh flowers, they keep their shape and form, and their color become enriched.

An elegant way to keep your sympathy flowers is to arrange them around a poem or scripture in a shadowbox frame.

We have mounted funeral flowers around favored poems in a variety of displays for your consideration.

Floral Keepsake Ball preserves family memories of members who have gone.

Since 1982, Florage, has been taking families fresh flowers from the casket spray or other meaningful flowers from a funeral ceremony, preserving them, and creating life-long memories in their shadowbox keepsakes.

Recently, we have created an exciting new product called, The Keepsake Ball. Its popularity has soared since its inception.

A perfect preserved rose or, most any sympathy flower, rests inside a clear Lucite ball, wrapped with elegant gold ribbons, and personalized with a name and date in gold engraving. The floral keepsake Ball celebrates the life of a family member or friend. Families cherish the memories it represents, as the Keepsake Ball, sits on a desk or table, or hangs in a prominent place, with the light delicately glimmering through.