Does a design for a hand-carved headstone need to be really fancy? The the most important thing is to engage in active dialogue with the vicar or cemetery from the outset, so that we can avoid disappointment later on. In fact, most vicars will actively encourage and support a hand-made headstone, even if it slightly bends the rules. Very few of our headstone designs have ever been rejected, mostly because we work within the given rules of the churchyard or cemetery. 3.What about rules and regulations? Will my design be approved? In fact, I often find the simplest stones are the most beautiful and moving. and try and avoid the obvious such as 'in loving memory'. Therefore it is vital to think about the inscription before the shape. Instead, each one is specifically cut down to the right size. We don't keep 'off the self' blank headstones. The height and the width of the headstone are determined by the shape of the inscription. How do I choose the size when designing the headstone? You can add a Life-Legacy plaque to enjoy the best of the old, and the new.The following tips will hopefully answer the most commonly asked questions about headstone design. While we do not import any stone here at LifeStone, through our talented, hand selected Headstone Mason partners, for families who are not ready to join the movement to Kiwi-made, we still offer the opportunity to experience the authentic LifeStone way, and access ethically sourced Granite Headstones from the best in the business. We also acknowledge and respect our ethical partners who go the extra mile to ensure no Children are harmed, and that slave like conditions in overseas quarries are not supported or purchased from in the extraction and manufacturing of their granite memorials. We acknowledge that using Native and Domestic stone and resources is still a new thing and for some of our families who are not yet ready to make that change, we have been asked to oversee other options. LifeStone now partnering with Nova.Memorial to bring the best designs and options from around the world to you! For example if your loved one is from the Pacific Islands we can use sands from their beaches or stone and earth from their home-land to ensure that wherever they are laid to rest, home is always with them.Ībove are just a few examples of Memorials designed for customers. We can even personalise the stone composition itself to represent the land that your loved one belonged to. After many years in development we have crafted the solution for you. Many people in our communities concerned with our planet and its future have asked for an option other than foreign granite and marble that has become our norm. We are literally killing our planet to honour our departed loved ones, we believe it is time for options, it is time for change and to start changing our norm as New Zealanders, as children of the Pacific. More than 95% of headstones and memorials are made of imported granite and marble mostly from India and China, each one with an enormous carbon footprint imposing a huge environmental cost on our planet. Sadly for the past 40 years less than 1 in 90 headstones placed in our Cemeteries and Urupa have been of our own land.
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