Is it real?? It says so on the certificate.......

Just take a look at this fabulous 25.38 carat "flawless" "colourless (E)" diamond.  It truly is beautiful and any girl would love it on their finger.

But first impressions are not what they seem, OK it's a real diamond, but according to the certificate, it was once a different colour??? and it is also man-made by the HPHT process.

Being such a huge 'rock' one is likely to think that it just can't be real, because nowadays there are fabulous sparklers made from CZ, Moissanite , and other such simulants.

So if it is still a real diamond, but it was once a different colour, is it (say) worth 2/3rds of the value of a natural mined diamond.  If a laboratory can tweak a diamond which was made by the HPHT process and in the end the process produces a 'flawless white' - and it is still a real diamond - then what??

We actually make real diamonds too.  We make 'Memorial Diamonds' - real diamonds but made using the carbon extracted from ashes (or hair) of a deceased person (or a living person using their hair).

Because we don't irradiate (tweak) the colours in any way, we offer the nearest thing to a 'naturally grown' diamond with its own natural shade - whether that is Canary yellow or Blue.

We are asked all the time for "white" (clear) "Memorial Diamond" but we just don't see the point of REMOVING the subtle natural colour contained in a loved-ones make-up (ashes or hair).


The real diamond to the right was made from dead honey bees, we extracted the carbon from dead bees to make a beautiful honey coloured diamond of about 1.35 carat.

If we irradiated it and changed its colour, it would hardly be 'The Honey Bee Diamond'.

We feel the same about naturally coloured 'Memorial Diamonds" - yellow or blue.

They are what they are.

We are offered a $35,000 brown diamond - bizarre!!

The picture shows a Princess cut natural diamond being offered to us at $35,000 (yes you read that correct). It is described as "Brownish, Reddish, Orange" "0.8 carat" - it's almost as bad as 'Cognac' diamonds made in Russia. In our own 'Nutshell' we researched 'fancy' diamonds and 'cognac' (brown) worth between $4000-$15,000 per carat).

Our own laboratory grown memorial diamonds are only £6750 for a 1 carat Brilliant Cut (round) with 58 facets - AND - they are actually made using the carbon in your 'loved-one's ashes or hair.

When is a "Pink Diamond" not 'Pink'?

All is not what it seems (allegedly) .... along with the many bizarre named synthetic gems (which we have to admit SOME are brilliant), the public are now faced with a new phenomena - coated diamonds - these are natural or lower quality man-made diamonds which have been specially coated in ["diamond" (sic)] the colour required (ie Pink, Blue, Red, etc).

But what is the problem? Natural (mined) Pink and Blue diamonds are much more expensive than their white counterparts - in the region of $100,000 to $250,000 per carat. If the subject diamond is 'coated' in the colour, surely the real value is almost the same as its donor diamond, after-all it is simply a coating? OK it may be a "diamond" coating but not through and through - just on the surface.

Our natural colour diamonds are not interfered with in any way, canary yellow is bright yellow and the 'Blues' range between Aqua and Sapphire.

Memorial Jewellery update

Whaoo has the cost of silver and gold gone skywards????? These items are now £350 each as they are both 14 crt gold onto Sterling silver. Although the prices are not correct, you could see more at 'memorial-jewellery.blogspot.com'

Is it British??

Some things in life are not what they seem. If one was searching for 'Memorial Diamonds' in either Yahoo, Bing or Google, no-doubt one would come up with a page of names (companies) - some very similar, but who are the genuine Brit's and who are the foreigners pretending to be British. For example, we are known as 'Memorial-Diamonds.com' yet it is a fact that 'Memorialdiamonds.co.uk' are most definitely NOT us or remotely connected, for 1. they are ripping off our name, for 2. we are actually the only UK one of five 'MD' manufacturers in the world.
So, who would you be dealing with in reality? Russia?, America?, Europe? and if you were sending ashes, where would they be being processed - if processed at all!!!!
What guarantee would anyone have that a 'MD' is actually made using any 'cremains' at all - for man-made diamonds are very cheap, it would be very tempting to simply supply a good (or bad!) quality yellow diamond NOT made of ashes or hair. We as a true British/UK company guarantee we use ashes and hair to make your memorial diamonds.

Memorial Fireworks - out with a bang!!

Heavens Above Fireworks celebrates the life of a partner, relative or friend. They arrange special fireworks displays amongst which will be a number of fireworks specially modified to incorporate the cremation ashes, allowing for a spectacular memorial event and happier farewell.

We believe it is important to respect the wishes both of the person and the family and friends to create an event which is exactly what the person would have wished for themselves. A great way to celebrate their life and to say goodbye! Click here to visit their site

Dog rises from the ashes......

Story published in 'Your Dog' magazine © 

A dog owner from Essex has had her beloved dog Deefer, a Collie cross Labrador, made into a blue diamond, at a cost of £3,500.

Photographic agent Charlotte Bassett decided to have the keepsake made from his ashes by Phoenix Diamonds, a company that specialises in creating diamonds from the carbon content of ashes and hair.

When Phoenix Diamonds CEO Mike Kelly delivered the diamond he said he was sorry that she had lost her 'husband' at such a young age. She replied 'It wasn't my husband's ashes, it was my dog Deefer, as in 'D' for 'Dog'.

The dog, which died aged 14 and a half, was a much loved part of Bassett's family. "He was constantly by my side and was a peacemaker, pushing my children apart, to prevent a fight," she said.

After placing the order, Charlotte waited three months for the gem to arrive and now plans to have the gem mounted on a pendant. For her upcoming wedding the blue coloured stone will provide the colour for the wedding tradition of 'something borrowed, something blue.'

"The jeweller at Hatton Gardens, who is mounting the gem, was stunned that the diamond started out as dog!" she said.