I had a memorial diamond made from my Karen back in 2018 ( https://www.heart-in-diamond.com/ ). I feel it helps me to have her ashes closes to me. Family members have made me feel bad for spending that amount of money on a diamond. My counselor said that having Karen's ashes closes to me may make grieving harder, but supported me if i feel it helps me. I do feel it helps me, it remind me of how beautiful she was.
I've heard of people that made memorial keepsakes from blankets, hair and all sorts of things. Does anyone else have experience with that?