by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 9, 2018 | Cremains, Loss, Urns
Can’t resist sharing this since I live just outside Philadelphia, where the recent Super Bowl win is a bit of a big deal. I’m not pushing the wonderfulness of Philadelphia Eagles fans. I’m highlighting that our passing deserves great fanfare (no pun...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jul 6, 2017 | alternative containers, Cremains, Cremation, Funny death, Life celebration, Urns
People often joke about ashes in coffee cans. Why joke when you can have the real thing? Don’t settle for a can from your cabinet when you get this little beauty from Archie McPhee. It’s both economical and entertaining. For those who don’t take life...
by Kyle Tevlin | May 18, 2017 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, columbarium, Cremains, Life celebration, niches for cremains
To counteract last week’s gloomy post, we’re going to the other end of the spectrum today: Color! Tie-dye! Hippie culture! A 1960s Volkswagon bus turned into a columbarium. (Columbarium – a room or building with niches for funeral urns to be stored.)...
by Kyle Tevlin | Oct 27, 2016 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, Caskets, Cremains, Cremation, Death, green burials, Planning your own funerals, Uncategorized
It was an exciting week at I Want a Fun Funeral! First, on Sunday October 23, 2016 there was the article on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer about my workshop. Thanks to an excellent reporter and photographer, anyone who couldn’t quite imagine what...
by Kyle Tevlin | Oct 27, 2016 | Acceptance of death, alternative containers, Caskets, Cremains, Cremation, Death, green burials, Planning your own funerals, Uncategorized
It was an exciting week at I Want a Fun Funeral! First, on Sunday October 23, 2016 there was the article on the front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer about my workshop. Thanks to an excellent reporter and photographer, anyone who couldn’t quite imagine what...
by Kyle Tevlin | May 6, 2016 | Cremains, Death, Funerals, Life celebration, Personalized funeral, Preplanning your funeral, Uncategorized, Urns
A story has been going around the internet this about a custom urn that was created as a replica of a White Castle hamburger. Even though I am resolutely for all forms of personalization, my initial reaction was that maybe this was kind of tacky. (And you can call me...
