The most beautiful and respected bereavement boxes ever created, Mourning Goods’ generous Condolence Boxes offer an abundance of sympathy, compassion, care, and heartfelt condolences to anyone who has lost a Loved One.

We are happy to ship gift box directly to your recipient for you with your custom message of love and support.

Created with purpose and love by a Grief Educator and Grief Coach, Mourning Goods’ Classic Condolence Box offers a slightly traditional, respectful, and elegant way to send your condolences to anyone or lift your own spirits after loss.

• Precious Loved One Sterling Silver Locket handcrafted photo locket with antique glass (20 x 25 mm when closed) on Sterling Silver 18” box chain, to hold your loved one close to your heart.

• Handkerchief Embroidery Kit for your tears - DIY kit with hoop, needle, thread, design template, instructions, and a single classic lace-edged blue handkerchief, to embroider your Loved One’s name, signature, or favorite symbol or saying.

• CONNECT + HONOR Beeswax Altar Pillar Candle natural hand-made 100% beeswax candle 6” x 2” altar style candle to light in honor of your Loved One. Beeswax is known to have very strong negative ions said to pull toxins from the air and lift and improve mood. Includes clear glass holder. This beautiful, rich, deep beeswax-colored [naturally of course!] candle feels like it belongs on a 400-year-old European church’s altar and has a burn time of up to 60 hours. A tiny sterling silver heart on the candle wrap reminds you that you are loved.

• Random Act of Kindness Cards 20 customizable cards to keep your Loved One’s goodness going in all kinds of creative ways. For ideas on how to use see the RAK cards blog post.

• Flying Wish Paper kit to send your wishes to the heavens in celebration and memorium - 4” x 4” mini kit includes 15 sheets, platforms, pencil, & instructions.

• Condolence Card with a custom message from you to your recipient. Select Card Style and Color after adding to cart. See below for complete options on cards.

• All packaged in a large Keepsake Box with your Loved One’s photo framed inside the lid*. This giant 10” x 10” x 4” is the perfect way to collect mementos, photos, memories, and precious items to hold on to. We highly recommend you decorate the Keepsake Box with photos and artwork that honors your Loved One.

• Each box includes a menu that details each item and its purpose.

Total retail value $286

Option: Add in a copy of Grief Educator Pamela Ann Noxon’s book “The Heart of Grieving” for a discounted price of $30 [retail $39].

You are welcome to purchase other items from our collection to be added to a box. Please add to the cart and add any special requests in the comment section at checkout. Sorry, no substitutions of items in boxes is available.

*Instructions for sending a photo of Loved One will follow after your order. Please send a print-resolution, vertical/portrait format photo of Loved One who has passed away within 24 hours of ordering. If a photo is unavailable at the time of order we will add a special name card with Loved One‘s name inside the box lid.

SELECTING YOUR CONDOLENCE CARD:

Your Condolence Box comes with one Condolence Card. Our handmade, original artwork, Condolence Cards are a generous 6” x 6” and come with your choice of message and personalization (or blank for you to fill in). Available in 6 beautiful Letterpress Designs and 1 full colorful Digitally Printed Design with a beautiful matching or color-coordinated European flap-style envelope. Cards are not sold individually at this time.

1. PICK YOUR STYLE OF DESIGN: Choose from our beautiful Letterpress designs or our full-color card options. With a selection of classic, traditional, spiritual, sweet, or modern designs to choose from. Designs are shown in the order listed below, at right.

2. PICK YOUR CARD COLOR: Our cards and matching [or color corresponding] Euro-flap envelopes come in a beautiful selection of 6 stylish colors: Remembrance Blue, Natural Kraft Tan, Pure White, Cloudburst Grey, and Soft Dusty Rose.

3. PICK YOUR MESSAGE / SENTIMENT THEME: This one-sentence condolence or short poem - selected from our options - serves to set the theme of the card. Depending on which design of card you select, the message/theme will be printed on the front of the card with the design or inside the card on the inside right-side panel. Please note the Starburst of LOVE design is only available with LOVE message on the front. If you select a message other than LOVE it will be printed inside the card.

4. ADD YOUR PERSONALIZED CONDOLENCES: The impact of your own words cannot be overstated. There are so many types of loss and grief and relationships that we want you to be able to communicate exactly how you want to send your condolences. Gather your thoughts [NEED HELP writing? CLICK to see our samples and ideas on writing condolence messages] and add in cart for us to print inside the card.

5. SIGNATURE: Don’t forget to sign your names! Your names will be in the same font as the personalized condolence message. Limit 70 characters, please.

LETTERPRESS CARD DESIGNS:

Using the art of Letterpress in rich, forget-me-not blue ink these cards are timeless, elegant, and communicate you only send the best.

Angel with Hearts: A heavenly Angel printed in an elegant, debossed [inkless] press, showers down beautiful blue hearts to remind you that you are so very loved and always watched over. Hand-drawn by our artists.

Swallow Bird ALWAYS: Our timeless hand-drawn Swallow always returning with love for you. Hand-drawn by our artists.

Wildflower Altar: A beautiful, natural, earthly floral design to celebrate the power of love and life.

Garland of Honor: A beautiful floral wreath design harkens back to antiquity when a mourning wreath would be placed on a door to celebrate the power of love and life.

Starburst of LOVE: This beautiful, modern design celebrates the only thing that matters LOVE. This design is only available with LOVE message on the front of the card. Please note the Starburst of LOVE is only available with LOVE message on the front. If you select a message other than LOVE it will be printed inside the card.

Craft Woodcut Bird: A perfect card for pet loss, this hand-cut, block-style bird on a branch is a sweet sentiment of love and sympathy.

DIGITAL CARD DESIGNS:
available on Pure White or Natural Kraft Tan cards only

ALWAYS in my Heart Tattoo: Full-color printed version of our classic tattoo style heart with swallow bird and ALWAYS banner. Hand-drawn by our artists. Available on Pure White or Natural Kraft Tan cards only. Comes with 5 matching temporary tattoos tucked in an inside mini envelope.

Please note if you are mailing our Condolence Cards, 6 1/2” x 6 1/2” square envelopes require extra postage.*