For hundreds of years, girls have filled wooden chests with items of personal meaning to them in anticipation of one day getting married and taking this chest and the special things within it to their new home. This simple wooden chest became a symbol of hope and love, and was a part of lifelong dreams coming true. Often, the girl’s parents would help her fill the wooden chest over the years with linens, keepsakes, photos, family heirlooms, and more. The young lady’s father may have even built the wooden chest for her. In honor of this beautiful family tradition, Heirloom Hourglass offers “The Hope Chest” hourglass. Just as the wooden hope chests passed down for many generations were made from or lined with cedar, “The Hope Chest” is crafted with Eastern Aromatic Cedar wood for the hourglass bases. The finely finished maple hardwood rope shaped pillars match the cedar wonderfully, and the two intertwining strands of the rope are the perfect symbol of the bond of your relationship. A 24-carat gold plated solid pewter heart adorns each side of “The Hope Chest” hourglass. These heart shaped closures make opening and closing your hourglass from either side easy. Whether you’re getting married, celebrating an Anniversary, or starting a new family tradition, you will create a beautiful heirloom when you fill “The Hope Chest” from Heirloom Hourglass with sands or soils from your Wedding Day, your travels, your home, the first beach you went to together, or any special place. Pass it on someday to your child for use in their Wedding, or for a special moment in their lives! A collection kit is included.

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“The Graduate” from Heirloom Hourglass is a meaningful, symbolic, and touching gift designed for the graduate in your family. A graduation is celebrated to mark the culmination of years of work and study, as well as the new beginning and directions life is about to take. Capture this special moment, preserve the memories, and create an heirloom by filling this stunning hourglass with your own real beach sand or soils from the grounds of a place that holds a special meaning to you. “The Graduate” is made from solid American black walnut bases and rope shaped pillars. This classic premium hardwood is a traditional symbol of excellence, quality, and history, and it is sealed with a glossy finish to enhance the warm glow of the wood grains. The hourglass is completed with a graduation cap and diploma shaped closure on each side of the hourglass. These closures are forged from solid fine pewter, and they can be purchased for use with any Heirloom Hourglass from our line of standard size hourglasses. “The Graduate” makes an especially touching gift when you fill it with sands or soils from various places that are symbolic of your graduate’s journey through life. Many people also give this hourglass to their graduating friend or relative filled with colored sands that represent their birthstones, or those of their family members, or that match their school colors. Many ideas for this exceptionally unique gift can be found on our website, along with various options for customizing and personalizing your hourglass with the graduate’s name, school name, and dates. A collection kit is included that contains all you need to gather your sands or soils and fill your hourglass. What a great way to say Congratulations!

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“The Equestrian” from Heirloom Hourglass is perfect for the horse lover on your gift list! This beautiful hourglass is designed to hold the sands or soils from a place or places with special symbolic meaning to you. The unique design of the hourglass closures is made to celebrate the traditions of excellence that come from horseracing, polo, and owning horses. But it is the underlying mystique of wild horses and a deep appreciation of these majestic creatures and what they symbolize that is the true inspiration for this design and this Heirloom Hourglass. “The Equestrian” is made from solid American black walnut that is finished to a beautiful and bold glossy sheen. We offer the elegant horse / horseshoe closure shown in the photo, and a classic racehorse closure, both made from fine pewter. Any standard size Heirloom Hourglass can be customized with either or both of these closures. Fill “The Equestrian” hourglass from either side with sands or soils from a place with special meaning to you, or from a place like Cumberland Island, where wild horses still run free. A collection kit is included.

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“The Keepsake” from Heirloom Hourglass is crafted with care from curly maple hardwood bases and solid cherry rope shaped pillars. Curly maple is a very special wood that displays a rare, almost three-dimensional grain pattern that is only found in about 1 out of every 500 trees. Notice how the grain catches the light on the bottom base in the photo – both bases glow like this when the light hits them, making this a stunningly beautiful hourglass of exceptional quality that is designed just for you to create a keepsake. Imagine your sands or soils from a special place or places that have symbolic meaning to you flowing through your hourglass! “The Keepsake” comes standard with solid pewter ship wheel closures, and many people customize this hourglass with engraved heart closures for use in unity ceremonies. Many other customization and personalization options are available, and “The Keepsake” comes with a collection kit and individually numbered book.

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Bring your Once in a Lifetime moments created in that tropical destination home with you in The Tropics from Heirloom Hourglass! A popular model to fill with sands from cruises, honeymoons, Weddings, and beach vacations, The Tropics will bring you back those sunny days every time you see your beach sands flowing through it. This hourglass is made using curly maple bases, a rare and beautiful hardwood that displays an almost three-dimensional grain pattern that is a work of art only nature could create. The intertwining strands of the maple rope pillars are sealed with a glossy finish that reflects the light like sunlight shimmering on the water. The Tropics is completed with pewter palm tree shaped closures for the perfect tropical finishing touch, and these closures and others can be used to customize any standard size Heirloom Hourglass. A collection kit is included. Click Here For Additional Images of The Tropics and Suggested Accessories
 
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Capture a moment, preserve the memories, and create an heirloom with “The Hearthside” from Heirloom Hourglass! Quality speaks for itself - this hourglass is crafted of solid cherry with fine pewter closures and is made to last for many generations of your family to enjoy. The cherry selected for the bases is known as “curly cherry”, named for the rare beauty of its unique, wavy grain pattern. The unusual grain pattern of this cherry hardwood is sought after for producing one-of-a-kind furnishings and décor. “The Hearthside” is made for you to fill with sands or soils of special meaning to you, so you can create a keepsake symbolic of the warmth of your home and hearthside moments, a special occasion like a Wedding, a seaside vacation, or a gift for a loved one. Place “The Hearthside” on your mantel or a special place in your home, and it will warm your heart every time you see your sands flowing through it! Because of the soft reddish hues of the cherry, it is a popular model to customize with solid pewter or gold plated pewter heart closures. A collection kit is included.  

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Red Zinfandel wines are known for their deep red, almost black color, and so we offer you “The Zinfandel”: a fine selection from our “Wine Connoisseur and Fine Living Hourglass Collection” inspired by this wine and its rich coloring. The American black walnut bases pair with deep reddish-brown solid mahogany rope shaped pillars to create a classic, robust look of quality. The black walnut is finished to a reflective glossy sheen, and the glowing depth of the fine mahogany wood grain makes the perfect compliment. Include “The Zinfandel” and the Heirloom Hourglass Wedding Unity Sand Ceremony for a touching and unique addition to your Wine Country Wedding! The hourglass comes standard with two solid pewter ship wheel closures that are included as a tribute to the cool ocean breezes and temperate coastal locations where conditions for Zinfandel wine crafting are ideal. Customize this hourglass with a wide variety of different closures found on our website…..many people choose a solid pewter grape bunch closure for one side of the hourglass and an engraved 24-carat gold plated heart shaped closure for the other. A collection kit complete with all you need to collect your sands or vineyard soils and fill your hourglass is included.

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“The Horizon”, from Heirloom Hourglass, is made using a unique combination of premium hardwoods that are sealed with a fine glossy finish. The curly cherry wood used for the bases displays a very rare grain pattern that captivates the beholder with its large waves and glowing depth. The rope shaped pillars are made from genuine mahogany, which matches beautifully with the cherry. The contrasting grain patterns and the red and brown earthtones of these premium hardwoods combine to inspire images of the last rays of sunlight setting over a distant horizon. This hourglass is a popular choice for Valentine’s Day, Weddings, Vow Renewals, Anniversaries, and more. The two solid pewter sun closures complete the design, and make filling and sealing your hourglass from either side simple. We offer many options for customizing and personalization of “The Horizon”. Fill your hourglass with your own real beach sand from somewhere special to you using the collection kit included.

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“The Sailor” from Heirloom Hourglass is a classic nautical design inspired by the history, heritage, and grandeur of sailing and the sea. Carefully crafted from American black walnut bases, solid oak rope shaped pillars, and completed with pewter anchor closures on each side, this hourglass is perfect for those with a love for being out on the water and an eye for nautical décor. The premium hardwoods are finely finished with a glossy marine-grade varnish to achieve the timeless look of a wooden boat, and the ropes and anchors reflect beautifully off the bases. The hourglass is a nautical instrument used by sailors for hundreds of years, and stands as the ultimate symbol of the passage of time, maritime craftsmanship, and the majesty of the seas. Now, you can fill “The Sailor” hourglass with real beach sands or soils you collect from locations that hold a special significance to you. You’ll find many options for customization and personalizing your hourglass on our website, and “The Sailor” comes complete with a collection kit for gathering your sands and filling your hourglass.

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Honeymoons are made for getting away from it all and celebrating the beginning of your lives together in marriage. Create a stunning keepsake from these once in a lifetime moments by filling “The Honeymoon” from Heirloom Hourglass with some sands or soils from the place you first traveled to as newlyweds! Designed as a tribute to your unique love, “The Honeymoon” is made from a very rare and beautiful hardwood known as “curly cherry”. The wavy grain pattern of this type of cherry is complimented wonderfully by the solid maple rope pillars, and this rope shape is intended to symbolize the intertwining bond of your lives in marriage. “The Honeymoon” is also very popular for Weddings, and it is completed with our fine pewter “Two Hearts Become One” closures on each side of the hourglass. The hearts are adorned with lovely pewter roses for an elegant symbol of love. These closures and many others can be added to any Heirloom Hourglass, and we also offer many options for further customization and personalizing. A collection kit is included.

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Display real beach sand you collect from your travels in “The Treasure Chest” from Heirloom Hourglass! Nothing quite symbolizes the fabric and essence of a place that holds a special meaning to you quite like the very sands or soils from the location your “once in a lifetime” moment was made! When you fill “The Treasure Chest”, the sands or soils from your treasured moments will flow through each time you turn it over, symbolizing a unique moment time that you’ll always remember. “The Treasure Chest” is crafted using solid oak bases which are complimented with finely finished American black walnut pillars. The classic look of these hardwoods speaks of quality, heritage, and tradition that will endure for many generations, just as the treasure you place within it and the memories it symbolizes will! 24-carat gold plated solid pewter ship wheel closures adorn each side of the hourglass, and make filling and sealing your hourglass easy. Many options for customization and personalizing your hourglass can be found on our website. “The Treasure Chest” comes complete with a collection kit and individually numbered story book for recording the story of your hourglass and the treasures you place within it.

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