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. This unique sand ceremony hourglass is the perfect addition to a wedding unity sand ceremony, family unity ceremony, or vow renewal ceremony. It is the perfect alternative to the unity candle for an outdoor wedding sand ceremony, destination beach wedding sand ceremony, or an inside wedding where a candle cannot be lit.  It also makes the perfect heartfelt gift for any occasion.

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