‘I use dead people’s teeth, ashes and hair to make jewellery – yes I’m morbid

Owner of Grave Metallum Jewellery, Jacqui Williams, 29, sells rings, bracelets and necklaces that incorporate human remains – be it teeth, hair, ash or even a loved one’s IUD.

Jacqui, who previously worked as a gardener at a local cemetery, admits she’s a bit morbid, but stresses that her jewellery help loved ones to grieve.

She said: “I incorporate teeth into anything a client requests and that can be made out of metal.

“I do this work because I want to help people deal with their grief and loss as it’s something that is guaranteed for every living thing.

My most memorable requests I have been asked are using an IUD in a piece of jewellery, in which I did decline due to it being plastic, and turning the bullet casing, from the bullet that a client’s grandfather shot himself with into a piece of jewellery.”

Each custom piece takes Jacqui between six and eight weeks to create and costs between £190 ($350 AUD) and more than £5,400 ($10,000 AUD).

Jacqui, from Melbourne, Australia, said: “I have always seemed to be drawn to the morbid side of life, even as a child.

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