A method is disclosed of encasing ashes within layers of glass to form part of a glass object so that when the glass object is bisected, the glass does not crumble or break, either immediately or over time. The method consists in mixing molten glass with the ash so as to encase the ash in the glass, and then sandwiching that layer of glass between two further layers of glass so as to encase the ash and glass layer within surrounding layers of ash-free glass. Any one of the layers may be coloured or clear glass. The glass may be shaped to form a flat piece of glass to be cut into a flat crystal or the glass may be shaped to form an inner layer of glass and cremated ashes and an outer layer of clear glass to be faceted.
