Keepsakes hold a small portion of cremated remains, generally around 3-15 cubic inches, which weigh out to roughly 3 tablespoons. These are a wonderful way to share cremated remains among family even among friends. Some families will place a majority of their loved one’s ashes in one large urn to be placed in a columbarium, to be scattered, or placed on display in a family member’s home, and then the family members will each keep a small portion themselves in either a keepsake or a cremation pendant necklace. If you’ve purchased a pendant, buying and filling a keepsake can be a wonderful extra step of protection in case you ever lose or misplace the pendant. This way the pendant can be replaced and more importantly, re-filled, with your loved one’s remains.