I HAVE STARTED ADDED TOPS TO MY VASES, SOME CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING FOR URN FOR THE FUTURE BUT STILL WANT TO HAVE A WONDERFUL PIECE OF ART NOW. REMOVING TOP, THE URN CAN ACT AS A VASE (DRIED AND ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS ONLY). I USE EXOTIC WOODS AND CANADIAN WOODS TO GET THE COLOURS AND TEXTURES I AM LOOKING FOR--I USE NO STAINS AT ALL, ONLY HAND RUBBED OIL FINISHED WITH NUMEROUS COATS OF WAX, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WOOD.