Diane Fehrenbacher, owner of Heart Keepsakes, founded the company in 1982 after losing several friends and family members. Intent on safeguarding their memory, she formulated a unique chemical compound to preserve funeral roses and transform their petals into beads. Her formula not only made the beads durable, it also maintained each flower’s original color and scent.


Diane Fehrenbacher Family

She began making necklaces, bracelets and rosaries for loved ones, and soon her product line grew to include earrings, key chains and lapel pins, as well as several home décor items. Recently, she developed a process to create 3-dimensional, rose-shaped accents from pressed petals. Heart Keepsakes now offers several products featuring this option.

Diane’s team now includes five skilled craftspeople who work diligently to ensure each Heart Keepsake is as special as the memory it represents. Their reputation for quality and beauty has spread throughout the country and across the globe, with orders now arriving from the United States, South America, Canada and Europe on a regular basis.