Jacqui Williams, 29, is the owner of Grave Metallum Jewellery in Melbourne, Australia. She creates and sells handcrafted jewellery that incorporate the remains of dead people. Ms Williams admits she is morbid, and worked as a gardener at a local cemetery before she made human remains jewellery full time.

       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."

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       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).

       Ms Williams added: "I have always seemed to be drawn to the morbid side of life, even as a child.

       But she said that she has been sent teeth that have been removed from the deceased as gold or metal capped teeth are nearly always removed from the body prior to burial or cremation.

       The jewellery is designed based on the customer's requests and can incorporate metals, like silver, gold and platinum, or precious gemstones such as sapphires and diamonds.

       Ms Williams added: "I work with both the ashes and the hair of the deceased, including pet's that have died.

       "I work with lost wax casting, so sometimes the piece will be carved in wax and cast into precious metal, and other times I will hand fabricate the whole piece using precious metal sheet, wire and stock gauge.

       "I am currently making a sterling silver and brass framed hourglass with the 'sand' being the ashes of my client's grandfather.

       "My most expensive was an 18ct rose gold wedding ring with her husband's tooth set in a halo of sapphires and garnets. That was $7,500 AUD (￡4,050)."

       She said her family and friends support her business, unsurprised her lifelong morbid curiosity made its way into her career, but she does receive some online backlash.

       The jeweller said: "I receive all sorts of different reactions, some people love my work, others hate it, some are disgusted by the teeth and bone work.

       "Most of my customers tell me they wear their pieces daily. I thrive on working with people one-on-one to create the perfect piece for them.

       "I am motivated by making thought provoking pieces with things that would often be discarded or things that hold a taboo and to open up conversation about the macabre and morbid side of life."

       More of Jacqui's work is on her website www.gravemetallumjewellery.com