January w/ Garnet Stainless Steel Keepsake

Deep red garnet is the January stone, and it sits at the center of this polished stainless steel pendant. The whole piece is an inch tall, so it hangs close and does not swing about. Steel keeps its color indefinitely; the stone is what carries the meaning, and it is the reason people pick a month piece over a plain one.

The chamber opens at the top and takes a quarter of a cubic inch. That is a token amount of ashes and nothing like a full set, which needs an urn sized to about one cubic inch per pound of body weight. Fill it at home over a sheet of paper with the funnel that comes in the box, then close it up. If it will be worn every day, ask a jeweler to put a drop of adhesive on the threads so it cannot work loose.

• Garnet stone for a January birthday, set into stainless steel
• Top opening, one inch tall, quarter cubic inch inside
• Chain and funnel included; you fill it rather than the crematory