March Aquamarine Steel Keepsake

Aquamarine is the March birthstone, and the version set into this steel keepsake is pale, closer to sea glass than to sapphire. The body is stainless steel, roughly five eighths of an inch square, with a screw top that sits flush enough that most people never notice it is a container at all.

Capacity is symbolic. What fits inside is a small spoonful, so treat this as something to carry rather than as the urn itself. It works well when one person wants the ashes close and the rest of the family has agreed on burial or scattering for the remainder. Filling takes a minute: a small funnel, a steady hand, then screw the top down until it stops turning.

• Screw top closes flush against the back of the pendant
• Holds a spoonful of ashes, not a full portion
• Stainless steel; wipe with a soft cloth, no polish needed