October w/ Opal Gold Steel Keepsake

Opal is the stone here, milky and shifting rather than one flat color, set into gold-toned steel. The piece measures an inch wide and just over an inch tall, giving it a little more presence than the smallest keepsakes on the site. Filling happens through an opening at the top.

Capacity is not listed, but at this scale expect a token portion of ashes rather than any meaningful share. Opal is October's birthstone, which is usually the reason someone picks this one over the others on the page. It keeps well in a jewelry box, on a dresser, or inside a memory chest with photographs and letters.

• Fills through the top opening; work over paper so nothing is lost.
• Slightly larger than the 5/8 inch glass keepsakes sold alongside it.
• Opal is porous and cracks in dry heat, so keep it off a radiator or a car dashboard.