Santiago Garnet Cross

This is the Christmas present I designed and made for my sister, based on the shape of the St. James cross. I had some trouble setting such small stones without any tools specifically designed for setting small bezels, which resulted in a few messy settings in the bottom. I'll know what to do better on the next one. Fortunately, being a small piece, the irregularities are not too noticable.

I also broke the bottom part twice while setting the stones, and it was too late to solder so I (eek!) used a "chemical bond" to fix the problem. It doesn't stand out, especially if I don't admit it. So I won't tell my sister.

I love the Santiago cross, so I'll probably make more jewelry with a similar theme.

Henry *xelf

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3mm & 4mm garnets
Sterling silver
1.5 inches tall