Tomorrow I leave for a week long trip (yay!), and I wanted to have my new pendant ready. I didn't think it looked smooth enough (the back has a couple imperfections), but Julia assured me they weren't noticeable.
So I put on the bale and wore it for the first time yesterday:
More photos at
http://www.joanlansberry.com/h-s-sil.html.
I don't think I'll ever be ready for tattoo ink, but at least I have jewelry, grin!