{"id":1918,"date":"2012-11-26T20:49:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T20:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2013-03-18T05:15:53","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T05:15:53","slug":"steel-and-gold-dragonfly-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=1918","title":{"rendered":"Steel and Gold Dragonfly Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, the earrings were popular enough with the ladies that I decided to add a pendant and complete the ensemble.\"\"
\n<\/a>Everything together. \u00a0The pendant is 2 inches tall, and is constructed of 1075 blackened carbon steel, 24k gold, and Sterling silver. \u00a0Silver “figure eight” bail and chain.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>And a view of the back of the pendant and earrings. \u00a0I soldered on a Sterling silver backing so the steel wouldn’t be against the skin.<\/p>\n

Sorry, sold at\u00a0BladeGallery.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, the earrings were popular enough with the ladies that I decided to add a pendant and complete the ensemble. Everything together. \u00a0The pendant is 2 inches tall, and is constructed of 1075 blackened carbon steel, 24k gold, and Sterling … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[28,31],"tags":[3,7,17,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6qLAy-uW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4718,"url":"https:\/\/sterlingsculptures.com\/wp\/?p=4718","url_meta":{"origin":1918,"position":0},"title":"Titanium Dragonflies Pendant and Earrings Suite Tutorial","date":"August 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Beginning a titanium and gold dragonfly-themed pendant and earrings set. \u00a0The pendant is 2.25 inches high by 0.9 inches wide. 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