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This handcrafted silver pendant<\/strong> features a unique gemstone setting designed for hexagonal and triangular stones<\/strong>. The innovative 3-prong (claw) setting<\/strong> securely holds a six-sided gemstone, making it ideal for beginners who want to explore stone setting techniques without complex soldering.<\/p>\n

The pendant itself is an experimental freeform design<\/strong>, created by fusing three sterling silver round wires together. This gives the piece its organic, sculptural character while maintaining a lightweight and wearable style. The gemstone mount, also known as a chaton setting<\/strong>, is crafted from a single round wire, allowing for a seamless and efficient construction process.<\/p>\n

Because of its simple yet elegant structure, this project is an excellent starting point for jewellery students and hobby goldsmiths<\/strong>. It demonstrates fundamental techniques such as soldering, shaping, and creating a claw setting, while resulting in a stylish and contemporary piece of jewellery.<\/p>\n

Whether used with an amethyst, garnet, or other faceted gemstone<\/strong>, the pendant beautifully highlights the natural brilliance of the stone. This makes it not only a rewarding practice project but also a finished accessory with professional appeal.<\/p>\n

A perfect balance of creativity, craftsmanship, and simplicity, this silver pendant project shows how expressive jewellery can be<\/strong> when built from the basics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Handmade silver pendant with a 3-prong hexagonal gemstone setting. Modern freeform design, easy to craft, perfect for beginners. [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2227,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[37],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2231","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-jewellery-tutorials","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","first","instock","virtual","taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2231"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2231"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4h-jewellery-tutorials.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}