{"id":626,"date":"2018-01-21T11:16:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T11:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=626"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T17:13:13","slug":"pearl-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"Pearl flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A simple pair of earrings with a flower-shaped domed back and a half-drilled peacock pearl stuck to a post in the middle. I&#8217;ve been meaning to finish these off for a year or more and finally got around to them. Also got to try out my homemade barrel polisher, gripping a hexagonal jam jar full of stainless\u00a0steel shot in the wood lathe, set to the slowest speed (100rpm probably still a bit too fast), seems to work, see vid below.\u00a0Just need to decide who gets them now.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3038\" height=\"1812\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg 3038w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643733_Canon_G7XmkII-1024x611.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3038px) 100vw, 3038px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2598\" height=\"1720\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII.jpg 2598w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643730_Canon_G7XmkII-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2598px) 100vw, 2598px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Photo_1643968_Samsung_S7_edit-low-res.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple pair of earrings with a flower-shaped domed back and a half-drilled peacock pearl stuck to a post in the middle. 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