Monday, July 26, 2010
My designing friend Zang Toi has two white-gold paintings of Marie Antoinette that were love at first sight for me. You know how I feel about queens! I once bid on a small, pink version of Marie in an auction but lost. I was very upset. When Zang finally introduced me to the gorgeous artist, [...]
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Today I had a make-up date with the guy I stood up yesterday, Henry teh 8. In a moment of fashion insanity, I did NOT wear my Boleyn necklace to the Henry VIII exhibit at the British Library. What was I thinking? To make matters worse, I was wearing my Cleves ring. Sure, Henry had [...]
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Yesterday I neglected to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of the day that my dear friend, Henry VIII (also known on the internets as Henry teh 8), acceded to the English throne. Handsome! I doubt I would have remembered at all if gorgeous blogger Princess Poochie hadn’t sent me a story about one of Henry’s love [...]
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Before her execution, Anne Boleyn said, “I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck.” My royal portrait “zOMG! My neck!!!” Anne of the Thousand Days
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Gorgeous blogger Winona of Daddy Likey does a great feature called Inadvertently Ask Daddy Likey, for which she offers highlarious “answers” to questions inadvertently posed by search terms people use to find her blog. Here’s Winona.Ain’t she cute? I was thinking of Winona’s feature because search terms with question marks keep appearing in my stats. [...]
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Monday, May 19, 2008
I feel compelled to respond to a few more search terms that have led people to this blog. How much does jewelry designers make? Well, some designers does make a lot and some does make a little. It does depend on a variety of factors. I does not recommend it as a get-rich-quick scheme. Lady [...]
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Fernando von Bakonstein has safely returned to his Illinois home. Don’t forget to stay tuned to the International House of Blogcakes for future iHog adventures. To reminisce about the pig’s visit with me, click here. Here’s one last iHog photo. Someone came to my blog by searching for “jewelry-sniffing dog.” I was sure they really [...]
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
As I walked by the Prada store today I noticed some interesting shoes in the window. Fairy feet! I hope the dye doesn’t bleed like it does on the Fairy Bag or people will be very unhappy. Elsewhere today, I saw these flowers in a window box. Spring has sprung And gorgeous blogger/client Alice Olive [...]
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Kim at Mama Fasha has done a post on the silver Boleyn necklace I made for her. Here she is modeling it. Isn’t she lovely? If you want to order your own Boleyn necklace in gold or silver, contact me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
At last! I have a photo of the sterling silver version of my Anne Boleyn initial necklace. Shown are the “A” and the “B.” Boleyn Necklaces © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008 Normally I only do these to order, but I made a “B” just to photograph it. If you’re a “B,” I can ship it out [...]
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