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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Boleyn Necklaces in Silver
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…
B Is for Bargain
Boleyn Necklace in 18K yellow and rose gold and diamonds© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008(Photo by John Muggenborg) I am now doing my Anne Boleyn necklace in sterling silver with no diamonds for $300, a steal compared to the $9,000 gold and diamond version! The pendant from the top of the crown to the bottom of the…
Anne Boleyn for Dummies, Part Deux
Now with 100% more idiocy! I belatedly read an item in Fashion Week Daily; it was overheard at a screening of The Other Boleyn Girl: In the popcorn line, [starlet’s name redacted] chatted up [second starlet], who recently finished filming After School, a documentary directed by Chris Barrett about teacher-student sex scandals (she plays a…
Imagine a Resemblance
WendyB John Lennon I really like my round Lennon-esque sunglasses. But I’m not a big fan of Lennon’s “Imagine.” I think he dealt with similar issues in a more powerful way in “God.” That’s probably my favorite solo Lennon work, though listening to it makes me sad because the lyric “The dream is over” was…
Anne Boleyn for Dummies
The Other Boleyn Girl opens in theaters today. I was reading about the movie on some random website and noticed this in the comments: “Why are they using the Ugly Betty necklace in the Boleyn movie?” Why indeed? Allow me to explain. Let’s start with a simple image search for “Anne Boleyn.” It will result…
The Perfect Outfit
How did Betty Jackson’s Henry VIII hotpants escape my attention? Photo from Reuters These would go great with my Anne Boleyn necklace. Boleyn necklace in 18K yellow and rose gold and diamonds © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008 (Photo by John Muggenborg) That’s all you need for the perfect outfit: Henry hotpants, Boleyn bling and a big…
Book Club: Shopping Under the Influence
I was determined to get back into my royal lady book posts today, but I seem to have misplaced the Empress Wu novel that I was working on. Plus, I’m feeling a bit flu-ish, which has sapped me of the energy necessary to tear through the house on a mad search for Empress Wu, especially…
Thursday Book Club: More Anne Boleyn
There are many, many Anne Boleyn books to read. I’ll give you a few more in this post. I’ve already posted my favorite ones here: Introduction to Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn, Continued First, some jewelry comments for those who haven’t read the other Anne Boleyn entries or who have questions about the Boleyn initial necklace…
Thursday Book Club: Anne Boleyn, Continued
My interpretation of Anne Boleyn’s famous initial pendant (Boleyn Necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008) (Photo by John Muggenborg) I’m continuing last week’s post on Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, or “Henry teh 8” as I will now call him thanks to whoever hit my blog with that search term. In…