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Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Empress Eugenie

November 13, 2019 by WendyB

Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Empress Eugenie

Thank you to Brecken Branstrator of National Jeweler for alerting me that on Nov. 27, Christie’s in London is auctioning jewelry that once belonged to Eugenie, who was the last empress of France via her marriage to Napoleon III. I appreciate that the auction house has the full provenance of the jewels listed: Provenance is…

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Filed Under: featured jewel, History, jewel of the month, Jewelry, lockets, necklaces, queens Tagged With: christie's, empress eugenie, empress josephine, jewelry auction, juana la loca

Recommended Reading: Anne Thériault’s Queens of Infamy

July 15, 2019 by WendyB

Recommended Reading: Anne Thériault’s Queens of Infamy

I’ve been scolding myself for nearly a decade (seriously!) for giving up my Thursday Book Club posts, most of which focused on the bad-ass historical women who inspire my jewelry designs.  The last book-club post was the finale of my three-parter on A Distant Mirror, Barbara Tuchman’s book about the 14th century, which I posted…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, featured jewel, feminism, History, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, queens, rings, snake Tagged With: bad-ass historical women, eleanor of aquitaine, leo jewelry, lion jewelry, lion necklace

She’s Not a Mad Queen; She’s an Angry Queen.

May 17, 2019 by WendyB

She’s Not a Mad Queen; She’s an Angry Queen.

General Specific: Now is not the time to discuss this, Mad Scientist. Angry Scientist: First of all, I am not mad! I am angry! I am an angry scientist! That is what it is saying on my card of businesses! Sheep in the Big City “To Bleat or Not to Bleat,” Season 1, Episode 2…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, Arts & Entertainment, History, queens, TV Tagged With: daenerys, dragons, game of thrones, game of thrones finale, lannisters, starks, tyrion, varys

Clemence Ring: Going, Going …

April 2, 2019 by WendyB

Product alert! I have one size 6 Clemence ring with black spinel and rock crystal left, and I won’t be making any more of this style. Here’s a video to show you the ring’s scale, starring my right-hand woman Eryn’s right and left hands. Buy the Clemence ring now on 1stdibs.

Filed Under: History, Jewelry, queens, rings

Throwback Thursday: Anne Boleyn’s Necklace

March 7, 2019 by WendyB

Throwback Thursday: Anne Boleyn’s Necklace

Here’s the first photo of myself that I shared on this blog, from the second of three brief posts I published on July 27, 2007. In it, I’m wearing my Anne Boleyn-inspired necklace, while posing outside Anne Boleyn’s childhood home, Hever Castle. My desire for a bold initial pendant had been with me since I…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, anne boleyn, History, pictures of me, queens, Throwback Thursday, vintage WendyB photos Tagged With: anne boleyn necklace

Work in Progress: Earring Detail

February 5, 2019 by WendyB

“To be a king, and wear a crown, is a thing more glorious to them that see it, than it is pleasant for them that bear it,” – Elizabeth I, 1601. View this post on Instagram “A crown of kisses to the queen of dreams” — Albert Camus to Maria Casares. #valentinesday #jewelry #diamonds #crown…

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Filed Under: diamonds, earrings, History, Jewelry, queens Tagged With: elizabeth I

Today’s Video: Purrkoy, Anne Boleyn, and the Tudors

December 19, 2018 by WendyB

I was amazed when two beautiful flower arrangements arrived today, sent by my Instagram cat friends who wished to honor my beloved Purrkoy. Be sure to click through the Instagram slideshow to see how many people got together to do this. View this post on Instagram I’m always telling people that “catstagram” is one of…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Animals, anne boleyn, cats, History, queens, video Tagged With: anne boleyn, exotic shorthair cats, henry viii, i love my cat, purrkoy the kitten

Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

December 5, 2018 by WendyB

Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

My one-of-a-kind Nefertiti poison ring is available for purchase on 1stdibs! It’s also the star of this week’s video. Watch to learn more about my inspiration for this design and get a book recommendation as a bonus. If there are any particular designs you’d like to see a video about, let me know in the…

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Filed Under: History, Jewelry, my designs, poison rings, queens, video Tagged With: ancient egypt, egyptian inspired jewelry, egyptian queens, lapis lazuli, mechanical jewelry

Wednesday’s Video: Crazy Ancient Romans

August 22, 2018 by WendyB

Have you seen Crazy Rich Asians yet? I highly recommend it. It’s cute and funny, and a big ring plays an important role, which always pleases me as a jewelry designer. Anyway, my own video this week is about crazy ancient Romans (who aren’t cute and funny, but that’s okay) and one of my poison-ring…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, History, Jewelry, lockets, movies, poison rings, queens, rings, video Tagged With: crazy rich asians

Week in Review

July 1, 2018 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what been on the blog recently. Monday, June 25: When Spacenook isn’t trying to force propaganda on me, it’s letting me know my clothes don’t fit. Wednesday, June 27: I see the mainstream media trying to spin Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s primary win into some story on “Democrats in disarray.” Um,…

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Filed Under: History, queens, week in review Tagged With: anne of cleves, henry viii

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