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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Living on the Edge
Browns has some edgy designs from Boudicca and Gareth Pugh on sale. Boudicca shirt with batwing sleeves Now 140 pounds, down from 460. Gareth Pugh paneled, zip-front dressNow 255 pounds, down from 505. One of you avant-garde fashion bloggers definitely needs to get the Gareth Pugh jodhpur sweat pants. There are a few of you…
New Cufflinks for Valentine’s Day
Need a gift for a guy? These are my latest men’s designs. Click the pictures for more information. Juana Skull Cufflinks© Wendy Brandes Bat Cufflinks© Wendy Brandes If you want the story of Juana la Loca, the inspiration for the skull cufflinks, click here. The bat cufflinks were originally a special order for gorgeous blogger…
Sneak Preview of New Locket Design
This isn’t a proper introduction for my new Hatshepsut Locket, but I can’t resist sharing some amateur pictures of my latest piece. This version is in sterling silver, hanging on a black satin cord. Here’s how the necklace looks against my amazing bosom. Please, Pistols, don’t get overexcited by this. To open the locket, you…
Anne Boleyn, Postmortem
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
Ask WendyB
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….
Thursday Book Club: Juana La Loca
Halloween is coming, so it’s a good time for spooky jewelry! Yesterday, I gave you bats. Today I give you skulls. My Juana Skull Necklace is now available in sterling silver with white sapphire eyes for $500. Juana Skull Necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008 Want it? Email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. The…
Bet You’ve Never Heard Anyone Say This
I’m so excited to read my new book, Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium! (What’s Byzantium? Click here for info.)
Cleves Ring: Completed
Remember the wax model of my Cleves Ring? Here’s the finished version in silver. These are just photos I took myself, rather than the professional photos that will eventually appear on my website. In the professional photos, you’ll be able to see that the swans have tiny diamond eyes. Front viewCleves Ring© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008…
London, Day 5: Out of Town
Yesterday we took a taxi, two trains, a bus and another taxi (one way) to visit the ruins of Kenilworth Castle. Kenilworth Why was I so determined to get there? Because the castle has many links to the royal ladies in my life. The castle was given to its first owner by Empress Matilda‘s dad,…