{"id":22889,"date":"2013-10-21T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=22889"},"modified":"2013-10-21T12:16:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T16:16:08","slug":"wendy-brandes-swan-jewelry-in-the-retail-jeweler-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/wendy-brandes-swan-jewelry-in-the-retail-jeweler-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Brandes Swan Jewelry in the Retail Jeweler Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A big thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theretailjeweler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Retailer Jeweler magazine<\/a> for featuring my black-diamond Cleves swan ring in the October issue!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22890\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/retailjeweler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22890\" class=\" wp-image-22890\" alt=\"retailjeweler\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/retailjeweler.jpg\" width=\"497\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/retailjeweler.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/retailjeweler-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Cleves ring was inspired by the smartest of all the six wives of Henry VIII. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/10\/thursday-book-club-anne-of-cleves\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to read the blog post in which I proved Anne of Cleves was a damn genius.<\/p>\n<p>I have other Cleves swan pieces. Here&#8217;s the gold and diamond ring, which you can try on in person at Broken English Jewelry in Santa Monica, Calif.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Cleves-Ring\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22892\" alt=\"Cleves_Ring_gold_M__18207_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_gold_M__18207_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_gold_M__18207_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_gold_M__18207_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_gold_M__18207_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see it being made <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/cleves-ring-work-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a silver version of the ring as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22893\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Cleves-Ring-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22893\" alt=\"Cleves_Ring_silver_80__38227_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_silver_80__38227_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_silver_80__38227_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_silver_80__38227_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Ring_silver_80__38227_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$990. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The original Cleves swan piece was an 18K gold, onyx and diamond necklace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22894\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Cleves-Necklace\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22894\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22894\" alt=\"ClevesSwanPendant_Zoom80__93539_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ClevesSwanPendant_Zoom80__93539_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ClevesSwanPendant_Zoom80__93539_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ClevesSwanPendant_Zoom80__93539_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ClevesSwanPendant_Zoom80__93539_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">$8,500. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I did <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/jewel-of-the-month-cleves-swan-wing-earrings\/\" target=\"_blank\">onyx, diamond and gold winged earrings<\/a> to complement the necklace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22895\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Cleves-Earrings\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22895\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22895\" alt=\"Cleves_Earrings_Zoom__55321_std\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Earrings_Zoom__55321_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Earrings_Zoom__55321_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Earrings_Zoom__55321_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Cleves_Earrings_Zoom__55321_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only one pair made. $16,000. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here is my original January 2011 post on the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/jewel-of-the-month-black-swan-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\">black-diamond Cleves ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Ugly_Duckling\" target=\"_blank\">ugly ducklings<\/a> here! Just swans! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A big thanks to the Retailer Jeweler magazine for featuring my black-diamond Cleves swan ring in the October issue! The Cleves ring was inspired by the smartest of all the six wives of Henry VIII. Click here to read the blog post in which I proved Anne of Cleves was a damn genius. I have&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/wendy-brandes-swan-jewelry-in-the-retail-jeweler-magazine\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60,43,13,16,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-earrings","8":"category-my-designs","9":"category-necklaces","10":"category-press","11":"category-rings","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22889"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22897,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22889\/revisions\/22897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}