{"id":31861,"date":"2016-02-11T20:30:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T01:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=31861"},"modified":"2016-02-11T20:32:02","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T01:32:02","slug":"valentines-dayanti-valentines-day-countdown-11-of-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/valentines-dayanti-valentines-day-countdown-11-of-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day\/Anti-Valentine\u2019s Day Countdown: #11 of 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a jewelry design for Throwback Thursday that’s also ruby-red for Valentine’s Day: my Lady Jane necklace.<\/p>\n

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The true story of Lady Jane Grey — the “Nine Day Queen” of Tudor times — inspired me to create this teardrop-shaped pendant<\/a> in 2008. It was made from two pieces of custom-cut rock crystal, loose rubies, and 18K yellow gold. I planned to make three pendants — meaning I had six pieces of rock crystal — but one piece of rock crystal broke during the setting process, so I only made two pendants. I totally forgot that the second one was different than the first one! The rock crystal in that one was sealed by blackened sterling silver with 18K gold accents. Very complicated!<\/p>\n

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These were sold years ago, so you can look but you can’t buy. Sorry! If you want rubies, I’ve got those beautiful studs from day five of my Valentine’s Day\/anti-Valentine’s Day countdown<\/a>. A big thank you to Hannah Connorton for including those in her own Valentine’s Day selection for National Jeweler<\/a>! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a jewelry design for Throwback Thursday that’s also ruby-red for Valentine’s Day: my Lady Jane necklace. The true story of Lady Jane Grey — the “Nine Day Queen” of Tudor times — inspired me to create this teardrop-shaped pendant in 2008. It was made from two pieces of custom-cut rock crystal, loose rubies, and…<\/p>\n

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