{"id":4297,"date":"2010-02-14T13:31:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-14T18:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2012-02-02T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T16:43:04","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-vampire-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-vampire-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: Vampire Valentine’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

This winter, I’ve spent a number of insomniac nights watching 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer <\/a>on Logo<\/a>. After seeing the episodes Double Meat Palace<\/a> and Dead Things<\/a>, I complained via Twitter that Buffy was unkind to her Billy Idol-esque, Brit, bad boy vampire lovah, Spike.<\/p>\n

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Spike ... what's not to love?<\/p><\/div>\n

To my surprise, I got about 40 replies from fellow Spike fans. I eventually asked them if I should do some Spike-related jewelry and got a resounding “yes.” I immediately had two designs in mind.\u00a0 The recent mega-popularity of vampire book\/movie series Twilight<\/a> (Team Edward!) and mega-sexiness of TV series True Blood<\/a> never inspired me to do any vampire jewelry, but a show that went off the air seven years ago? Of course! The first Spike-inspired design is a variation on my heart-shaped<\/a> Diana design<\/a> and is February’s Jewel of the Month. Here is the Vampire Diana, complete with a “wooden” stake through the heart.<\/p>\n

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Click for more information.<\/p><\/div>\n

I just got this piece done on time for my sale this week — it was finished that day — so the official pictures aren’t yet taken and it’s not on my site. If you want it, it’s $450 and you can email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com to order. The perfect belated Valentine’s gift, for a loved one or yourself, whether dead or undead. I’ll be coming out with several variations, including necklaces and gold versions, so stay tuned for those. And, of course, I have one more Spike-inspired piece coming up.<\/p>\n

I can’t mention Buffy and Twilight in the same post without sharing this video, which shows how feminist Buffy kicks Twilight ass.<\/p>\n

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For previous Jewels of the Month, click here<\/a>. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This winter, I’ve spent a number of insomniac nights watching 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Logo. After seeing the episodes Double Meat Palace and Dead Things, I complained via Twitter that Buffy was unkind to her Billy Idol-esque, Brit, bad boy vampire lovah, Spike. To my surprise, I…<\/p>\n

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