Mrs Jenkinson is a minor character, but we see her here gladly offering up the use of the piano in her room that Lizzie might improve her skill. Miss Anne de Bourgh, Mrs Jenkinson and Mr William Collins Her necklace seems to be a chain with drops in jet, possibly. I created a version with Swarovski faceted beads in Jet Hematite (a special coating which gives a kind of steely shine) and combined... 

Mrs Bennet, I’m sure this character never had so much life breathed in to her as when Alison Steadman’s played her; she was so shrill, so annoying but utterly wonderful and I’m glad that she continued to work in period dramas after this, her first performance in this genre. Here we see her wearing some simple-looking drop earrings, possibly coral judging by the colour and from... 

Of course no discussion of Pride and Prejudice would be complete without a mention of our heroine, Lizzie: Everywhere in the BBC adaptation she seems to be wearing this very simple cross, even on her wedding day: Mr Charles Bingley, Miss Jane Bennet, Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet In my interpretation I decided to use a Swarovski cross, but only the simplest one available- crystal... 

Pride and Prejudice Jewellery Part VI – The Real Regency Period Jewellery Diana Scarisbrick has written a number of books on jewellery. I have one of her books, “Jewellery in Britain, 1066-1837“, a heavy and serious-looking hardback which I confess I haven’t read from cover to cover but rather, dip into as and when the need arises. Such a need has now arisen as I was... 

What a wonderful character Mrs. Gardiner is- so sensible, dignified but warm, gracious and kind also. She’s one of my favourite characters in the book and I love Joanna David’s effortlessly wonderful performance. We see her here at a soirée with a rather complicated-looking necklace and some graduated pearl earrings. Grace and Serenity Personified: Joanna David as Mrs. Gardiner I... 

Lady Catherine de Bourgh is a very wealthy but incredibly bad mannered character from Pride and Prejudice. In the BBC adaptation her home and gardens are so wonderfully over the top- teetering on the edge between impressive and vulgar. Here we see her in her self-appointed throne-like chair: I haven’t been successful thus far in capturing her necklaces, and I only had fleeting glimpses... 

Next up is the impeccably mannered Miss Charlotte Lucas, best friend of Lizzie and wife of Mr Collins (Jane Austen succinctly demonstrates the economic realities women of that era had to face). We see her here with a plain string of pearls: Well I obviously couldn’t just string some pearls and leave it at that, could I? So for fun I interspersed some extra Swarovski Silver Rondelle Spacers,... 

I recently re-watched all six parts of the fantastic BBC dramatisation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Along the way I captured screenshots of the lovely jewellery and put them in my Picasa Album. I thought it would be fun to “re-invent” some of the pieces, or if you like, use them as inspiration. So here is Part II, the star of which is Jane Bennet. The gleefully awful... 

A while ago I bought a stock of freshwater pearls, the colours looked like lovely earth tones. Unfortunately, when they arrived they were a little brighter than I had expected and so, too lazy to return them, they ended up in one of my drawers waiting for inspiration to strike me. Pretty Enormous Pile of Pearls At long last it has! I was watching Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC adaptation)...