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Jewel of the Month: ANZA PURE Charm Ring

April 20, 2018 by WendyB Leave a Comment

Jewel of the Month: ANZA PURE Charm Ring

Because the rough-gemstone jewelry of my ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collection generated a bit of excitement recently, I’ve decided that my newest ANZA PURE piece should be April’s Jewel of the Month. It’s an 18K yellow gold charm ring set with a large, rough grossular garnet, modeled by ANZA Gems founder Monica Stephenson in…

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Filed Under: birthstone, featured jewel, gems, gold, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: anza gems, anza pure x wendy brandes, rough gemstones

Wednesday’s Video: Wendy Brandes Silver

April 18, 2018 by WendyB Leave a Comment

This week’s featured YouTube video is about my Wendy Brandes Silver collection. In it, I describe how I originally tried to do less expensive versions of my intricate gold designs in silver, and I explain why the silver line ultimately developed its own aesthetic. This completes the video series about my three metal-inspired collections: Wendy…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, silver, video Tagged With: wendy brandes silver collection

A Long and Shady Business Story, Part 1

April 12, 2018 by WendyB 4 Comments

A Long and Shady Business Story, Part 1

The Coachella music festival starts tomorrow in Indio, Calif. I’m excited to go for the third year in a row. At the same time, I’m dreading it a little, because I know I will be spending about 10 hours standing in the sun, cheek-by-jowl with kids as young as 13, in order to secure a…

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Filed Under: Business, Celebrities, Eminem, Jewelry, The Bitchtastic Guide to Business™ Tagged With: coachella, eminem

Wednesday’s Video: Wendy Brandes Platinum

April 11, 2018 by WendyB 2 Comments

Last week, I introduced the first two videos in a series about my new Wendy Brandes Gold, Wendy Brandes Platinum, and Wendy Brandes Silver collections. I’m adding to those with this week’s featured YouTube video about my platinum collection. If you prefer watching/hearing me talk about platinum while I’m outside, you can check out this…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Business, platinum, video Tagged With: platinum jewelry, youtube

Two ANZA Rings Are Even Better Than One

April 6, 2018 by WendyB Leave a Comment

Two ANZA Rings Are Even Better Than One

Image consultant and jewelry expert Amy Roseveare interviewed ANZA Gems founder Monica Stephenson about what inspired Monica to launch her company in 2014.  Because I work with ANZA gemstones, I’ve described ANZA’s mission a number of times, but I think you’ll be interested in how Monica herself tells the story. CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW….

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Filed Under: gems, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, rings Tagged With: anza gems, anza pure x wendy brandes

Wednesday’s Videos: My New Collections

April 4, 2018 by WendyB Leave a Comment

Wednesday’s Videos: My New Collections

I finally feel secure enough to get back to writing about my new website. Whew! The homepage currently features model Tricia Akello. Isn’t she stunning? The photos were styled by the fabulous Shannon Stokes, whom we met through a 2016 Paper Magazine shoot. They were shot by Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve, with hair by Gonn Kinoshita…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, gold, Jewelry, my designs, video Tagged With: gold jewelry, gold jewelry on sale, slow fashion, wendy brandes gold

“Do Not Be So Presumptuous”: A Note From Richard Kimball

April 3, 2018 by WendyB 13 Comments

“Do Not Be So Presumptuous”: A Note From Richard Kimball

In my last post, I redacted the name of a jeweler who publicly criticized my ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collaboration because I didn’t want to create undue trouble for him even though I was like … I figured it was one thing for me to write about his mean-boy comment, but another thing for…

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Filed Under: dumb shit on Facebook, feminism, Jewelry, social networking Tagged With: anza gems, anza pure x wendy brandes

Mean Boys and Rough Jewelry

April 2, 2018 by WendyB 6 Comments

Mean Boys and Rough Jewelry

One of the great things about the jewelry business — in my 13 years of experience, at least — is the dearth of mean girls. via GIPHY The majority of the women I’ve encountered in the industry have been friendly, collaborative, and supportive. Their encouragement has often kept me going through challenging times. But, to…

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Filed Under: feminism, gems, In the News, Jewelry Tagged With: anza gems, ANZA PURE

Jewels of the Month(s): Custom Wedding Bands in 18K Gold

March 27, 2018 by WendyB

Jewels of the Month(s): Custom Wedding Bands in 18K Gold

I wanted to show these two custom wedding bands together, so I’m squeezing in the Jewel of the Month for March just in the nick of time — alongside the very belated Jewel of the Month for February. One of the great things about the jewelry business is that my customers often become good friends….

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Filed Under: engagement rings, featured jewel, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: custom wedding jewelry, nontraditional engagement ring

Vote for My Rings (Because Safety First!)

March 23, 2018 by WendyB

Vote for My Rings (Because Safety First!)

In the early days of blogging, I had fun campaigning for online contests, but this time I’m conflicted. It’s been eight years since the vast reach and power of Poodle made that tech company my personal Voldemort. I never imagined that the social-media company that I will now refer to as Spacenook would become even…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, awards, birthstone, dumb shit on Facebook, evil empire, Jewelry, my designs, rings, social networking Tagged With: jewelry contest, tiara, wedding jewelry, wedding tiara

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