New Year’s Eve is next Monday. If you haven’t decided what you’re going to wear, I suggest you hop on one of my favorite looks and go big: Big, puffy, and ruffled, to be exact. Again, shout-out to my blogging friend Sheila from Ephemera for remembering that I wrote about an H&M jacket in 2010…
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Today’s Video: Purrkoy, Anne Boleyn, and the Tudors
I wax amazed when two beautiful flower arrangements arrived today, sent by my Instagram cat friends who wished to honor my beloved Purrkoy. Be sure to click through the Instagram slideshow to see how many people got together to do this. View this post on Instagram I’m always telling people that “catstagram” is one of…
Wednesday’s Video: So, You Wanna Start a Jewelry Biz!
My pre-holiday gift to you is going to be a whole lot of business advice! I’m following up yesterday’s post on lessons learned from my three-year Eminem merchandise debacle with a new YouTube video that addresses jewelry-industry challenges. However, once you remove the unusual jewelry-biz issue of consignment from the equation, many of these tips…
Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading
My one-of-a-kind Nefertiti poison ring is available for purchase on 1stdibs! It’s also the star of this week’s video. Watch to learn more about my inspiration for this design and get a book recommendation as a bonus. If there are any particular designs you’d like to see a video about, let me know in the…
Wednesday’s Video: Meet Me in Columbus
If you live in or near Columbus, Ohio … let’s meet up! I’ll be making an appearance at Alexanders Jewelers on Friday, with selected pieces from my 18K gold collection in tow. Get all the deets in this week’s video. This is your chance to try pieces on in person while doing some holiday shopping…
Video: Black Friday Will Be Silver Friday!
If you missed my New York City sale last week, you’re in luck, because I’m turning this Black Friday shopping day silver. Learn more from my latest YouTube video! Remember, I have very limited silver inventory left, so do your shopping early. After these silver designs are gone, I won’t be doing any more!
Video: Tomorrow’s Jewelry Sale and Giveaway!
If you’re in New York City tomorrow, join me and eight other fabulous designers at Swoonery Jewelry Salon, 587 5th Avenue, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a special jewelry shopping spree as well as a glass of Champagne. To RSVP, email eryn at wendybrandes dot com. And check out this week’s video to…
Election-Day Video, Links, and Liuba
Hallelujah! Election Day is here at last. I’m jealous of all of you who have voted already. The majority of states have early voting, but New York does not because Republicans in our state senate have refused to pass voting-reform legislation. As a result, today is likely to be madness, and I’ll get to see…
Video: Get Out and Vote!
Next Tuesday, November 6, is Election Day! In this video, I explain why: every vote really does matter; you should vote even if you don’t 100% LOVE your choices; this is the wrong election to complain that “they’re all the same” because they’re not; when you don’t vote, the people who benefit the most are…
Write Postcards to Get Out the Vote
I came home from the gym tonight looking like a hot mess and did an Instagram story to explain how you can help get out the vote by writing postcards to voters. In case you miss it on the ‘gram, here it is. The last days before Election Day are the most impactful time, so…