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Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2017

December 29, 2017 by WendyB

At the end of the year, I tend to feel like I didn’t do as many new designs as I wanted to … via GIPHY … so it’s good to take a look back and appreciate everything that has been accomplished! While my Jewel of the Month posts usually feature my newest designs, I also…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, featured jewel, feminism, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, redesigns, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: anza gems, ethical gemstones

Throwback Thursday: Eryn Wearing Something Borrowed

December 28, 2017 by WendyB

My right-hand woman Eryn got engaged in this February and married in September. I previously mentioned that Eryn had her eyes on my opal lariat necklace for her big “something borrowed” jewelry, but wound up selecting a different design. Here’s a belated photo of her mom helping her with my one-of-a-kind Selene moonstone necklace. When…

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Filed Under: Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, Eryn Patton, gems, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, rings, Special Occasions, stud earrings, Throwback Thursday, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: nontraditional wedding jewelry

Jewels of the Month: Your Own Opal Designs

October 6, 2017 by WendyB

September’s Jewels of the Month post featured one of October’s birthstones, the opal. Because the ring, necklace and earring designs I was showing have to be made to order, I figured I’d give people shopping for an October birthday a little bit of a head start. While I was working on that post, I kept…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, featured jewel, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer

Flashback Friday: Pearls From the Past

June 30, 2017 by WendyB

The last day of June is a good excuse for one more post about the month’s birthstone, the pearl. I made this one-of-a-kind pair of pearl earrings in 2008. The pearls are set in 18K yellow gold and accented by 83 points of black diamonds (there are 100 points in a carat). It’s a much…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, earrings, gems, gorgeous clients, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, pearls, redesigns, rings Tagged With: birthstone jewelry, june's birthstone, pearls

Talking Custom Jewelry With JCK Magazine

March 30, 2017 by WendyB

Thanks to Kathy Henderson for including me in JCK Magazine’s recent story about custom jewelry. The “Custom Relations” article starts on page 92 of the March/April issue. I love the subtitle: “No jewelry request is too big, too small, or too outrageous for these visionary designers and retailers.”  I also love the first 14 words…

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Filed Under: Custom work, interview, Jewelry, Press Tagged With: custom engagement ring, custom jewelry designs, jck magazine, krombholz jewelers, nontraditional engagement rings

I’m a Jewelers’ Choice Award Finalist!

April 4, 2016 by WendyB

I’m thrilled to say that I’m a finalist in the 2016 JCK’s Jewelers’ Choice Awards! The engagement/anniversary ring design that I created for my own mother won second place in the Personalized Jewelry $1,000 & Over Category. This ring design came about when my mother’s original engagement ring needed significant repairs before my parents’ 50th…

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Filed Under: awards, contests, Custom work, engagement rings, my designs

Jewel of the Month: 50th-Anniversary Ring Redesign

October 2, 2015 by WendyB

I love to redesign old jewelry for customers and the mother of all redesign opportunities was literally handed to me in March. My gorgeous mother, BarbaraB, had to take off her engagement ring ahead of a minor medical procedure, only to find that it couldn’t be budged. The ring had to be cut off. BarbaraB…

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Filed Under: Custom work, diamonds, engagement rings, gorgeous family, jewel of the month, my designs, redesigns

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the New York Post

September 23, 2015 by WendyB

Thanks to Lindsay Putnam for including me in today’s New York Post story on nontraditional engagement rings! CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY. The story features the custom engagement ring I did for my gorgeous clients Lori and Brian.  Lori had requested a ring in the style of my Edburga poison ring, which has a…

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Filed Under: Custom work, engagement rings, Press, rings

What Wendy Wore: Sky Heavens at the Standard Hotel

October 1, 2014 by WendyB

Gorgeous Sky Heavens has sung backup vocals for Eminem and Nicki Minaj, but I had never seen one of her solo performances until last night. She did an acoustic set of songs from her upcoming EP, Luz, at the Standard Hotel in New York City. She also treated us to a little bit of what…

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Filed Under: Custom work, Eminem, music, necklaces, outfit post, pictures of me, What Wendy Wore

Hi-Rez the Rapper, “Beautiful Struggle,” and WendyB Jewelry

May 12, 2014 by WendyB

I’m always looking for music peeps who I think would look good in Wendy Brandes jewelry designs. Usually, I focus on female performers such as singer/songwriter Skylar Grey and rapper Gangsta Boo, but, last year, a Florida-based dude called Hi-Rez caught my eye (and ear).  I can’t recall what it was that first made me…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Custom work, Hi-Rez the rapper, music

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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