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Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2019

December 30, 2019 by WendyB

The highlight of 2019 for Wendy Brandes Jewelry was a gem of a person! I am still madly in love with the photo shoot I did with Judith Boyd, aka Style Crone, because I’m always trying to show that jewelry is for everyone. When I did appearances this year, I decorated my booth/case with photos…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, diamonds, earrings, featured jewel, gems, gold, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer, lockets, maneater collection, my designs, necklaces, redesigns, skulls, year in review Tagged With: custom jewelry, custom ring, judith boyd, redesigned jewelry, skull jewelry, style crone, widow jewelry, widow's ring

Customer of the Day: Elena From Chicago

September 9, 2019 by WendyB

Shout-out to the lovely people from Amdur Productions for including me in two Chicago-area art festivals this summer — one in Glencoe, Ill., in July, and one in Oak Brook this weekend. Not only did I meet great new people at both events, but I also met a gorgeous longtime customer for the first time!…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, customer of the day, Jewelry, Shopping Tagged With: amdur productions, art festival, dragon jewelry, maneater rings, mother of dragons

Rainy-Day Fashion for Dogs and Wimmins

April 26, 2019 by WendyB

We’ve had heavy rain in New York today. Thunder-phobic Edward the dog was dressed for the occasion in a ThunderShirt that provided both comfort and camouflage … … until the storm unnerved him so badly that he peed on his little outfit. Meanwhile, I’m completely unprepared because I’ve never gone to a thousand-umbrella fashion show….

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Filed Under: accessories, Celebrities, Fashion, Rihanna, weather Tagged With: rainy day fashion, umbrellas

Wednesday’s Video: Self-Engagement Ring

April 17, 2019 by WendyB

If you missed last week’s video about my gorgeous customer Laura’s “self-engagement” ring, here’s a little taste. View this post on Instagram Last week on our #vlog, we were talking about a gorgeous custom ring for a gorgeous client: ⠀ ⠀ “I will be 50 on Thursday and I would like to celebrate with a…

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Filed Under: Custom work, customer of the day, featured jewel, gorgeous clients, Jewelry, rings, video Tagged With: green tourmaline

Jewel of the Month: Laura’s Tourmaline Ring

April 10, 2019 by WendyB

April’s Jewel of the Month is a custom ring I created for gorgeous client Laura in honor of her 50th birthday. Fun fact: This was the first time I ever took apart one of my existing designs to use a gem for a customer’s ring. Say goodbye to my original 18K gold Fulvia ring … ……

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Filed Under: Custom work, customer of the day, featured jewel, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, platinum, rings Tagged With: tourmaline

Jewel of the Month: Ring Redesign With Rubies

February 1, 2019 by WendyB

I was going to wait until we were further into February to reveal the Jewel of the Month, but I just put the finishing touches on it today and I can’t resist sharing! Gorgeous client Phala asked me to turn her classic ruby-accented engagement ring and wedding band into a nontraditional, single ring. For inspiration,…

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Filed Under: Custom work, customer of the day, diamonds, featured jewel, gems, gold, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, redesigns, rings Tagged With: custom jewelry, jewelry redesigns, redesigned engagement ring

Bonus Jewel of the Month: A Fern for Jāņi

June 22, 2018 by WendyB

Happy Jāņi to all you Latvians out there … especially my gorgeous client Sandra, who is also celebrating her wedding anniversary with her dashing husband. For the edification of my non-Latvian readers, Jāņi is a holiday linked to the summer solstice. The actual solstice was on Thursday, but the holiday is officially celebrated during the…

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Filed Under: Custom work, customer of the day, featured jewel, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: Jāņi, latvia

What Wendy Wore: Abigail & Max Got Married

May 25, 2018 by WendyB

It’s fun when I get to make the engagement ring and wedding bands for a couple and then attend the wedding. That’s happened a few times. (Whenever you hear someone stage-whisper, “THANK GOD!” when a wedding band smoothly goes on a finger, you know there’s a jewelry designer among the guests.) Last weekend, I had…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, Fashion, favorite brands, gorgeous clients, gorgeous friends, Jewelry, my designs, outfit post, skirts, wedding bands, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: wedding, wedding dress

Jewel of the Month: Garnet Man Brooch for January

January 15, 2018 by WendyB

January’s birthstone is the garnet, so this is the perfect time to unveil my latest creation for ANZA Gems: a 20.36-carat rhodolite garnet “man brooch” accented with seven rose-cut diamonds and set in 18K yellow gold. All of my ANZA designs are special because I get to work with ethically mined gemstones that give back…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Brooches, Custom work, featured jewel, gems, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, works in progress Tagged With: anza gems

Jewel of the Month, Part II: Abigail’s Engagement Ring

December 14, 2017 by WendyB

Every day, I get three or four emails in which someone claims to be a “big fan” of my blog and offers me $50 to publish a guest post (which often includes the dreaded “infographic”). Of course, anyone who truly is a big fan of this blog might have noticed that I haven’t had a…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, featured jewel, gems, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, platinum, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: engagement ring inspiration

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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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