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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

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

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

Customer of the Day: Grace Lavarro

August 11, 2016 by WendyB

I had the pleasure of meeting Grace Lavarro at the JCK LUXURY show in Las Vegas in June. We were introduced by our jewelry designer friend Marla Aaron. Grace is the owner of Jewels by Grace, which sells antique diamonds, fine vintage and estate jewels, and contemporary engagement rings. I definitely didn’t expect her to…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, gorgeous clients, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: customized jewelry, jewels by grace, show me your rings

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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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