When gorgeous client Brenda DiForte sent me this picture of herself wearing her new 18K-gold teeny genie necklace, I immediately asked if I could share it. Look at how adorable she is! She emailed me, “Obsessed with my genie necklace! It’s been my go-to piece!” That’s a major compliment because Brenda studied jewelry design at…
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Jewelry Can Make You Strong
I’ve written about how my IDGAF necklace makes me feel brave. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that it forces me to act bravely regardless of how nervous I feel. I simply have to rise to the occasion because I would be ashamed to wimp out while wearing a necklace that boldly says, “I…
WWD Likes Social-Media Jewelry; Buy Yours From Me!
I was excited to see today’s Women’s Wear Daily story about the social-media-influenced fine-jewelry designs. While my signature Wendy Brandes line is inspired by women’s history, my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line is all about pop culture, particularly the online world. My first design for the diffusion line was the four-ring swear ring set…
A Lesson in Layering Jewelry From Lori
Check out my gorgeous client Lori Kadezabek wearing all her sterling-silver Wendy Brandes necklaces at once. From the top down, she’s got my teeny Genie, my vampire stake and my Isabella wolf-fang. (Cool top too, right?) Lori ordered herself a genie after I put that style on sale last week. The same day, I got…
Favorite Tweets and the Week in Review
Recently, I’ve gotten some heartwarming tweets. On Friday, I met with Jennifer Heebner, a senior editor at jewelry industry publication JCK Magazine. JCK was so supportive of me in 2012, choosing me to be its “JCK Asks…” interviewee in the November issue. (Melissa Rose Bernardo‘s introduction to my interview made me laugh out loud.) My…
Flaunt Your Age
The late, great Nora Ephron wrote a book called I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. In the title essay, she called the neck “a dead giveaway” when it comes to age: “Our faces are lies and our necks are the truth. You have to cut open a redwood…
Good Customers and Bad Customers
I was going to share some insane emails — verbatim — from a would-be customer but I decided to spare you normal people the foolishness. (But if any crazy people happen to be reading this, make a note to yourselves: I don’t have to do any custom work that I don’t want to, and if…
Lori Gets Married
My Jewel of the Month for July was Lori Kadezabek‘s unusual custom engagement ring. Lori and her fella, Brian “Roley” Riolo, got married on November 10. This week, Lori emailed me a photo from her wedding with the note “I uploaded a pic to Facebook and I am getting shout-outs on how amazing my ring…
Jewel of the Month: Lori’s Engagement Ring
I make custom engagement rings for all budgets and, as I’ve said before, I prefer the woman to be involved in the design. If the bride-to-be is not personally meeting with me because the man (or woman) who is proposing is trying to maintain some element of surprise, I want him (or her) to come…
Wendy Brandes Hashtag Rings on Gorgeous Bloggers
I’m happy to see that gorgeous blogger Sharon of My Style — Fashion, Vintage and Me … is enjoying her new hashtag ring. Another gorgeous blogger, Judith of Style Crone, debuted her hashtag ring at a Jimmy Cliff concert last month. The hashtag ring is part of my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes line. Click here…