After thinking about it for a while, I broke down and ordered this little owl face made of rock crystal and onyx. I’m going to make a necklace out of him. Crystal owl face While I was still wondering whether this was a wise investment, teh Interweb offered me some positive reinforcement. These were the…
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I’m Working on It
Just to prove that the long-promised rebranding of my company is really happening, I thought I’d share my new logo. I’m wondering what color my new packaging should be. Here are the choices for background color for my suede boxes. Any thoughts? My Gigi Caron packaging has been a gold logo on a burgundy box….
All the News That’s Fit to Print
The New York Times has a nice story on my husband’s new project. Here are two paragraphs from the story. Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years, and a pair of wealthy Californians are assembling a group of investigative journalists who will give away their work…
No Book Club Due to Important Birthday
Thursday Book Club is suspended today so that I can celebrate my gorgeous mother’s birthday. If you’d like to take advantage of your time off to catch up with your reading, click here. In honor of the beauteousness that is BarbaraB, my mother, I present a photo post. (The pictures don’t enlarge, so don’t click…
What Inspires Me
Take one cartoon character. Wilma Flintstone, courtesy of Hanna-Barbera Add white agate, gold and a dash of diamonds. Get one necklace. Wilma necklace in white agate, 18K rose gold and diamondsWilma necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008 (Photo by John Muggenborg) Except it didn’t happen that way. In reality, I created a 19 millimeter gold ball…
Sale on 14K Gold! Plus Coco!
I am in the mood to clean house . Rejoice, the cleaning mood comes but rarely. Ask my husband. Anyway, I have a few moderately priced 14K pieces that I did not design but did, of course, pick out personally to tempt my gorgeous clients. I only have one left of all of each of…
Thursday Book Club: Isabella the She-Wolf
I’m going to interrupt my series of posts on the six wives of Henry VIII, or “King Henry teh 8” as he is known to Googlers. I must write about Queen Isabella, because the necklaces I named for her have just been finished. Isabella, a daughter of Philip the Fair of France, was born in…
Pining for Saipan
One of my custom-made rings is living in Saipan with my gorgeous client Deb. She sent me this photo of the ring contemplating the sunset. Deb originally moved to Saipan with her ex-parrot, Rodney. Rodney flew away to become king of the local birds, and now Deb has a handsome human named Brad to keep…
What’s New at Barneys
Kate Moss dress, $335 at Barneys.com. Also available in green. New Kate Moss for Topshop pieces are available at Barneys.com. I wish they would put The Row online, but so far, no luck with that. Kazuko Ocean Jasper Heart, $400 at Barneys In other Barneys news, jewelry designer Kazuko has died at the age of…
Killer Comedy, Coat and Queen
Recently, I was lucky enough to catch part of 9 to 5 on TV. You must see this kick-ass feminist comedy about three assistants (Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton) who take revenge on their chauvinist boss (Dabney Coleman). Dolly looks unbelievable in her clingy knit dresses and baby blue trench coat. I was…