In October, I went to a Food & Wine Magazine “New Year’s Eve dinner party” shoot at my designing friend Zang Toi’s house. The other guests were White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses; models Deborah Fenker and Ling Tan; and the lovely Cecilia who, like me, is neither a model nor a famous chef….
Jewelry
Minx Manicure #7, Sorta: Matte Gold
I haven’t gotten a Minx manicure since May (Minx is a film that’s applied with heat to the nails for a completely opaque look). The last Minx manicure that appeared on this blog was #6 in April. I did have a manicure in May that was technically #7 but it wasn’t suitable for a photograph…
Farewell, Flower! Hello, Owl!
During this week’s sale, one lucky customer bought my rock-crystal-and-diamond chrysanthemum necklace for half off. I only made three of those necklaces and this was my last one, so the customer has something very special indeed. If you also like to wear jewelry that no one else has, take a look at my exquisite, one-of-a-kind,…
What Zang Toi Wore: WendyB’s Dragon Cufflinks
My designing friend Zang Toi was honored by a local chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans on Saturday. When he first found out he was going to receive OCA’s Dynamic Achiever award, he set about trying to organize his friends to attend the awards dinner in Tarrytown, N.Y. But getting 30 or more Manhattanites…
Jewels of the Month: Hathor Ring and Earrings
Meet Hathor! Hathor was an important — and multitasking — ancient Egyptian goddess. She was the goddess of beauty, joy, romance, dance and incense. She was also the Sovereign of Stars who welcomed the dead into the afterlife. In her spare time, she was the Mistress of Turquoise and the patron saint of miners. She…
Custom Wedding Band for Iron Man Thom
Last year, I had the thrill of doing a custom engagement ring for handsome blogger Thom of The Sunday Best and his gorgeous fiancée, Sharon. It was the first engagement/wedding ring I ever did for a blogger; since then I’ve done many! Thom and Sharon must have brought me good luck. Sharon’s Asscher-cut diamond set…
OMFG! A Swear Ring and Swearing Update
Great news! The new swear-ring styles that I pre-sold on Kickstarter have come in sooner than expected. I will be sending them out this weekend. I already got one OMG set out to gorgeous blogger Solo Lisa. The rings came in handy when Lisa wanted to express her love for particularly delicious ramen. Lisa already…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in November’s InStyle
Run to your nearest newsstand and buy the November 2010 issue of InStyle with Rachel McAdams on the cover, because my Clemence ring in 18K gold and rock crystal is on page 315! Thanks for including me, InStyle peeps! Here’s a close-up. Thanks also go out to Belle de Ville for being the first person…
Jewels of the Month: Halloween Treats
I enlisted what seemed to be friendly neighborhood Peeps to help show off my Halloween-appropriate Jewels of the Month. Click the photos to buy the jewelry. Oh noes! One of these Peeps is not like the others! Luckily, I had my stake necklace, so I could defend myself from the Peep-gone-bad. The moral of the…
What Wendy Wore: Back in Business With Bloggers
I suffered a relapse of my cold after the big Food & Wine shoot on Saturday, so it was back to bed for me until Tuesday, when gorgeous blogger Tricia of Fashion Herald coaxed me out for the fashion-show launch of MNG by Mango for JCPenney. I will do anything for Tricia! As a bonus,…