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Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

December 5, 2018 by WendyB

My one-of-a-kind Nefertiti poison ring is available for purchase on 1stdibs! It’s also the star of this week’s video. Watch to learn more about my inspiration for this design and get a book recommendation as a bonus. If there are any particular designs you’d like to see a video about, let me know in the…

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Filed Under: History, Jewelry, my designs, poison rings, queens, video Tagged With: ancient egypt, egyptian inspired jewelry, egyptian queens, lapis lazuli, mechanical jewelry

Holiday Sale: Swoon You Next Tuesday!

December 4, 2018 by WendyB

There’s one more chance to shop my jewelry in person before the holidays!  Next Tuesday, December 11, I’ll be at Swoonery Jewelry Salon in New York City again, with six other independent designers. I’ll have my silver collection on sale, along with select gold and platinum pieces … such as my last few 18K gold…

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Filed Under: holidays, Jewelry, sale, sales, Shopping, shopping suggestions, Special Occasions Tagged With: christmas jewelry sale, holiday gift ideas

Don’t Screw Around! Get Your Cyber Monday Earrings.

November 26, 2018 by WendyB

Act fast! I have only one pair of “Screw U” earrings in 18K yellow gold and I put them on the site for the first time for Cyber Monday as my Jewel of the Month. You don’t need a code — just click and purchase at the sale price. There’s also one pair left in…

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Filed Under: earrings, jewel of the month, Jewelry Tagged With: black friday 2018, cyber monday 2018, cyber monday jewelry sale, screw earring, screw you earrings, shop small, small business saturday 2018

Start Your Black Friday Shopping … With Silver Jewelry

November 22, 2018 by WendyB

My silver jewelry sale is ready to go! CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE SALE Remember, this is the last of my silver. I won’t be remaking any of these pieces for my site! With a lot of designs, I’m down to a single one so if you want, for instance, a middle finger emoji ring…

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Filed Under: holiday gift ideas, Jewelry, sale, sales, Shopping, silver Tagged With: black friday jewelry sale, black friday sale, holiday gift ideas, jewelry sale

Video: Black Friday Will Be Silver Friday!

November 21, 2018 by WendyB

If you missed my New York City sale last week, you’re in luck, because I’m turning this Black Friday shopping day silver.  Learn more from my latest YouTube video! Remember, I have very limited silver inventory left, so do your shopping early. After these silver designs are gone, I won’t be doing any more!

Filed Under: Jewelry, silver, video Tagged With: black friday, black friday 2018, black friday jewelry sale, collectors' items, silver friday

Coming Soon: The Metropolitan Museum’s Jewelry Show

October 18, 2018 by WendyB

This week’s video is about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s November exhibition called “Jewelry: The Body Transformed.” I am extra-excited about this show because I have strong feelings about jewelry as art, of course. Check out what I have to say! Sorry about all the reading from the book from the Paris jewelry exhibit, but…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, video Tagged With: body transformed, metropolitan museum of art, migos

Jewel of the Month, Part II: New Skull Earrings

October 16, 2018 by WendyB

Shout-out to Colleen Egan at 1stdibs.com for interviewing me about the enduring appeal of skull jewelry! I felt inspired when I did this interview, and I hope it gives you fresh insight into my designs. CLICK HERE TO READ MY 1STDIBS INTERVIEW After you’re done reading, you can shop for my jewelry on 1stdibs — and if…

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Filed Under: 1stdibs, diamonds, earrings, featured jewel, inspiration, interview, jewel of the month, Jewelry, mourning jewelry, Shopping, skulls, stud earrings Tagged With: black diamond skull, black diamonds, skull earrings, skulls jewelry, skulls on 1stdibs, tudors

International Day of the Girl

October 11, 2018 by WendyB

Thanks to National Jeweler for featuring my Signet Rings for Rebel Women on the ‘Gram in honor of the International Day of the Girl. View this post on Instagram Today is officially #dayofthegirl (though that’s really every day to us) and we’re here for it, celebrating with jewels from who else but @wendybrandesjewelry. As those…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, rings Tagged With: international day of the girl, national jeweler, signet rings

Wednesday’s Video: Unboxing a Skull

October 10, 2018 by WendyB

October is basically Halloween Month, so I’m going to have a second Jewel of the Month post soon with a new, spooky design. In the meantime, enjoy this leisurely unboxing video for my “Carpe Diem” diamond skull medallion. (Isn’t my new branded ribbon pretty?) If you missed the first Jewel of the Month on Monday,…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, jewelry designer, necklaces, skulls, video Tagged With: black diamond skull, black diamonds, skull jewelry

Jewel of the Month, Part I: Swords for Badass Women

October 8, 2018 by WendyB

Here’s a much-needed good omen! Last week, it was announced that an eight-year-old girl named Saga Vanecek had pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake in Sweden this summer. I hope you will join me in swearing an oath of fealty to our appropriately named new leader. I had swords on my mind before…

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Filed Under: earrings, featured jewel, inspiration, jewel of the month, Jewelry Tagged With: empress matilda, king stephen, medusa

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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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