• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Wendy Brandes Jewelry Blog

Never Is the Next New Thing

  • HOME
  • SHOP
  • ABOUT
  • FAQ
  • CONTACT

poison rings

Wednesday’s Video: Valentine’s Day Rings

February 6, 2019 by WendyB

If you’re happily coupled up and you’ve set your heart on some Wendy Brandes jewelry, this is the moment to drop a hint about a Valentine’s Day gift. Set bae on the right track by sharing the link to this video of two particularly romantic styles — my embracing-swans ring and diamond keepsake locket ring….

Read More »

Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, Jewelry, poison rings, rings, Shopping, shopping suggestions, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, video Tagged With: anne of cleves, jewelry inspiration, jewelry video, jewelry vlogger, lucrezia borgia, tudor jewelry

Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

December 5, 2018 by WendyB

Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

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…

Read More »

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

Wednesday’s Video: Crazy Ancient Romans

August 22, 2018 by WendyB

Have you seen Crazy Rich Asians yet? I highly recommend it. It’s cute and funny, and a big ring plays an important role, which always pleases me as a jewelry designer. Anyway, my own video this week is about crazy ancient Romans (who aren’t cute and funny, but that’s okay) and one of my poison-ring…

Read More »

Filed Under: About Wendy, Arts & Entertainment, History, Jewelry, lockets, movies, poison rings, queens, rings, video Tagged With: crazy rich asians

Wednesday’s Videos: Jewelry That Moves

May 16, 2018 by WendyB

Wednesday’s Videos: Jewelry That Moves

When I went into the jewelry business, poison rings (aka locket rings) were among my first designs. Then came locket pendants. For a while, so many of my pieces had moving parts that my friends would grab any new jewelry and try to pry it open. However, not all of my mechanical designs have a…

Read More »

Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, lockets, my designs, poison rings, video Tagged With: mechanical jewelry

The Force Is Strong in This Window Display

January 23, 2018 by WendyB

The Force Is Strong in This Window Display

Excited am I that my Agrippina poison ring is part of the Star Wars-themed window display at Steve Quick Jeweler in Chicago! The windows were designed by Melissa Quick’s nine-year-old nephew, Hank, who took great care to ensure that each scene represented a different movie as accurately as possible.  “In the few weeks since they…

Read More »

Filed Under: Jewelry, my designs, poison rings, Shopping, shopping suggestions, stores Tagged With: steve quick jeweler

Wendy Brandes Jewelry at Steve Quick

December 18, 2017 by WendyB

Wendy Brandes Jewelry at Steve Quick

If you’re a jewelry lover in the Chicago area, hurry over to Steve Quick Jeweler‘s Lincoln Park store because owners Steve and Melissa Quick have a single one of my 18K gold Agrippina poison rings in stock for the holidays! A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Dec 18, 2017 at 1:14pm…

Read More »

Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, Jewelry, lockets, poison rings, rings, Shopping, shopping suggestions, stores

Wednesday’s Video: Poison Rings in Action

November 29, 2017 by WendyB

I normally publish my weekly YouTube video on Wednesdays, but this week’s sneaked out on Monday as part of my amazing post-Thanksgiving shopping deal. The Black Friday/Giving Tuesday sales event is over, but you should still check out the video, in which my right-hand woman Eryn gives you a close-up look at a number of…

Read More »

Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, lockets, my designs, poison rings, rings, video Tagged With: jewelry video

Wednesday’s Video: Jewelry With a Prize Inside

July 19, 2017 by WendyB

In today’s YouTube video, I talk about some of my locket designs and their inspirations, which range from Victorian mourning jewelry to a salty/sweet snack. Seriously! Subscribe to my YouTube channel so that you don’t miss the next video. It’s an extra-special one!

Filed Under: About Wendy, Jewelry, lockets, my designs, necklaces, poison rings, video Tagged With: mechanical jewelry, mourning jewelry

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in The National

April 17, 2017 by WendyB

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in The National

A big thank you to the delightful Panna Munyal for interviewing me for an article in The National about secret-compartment jewelry and watches. (The National is the English-language daily newspaper of the United Arab Emirates, so hello to Abu Dhabi!) I told Panna about one of my jewelry inspirations — a ring I first wrote…

Read More »

Filed Under: interview, Jewelry, my designs, poison rings, Press Tagged With: abu dhabi jewelry, luxury jewelry, one of a kind jewelry, secret-compartment jewelry, united arab emirates jewelry

I Agree With Pantone: Let’s Do Lapis!

September 23, 2016 by WendyB

I Agree With Pantone: Let’s Do Lapis!

This week, the color experts at Pantone released its picks for the 10 top colors for spring 2017. I’m most excited about Lapis Blue, because lapis lazuli is one of my favorite gems. I’ve loved lapis ever since I went to see the blockbuster King Tut museum exhibition in the 1970s and saw Tut’s solid-gold…

Read More »

Filed Under: gold, History, In the News, Jewelry, poison rings, queens, rings Tagged With: jewelry sale, lapis lazuli, one of a kind jewelry, pantone, poison ring

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • …
  • Page 5
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

MEET WENDY BRANDES

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.
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

ARCHIVES

CATEGORIES

About Wendy awards shows blogs and bloggers Celebrities designers Dogs dresses earrings Fashion feminism gorgeous family gorgeous friends holidays insanity In the News jewel of the month Jewelry movies music my designs necklaces obits outfit post pictures of me politics prada Press rings shoes shopping suggestions Throwback Thursday travel TV video vintage vintage designers vintage WendyB photos week in review What Wendy Wore zang toi

POPULAR TOPICS

NEWSLETTER

Subscribe for Email updates.
* indicates required

Original jewelry designs, photos and text are © Wendy Brandes 2007-2016. All rights reserved.

© 2016 · FOODIE PRO THEME COPYRIGHT BY · SHAY BOCKS GENESIS FRAMEWORK · BUILT ON THE WORDPRESS