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Feeling Fancy at Wendy Brandes Jewelry

February 23, 2021 by WendyB Leave a Comment

If you haven’t visited my online store in a minute, come on by! I’ve done a few renovations. My updated homepage now has a slideshow that explains each collection. The first slide is my gold collection. Gold always comes first with me — the first serious designs for my line were done in 18K yellow…

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Filed Under: gold, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, platinum, redesigns, rings, Shopping, silver

Throwback Thursday: Arrowhead Jewelry on 1stDibs

May 21, 2020 by WendyB

Remember when I used to blog about jewelry? Those were the days! I used to create new designs on the regular too. Here is evidence: The wax model of an arrowhead ring I never made. This ring would have been part of my mini-collection of arrowhead designs, all cast from an arrowhead found in my backyard…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, jewelry designer, rings Tagged With: arrowhead earrings, arrowhead jewelry, arrowhead necklace, arrowhead ring, threader earrings

Easter-Egg-Gagement-Versary

April 12, 2020 by WendyB

Ten years ago, to celebrate Easter, somebunny named John Muggenborg gave his gorgeous girlfriend Olivia an egg-gagement ring. I love the egg-hunt story, which John shared in a comment on an Instagram post I did last year. Happy egg-gagement-versary, John and Olivia! By the way, this the only time I agreed to do a temporary…

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Filed Under: diamonds, engagement rings, Jewelry, rings, Special Occasions, weddings

Follow Me on Instagram for a Silver Surprise

March 24, 2020 by WendyB

Follow my business Instagram, Wendy Brandes Jewelry, because I’ll be giving away some sterling-silver statement rings via IG stories! I started doing this last week with the remnants of my silver collection. I figured people need some cheering up during the coronavirus quarantine, and if somehow my jewelry business — and the jewelry industry in…

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Filed Under: giveaway, Jewelry, rings, silver, swear rings Tagged With: jewelry giveaway, letter rings, nyc rings, omg rings, word jewelry

Take Off Your Rings and Wash Your Hands

March 15, 2020 by WendyB

In December, when actress Emma Stone showed off the pearl engagement ring given to her by writer/director Dave McCary, my first thought was, “I have to write that ‘Pearl engagement rings are bad‘ blog post AGAIN? Nah … I’m not gonna.” A few weeks later, actress Michelle Williams was spotted wearing what looked like a…

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Filed Under: diamonds, engagement rings, Jewelry, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, ring cleaning

Jewel of the Month: Padparadscha & Paraiba for ANZA

December 23, 2019 by WendyB

I wanted to save this ring’s blog debut until I had its official portrait taken, but the piece was whisked off to the Kristen Farrell Gallery before I could get it to a photographer! So here is a casual snapshot of my latest creation for ANZA Gems. This one-of-a-kind 18K rose gold ring features a…

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Filed Under: featured jewel, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, rings Tagged With: anza gems, lost-wax casting

Jewels of the Month, Part 2: October Birthstone

October 10, 2019 by WendyB

Tourmaline and opal are October’s two birthstones. I’ve shared the double-tourmaline ring that I created for ANZA Gems before, but ANZA’s recent Instagram post of it has inspired me to feature the ring again. I love how this post shows the different phases the gems went through: uncut rough; faceted but loose gems; and finally…

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Filed Under: birthstone, earrings, featured jewel, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings, Shopping, stud earrings Tagged With: october birthstone, tourmaline

Recommended Reading: Anne Thériault’s Queens of Infamy

July 15, 2019 by WendyB

I’ve been scolding myself for nearly a decade (seriously!) for giving up my Thursday Book Club posts, most of which focused on the bad-ass historical women who inspire my jewelry designs.  The last book-club post was the finale of my three-parter on A Distant Mirror, Barbara Tuchman’s book about the 14th century, which I posted…

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Filed Under: anne boleyn, featured jewel, feminism, History, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, queens, rings, snake Tagged With: bad-ass historical women, eleanor of aquitaine, leo jewelry, lion jewelry, lion necklace

Wendy Brandes Jewelry X the Style Crone, Part 3

May 22, 2019 by WendyB

The rollout of my Immortal Style campaign continues! In this third image, 76-year-old model Judith Boyd — aka the Style Crone — wears the full suite of my Mary Queen of Scots snake designs: necklace, earrings, ring, and tiara. This collection was inspired by the term that the advisors of Elizabeth I used for Mary:…

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Filed Under: earrings, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, rings Tagged With: elizabeth I, immortal style, judith boyd, mary queen of scots, style crone, tiara

Wendy Brandes Jewelry X the Style Crone, Part 2

May 15, 2019 by WendyB

It’s time to reveal the second image from my new brand campaign with Judith Boyd, aka the Style Crone. In this one, she’s modeling my turquoise skull ring. The hand-carved skull is set in 18K yellow gold and accented by 192 rubies weighing a total of 1.84 carats. This one-of-a-kind piece is available on my…

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Filed Under: diamonds, earrings, inspiration, Jewelry, jewelry designer, mourning jewelry, my designs, rings, skulls Tagged With: #grombre, black diamonds, cufflinks, immortal style, judith boyd, natural hair, silver fox, skull jewelry, style crone, style over 50, style over 60, style over 70

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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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