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Jewel of the Month: Empress Wu for Earth Day

April 22, 2022 by WendyB

Today is Earth Day, marking the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. I do love a theme, so let’s contemplate my Empress Wu dragon ring with its spinning lapis lazuli globe. I created the Empress Wu ring as a symbol of a powerful woman, as I explained in this old…

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Filed Under: activism, featured jewel, Good Causes, In the News, jewel of the month, Jewelry, pictures of me, rings Tagged With: climate activism, climate change, extinction rebellion, nyc protests, red rebel brigade

Valentine’s Jewelry: Toi et Moi Rings

February 14, 2022 by WendyB

I’ve been obsessed with “toi et moi” rings since 2013, when the diamond and sapphire engagement ring that Napoleon Bonaparte gave to Josephine de Beauharnais went up for auction. Embed from Getty Images But even before then, I liked the double takes that two-stone rings get, no pun intended. In fact, one of my earliest…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, diamonds, featured jewel, gems, holidays, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, Press, rings, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, weddings Tagged With: anza gems, bridal jewelry, engagement rings, toi et moi, wedding jewelry

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger

February 1, 2022 by WendyB

Happy Lunar New Year! The Year of the Tiger calls for a throwback to a custom tiger ring I created years ago for gorgeous client Christine. I would love to make a new tiger ring for the Tiger Year — with some changes, of course, so that Christine’s ring would remain uniquely hers. It would…

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Filed Under: Animals, holidays, Jewelry, pearls, rings, Special Occasions Tagged With: lunar new year, tiger jewelry, tiger ring, year of the tiger

Happy August!

August 2, 2021 by WendyB

Looking for a birthday gift … for yourself, maybe? My customers and I are all about self-gifting! For August birthday wimmins, I’ve got a stunning example of the month’s birthstone, peridot, in the form of diamond chandelier earrings on sale on 1stdibs. And let’s not forget birth signs. What Leo wouldn’t love this lion pendant?…

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Filed Under: birthdays, birthstone, diamonds, earrings, featured jewel, gems, gold, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer, maneater collection, my designs, necklaces, rings, Special Occasions Tagged With: animal jewelry, august birthstone, leo jewelry, lion necklace, lion ring, zodiac jewelry

Jewel of the Month: Black Diamond for Purrkoy

April 30, 2021 by WendyB

April’s birthstone is the diamond, so my procrastinating ass is going to squeeeeeeze in an April Jewel of the Month post at the last possible moment! Behold, the black-diamond version of my 2010 single-stone platinum Gravity band. This design was originally created as a unisex wedding ring, but I made the new ring as a…

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Filed Under: Animals, birthstone, cats, diamonds, featured jewel, gems, inspiration, jewel of the month, Jewelry, mourning jewelry, platinum, rings Tagged With: mourning ring, purrkoy the kitten

Feeling Fancy at Wendy Brandes Jewelry

February 23, 2021 by WendyB

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

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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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