One of my favorite wicked royal ladies is the 7th century’s Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China. She became known as Empress Wu after her death, but she ruled under a name she chose for herself — Emperor Shensheng. I wrote about her in 2007: Empress Wu, Part I Empress Wu, Part II…
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My Black Swan Ring on TV and Other Mentions
Gorgeous stylist Nicole Young gave me a thrill on Tuesday when she used the black swan version of my Cleves ring in an NY PIX Morning News segment on “Stunning Oscar Trends for Less.” The ring was part of the Natalie Portman look, of course. And the Halle Berry look featured my giant butterfly ring….
Hearts for Valentine’s Day … and a Discount Code
There is still time to order one of my heart designs for Valentine’s Day if you live in the U.S.! Just click the photos below to get your order in before 5 PM ET on Friday, February 11. Choose the express mail option and you’ll have your jewelry on Saturday. Use the word “VALENTINE” at…
Jewel of the Month: Emoticon Heart Ring
Right on time for Valentine’s Day, here is my latest design, the emoticon heart ring. Don’t know how to make an emoticon heart? Just put a less-than sign and a 3 together, and voilà! A heart. Like my swear rings and asterisk ring, the emoticon heart ring is solid sterling silver. The band starts at…
F@#! Yeah! Let’s Support The (Original) Coveted!
UPDATED FEB. 4, 2011, TO ADD: The situation discussed in this post has been resolved. There was some fundraising going on in this post, but since it’s no longer needed for its original cause, I’ve deleted that material and redirected the charitable donation to a new cause. There’s a terribly unchic situation unfolding in the…
Jewel of the Month: Black Swan Ring
Phew! January’s Jewel of the Month sneaked in just under the wire. Fine jewelry, like the cheese in Cheez-Its, can’t be rushed into maturity. A jewelry designer without her own factory must work with other people’s schedules. Last year, I wrote about lost-wax casting, a process in which a design is carved in hard wax….
Questions, Comments, Fingers, Rings and Manicures
While I was finishing up my recent blog redesign, I invited people to ask me questions for the new FAQ page. I couldn’t come up with short and sweet, FAQ-style answers to all of them, especially the ones about comments. I’ve received nearly 41,000 comments since I started this blog in 2007, so when Stacy…
I’m an FGI Rising Star Award Finalist
I never imagined I’d be able to outdo my recent Drysdale Awards, so I’m beyond thrilled to say I’m a finalist in the fine jewelry category of Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Awards for emerging talent! The list of all the categories and nominees is in WWD today. FGI is a nonprofit organization that helps…
Jewel of the Month: Heart-Shaped-Diamond Ring
December’s Jewel of the Month had two inspirations. I first blogged about it in October, when I mentioned that I was working on a ring that was partly a tribute to this photo of Yoko Ono. This issue of Rolling Stone came out in October 1981. I was always attracted to the solemnity of this…
WendyB in January’s Food & Wine Magazine
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….