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…
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Farewell, Flower! Hello, Owl!
During this week’s sale, one lucky customer bought my rock-crystal-and-diamond chrysanthemum necklace for half off. I only made three of those necklaces and this was my last one, so the customer has something very special indeed. If you also like to wear jewelry that no one else has, take a look at my exquisite, one-of-a-kind,…
Jewels of the Month: Halloween Treats
I enlisted what seemed to be friendly neighborhood Peeps to help show off my Halloween-appropriate Jewels of the Month. Click the photos to buy the jewelry. Oh noes! One of these Peeps is not like the others! Luckily, I had my stake necklace, so I could defend myself from the Peep-gone-bad. The moral of the…
Jewels of the Month: Leaves of Gold (and Silver)
In honor of the first weekend of fall, September’s Jewels of the Month are my oak leaf and acorn necklaces. The gold leaf has a diamond dewdrop set in platinum. The backs of the leaves are as detailed as the fronts, and the gold acorn opens up to reveal a squirrel inside. The oak leaf…
Eclipse Kicks Off Seven Days of Half-Off Summer Sales
Eclipse, the third film of the Twilight Saga, is out today. You’ve got till midnight ET to thrill your favorite Twihard (which could be yourself) by getting my sterling silver Vampire Diana staked-heart necklace for $225, 50% off the regular retail price of $450. The sale price is not on my website. To buy the…
Jewels of the Month: Vamping It Up for True Blood
I couldn’t wait for True Blood’s third season to start this Sunday on HBO so I recently spent three days reading eight of the Charlaine Harris books that inspired the show. I downloaded them one at a time on a Kindle and, by the end of the three days, my credit card company was calling…
Jewels of the Month: Cleopatra Earrings and Necklace
I’m sure it’s no surprise that my Cleopatra styles are May’s Jewels of the Month. I’ve been telling you … and telling you… and telling you… that my gold and diamond Cleopatra earrings will be seen on Samantha (Kim Cattrall) in Sex and the City 2, out on May 27. I’ve already spotted the earrings…
Book Club: A Distant Mirror, the Finale
For this post, the fourth and final one on my favorite history book, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitious 14th Century by Barbara Tuchman, I wish I had a deep-voiced television announcer to say, “Previously on Wendy Brandes Jewelry …” and give a summary of the three preceding posts. Since I don’t have that guy, I’ll…
Jewel of the Month: Chicken on Nest Necklace
I’m jumping the gun on April’s Jewel of the Month because Easter is coming and I’ve got the perfect Easter gift for you. Forget about baskets stuffed with delicious Jelly Belly jelly beans, scrumptious Cadbury Eggs and indestructible Peeps. My petite, sterling silver Chicken on Nest necklace is much cuter and less caloric. This is…
Update #2 on Janet, a Blogger in Need
Thanks to your purchases of my Teeny Genie necklace, I’ve sent a check for $1260 to blogger Janet of Je Ne Sais Quoi (as well as a Teeny Genie for her daughter). As you might recall, Janet’s husband took his own life in January, leaving behind no insurance, savings or 401K for his wife and…