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A Festivus (and Activist) Birthday

December 23, 2022 by WendyB

It was only a few years ago that I realized there was a firm date for Festivus — the anti-holiday holiday popularized by Seinfeld in 1997. Previously, I thought Festivus floated around the Gregorian calendar, Hanukkah style, occasionally landing on my birthday, which is December 23 (today!). Checking the official Festivus website right now, I…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, activism, age, birthdays, pictures of me, Special Occasions Tagged With: festivus, festivus for the rest of us, grievances, pole dancing

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

Birthday Celebration at Wendy Brandes Jewelry

December 23, 2020 by WendyB

Isn’t it perfect that my December 23 birthday coincides with Festivus, which calls for the airing of grievances? I’m sure you have plenty of grievances this year. Click here to air your grievances! Anyway, people always tell me I should lie about my age, but I prefer to be straightforward, so here’s the truth: If…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, age, birthdays, Fashion, parties, pictures of me, Special Occasions, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: buni comic, strange planet, versace, war and peas, wawawiwa

What Wendy Wore: Glittering for Tina Turner

December 24, 2019 by WendyB

I love molten-metal looks in clothes and accessories and even manicures — which makes sense for a jewelry designer, right? — so last month, I was transfixed by this Instagram post from vintage store Baba Yaga. I had to have this platinum look! View this post on Instagram Dripping in silver. 80s St.John Lamé top…

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Filed Under: birthdays, clothing, Fashion, Gangsta Boo, outfit post, pictures of me, Shopping, Special Occasions, vintage, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: december birthdays, ootd, skinny jeans, vintage store, wiw

What Wendy Wore: Iceland Exploration

January 5, 2018 by WendyB

As I mentioned in this post, I spent New Year’s in Reykjavik, Iceland, with friends. I normally celebrate my birthday with family on the actual day (December 23) and then have a combined New Year’s Eve/birthday celebration with friends. However, this year — as you may recall — was a big birthday. I started contemplating…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, birthdays, new year's eve, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, travel, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: iceland

Back to the ’80s With Jessie’s Girl

December 26, 2017 by WendyB

I surprised my family by asking to celebrate my big birthday on Saturday with a glamorous 5 p.m. dinner at Bareburger. What can I say? There were two little kids attending, and I enjoy The Standard burger, medium well. In reality, I was just getting warmed up for a midnight show by ’80s cover band…

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Filed Under: 80s style, About Wendy, age, Arts & Entertainment, birthdays, concerts, Fashion, music, Special Occasions, video Tagged With: jessie's girl

Jewels of the Month: Order Your Opals for October

September 25, 2017 by WendyB

Can you believe September is almost over? That means it’s a good time for the official debut of my opal birthstone jewelry, now available by special order for October birthdays and beyond. I’ve been working on this little suite of designs all year. You’ve had glimpses of the collection since March when I started wearing…

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Filed Under: birthdays, birthstone, earrings, featured jewel, gems, gift ideas, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, necklaces, rings, Shopping, Special Occasions, stud earrings, Y-necklace Tagged With: lariat necklace, opals

What Wendy Wore: Last Birthday at the Four Seasons

December 23, 2015 by WendyB

New York’s iconic Four Seasons restaurant — which opened in 1959 and for which the term “power lunch” was invented — is being booted from the Seagram Building next year.  I’ve had many birthday dinners there (as well as one dinner with Norman Mailer).  Tonight was the final Four Seasons birthday dinner. We sat in…

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Filed Under: birthdays, outfit post, pictures of me, restaurants, What Wendy Wore

Throwback Thursday: Tom Ford and a True 911 Story

August 27, 2015 by WendyB

Has anyone been experiencing blog problems after updating to WordPress 4.3? I have, plus — adding insult to injury — I often get an error page instead of the READ THIS FIRST WordPress 4.3 Master List for troubleshooting. If you do manage to get to that page successfully, take screenshots for yourself, because it might…

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Filed Under: birthdays, designers, Throwback Thursday

The Week in Review, Birth-Year Necklaces, Birthday Shout-Outs

August 16, 2015 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: The BEST Donald Trump profile. Tuesday: I can’t get over this kid’s version of Lady Gaga’s “Applause.” Wednesday: I was recently in London. Thursday: I was also in Paris. I was on other people’s blogs too! Made of Jewelry included my…

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Filed Under: anklets, birthdays, blogs and bloggers, Eminem, fashion trends, my designs, necklaces, Rihanna, week in review

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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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