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Wednesday’s Video: Cool Hearts, Not Regular

January 30, 2019 by WendyB

Whether you’re buying a gift for someone else or yourself, I have cool heart jewelry — not regular heart jewelry — that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day. – GIF from Imnotaregularmom GIFs My heart designs are more than meets the eye — and would you expect anything less from me? The diamond-pavé Sophie pendant twists from…

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Filed Under: 1stdibs, gold, Jewelry, lockets, my designs, necklaces, Shopping, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day, video Tagged With: heart jewelry, jewelry vlog, ruby jewelry, skull jewelry, valentine's day 2019, youtuber

What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eve 2019

January 1, 2019 by WendyB

I hope you had a fantastic New Year’s Eve! I had a wonderful dinner at Balthazar with MrB; my stepson, William; my designing friend Stacy; and talented journalist siblings Jesse and Abby. View this post on Instagram New Year’s Eve at Balthazar #nye2019 #happynewyear #friendandfamily #newyearseveparty A post shared by Wendy Brandes (@wendybrandes) on Dec…

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Filed Under: dresses, Fashion, holidays, new year's eve, on the town, outfit post, pictures of me, Special Occasions, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: black lace dress, new year's eve outfit, outfit of the day, patricia field, slow fashion, what i wore

I Wish You a Merry Titmas!

December 25, 2018 by WendyB

No Christmas would be complete without my repost of this photo of pin-up icon Bettie Page. Merry Titmas! Embed from Getty Images Speaking of things that only get better with repetition, here’s the Xmas post I wrote ten years (and one day) ago. I’ve never outdone it and it’s all still relevant … except that…

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Filed Under: holidays, Special Occasions Tagged With: bettie page, holiday tradition, titmas, wonderful christmastime, xmas

Holiday Sale: Swoon You Next Tuesday!

December 4, 2018 by WendyB

There’s one more chance to shop my jewelry in person before the holidays!  Next Tuesday, December 11, I’ll be at Swoonery Jewelry Salon in New York City again, with six other independent designers. I’ll have my silver collection on sale, along with select gold and platinum pieces … such as my last few 18K gold…

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Filed Under: holidays, Jewelry, sale, sales, Shopping, shopping suggestions, Special Occasions Tagged With: christmas jewelry sale, holiday gift ideas

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2018 by WendyB

My friend Victoria has an extra-special pumpkin this Halloween. Don’t forget: Election Day is six days away!

Filed Under: Halloween, holidays, Special Occasions Tagged With: happy halloween, pumpkin

Happy Valentine’s Day From Hi-Rez and Me

February 14, 2018 by WendyB

If you need an emergency Valentine’s Day card, I suggest that you print out this romantic message from rapper Hi-Rez. Happy Valentine’s Day pic.twitter.com/QqnMrbuLMA — Hi-Rez (@HiRezTheRapper) February 14, 2018 Who wouldn’t be charmed by that missive? Especially when you point out that Hi-Rez is wearing the awesome nameplate necklace I made for him ……

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Filed Under: gift ideas, holidays, jewelry designer, music, Special Occasions, Valentine's Day Tagged With: hi-rez, mcdonald's

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

Merry Christmas From the Obamas

December 25, 2017 by WendyB

For years, on December 25, I’d recycle my “Merry Titmas!” post from 2008. In 2016, sadly, I interrupted that tradition to mourn the death of George Michael. This year is even more tragic, as a man unqualified to clean my cats’ litter boxes — let alone be president — assassinates truth and justice on a…

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Filed Under: holidays, Special Occasions, truth-justice-and-the-american-way Tagged With: merry christmas

Cyber Monday: Buy! Buy! Buy! Give! Give! Give!

November 27, 2017 by WendyB

This is actual footage of me emerging from the Internet rabbit hole I fell down last night while looking up the origins of the term “Cyber Monday.” via GIPHY It was easy enough to find out that Ellen Davis — a young executive at the National Retail Federation trade association — coined the term “Cyber…

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Filed Under: Business, charity, gift ideas, Good Causes, holiday gift ideas, holidays, Jewelry, my designs, sale, sales, Shopping, shopping suggestions, Special Occasions

The Week in Review

November 26, 2017 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, November 20: Feeling kinda punk but kinda fancy? Buy yourself an 18K yellow gold and diamond safety pin earring. Tuesday, November 21: Pretty sure no one else is offering a Black Friday deal as awesome as this one. It runs through…

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Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, holidays, Special Occasions, week in review Tagged With: #givingtuesday, black friday, giving tuesday

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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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