In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: We got a new dog! Tuesday: I may be tired, but I look good in pink Libertine. Wednesday: Emojis finally catch up with my emoji jewelry. Thursday: I have earrings for you horror-movie fans. Friday: I’m on a list of blogs…
Thanks for the Love
Thanks to Beyond 4Cs for including me on its list of “Top 60 Diamond Blogs That Rock The Web.” It’s good to be rocking! Beyond 4Cs wrote, “A journalist-turned-fine jewelry designer, Wendy blogs passionately about her work and everyday life. Her posts are intelligently written and pack a load of fun to read.” Cool. It’s…
Throwback Thursday: Killer Earrings for Halloween
A year ago today, I posted a highlarious gif that shopping app Spring created with my hockey mask and chainsaw stud earrings. You can still get the sterling silver earrings from my Spring store or my own website, and you can have them in time for Halloween if you order today. Thanks again to gorgeous…
Get a Middle Finger Emoji on Your iPhone and Your Earlobe
Apple has a software update called iOS 9.1 and it’s got 150 new emojis, including the much-desired middle finger! Of course, I’ve been offering middle finger emoji jewelry since 2013. I wear the 18K gold version of my single stud earring every day. Seriously, I can be dressed for a black tie event, and I’ll…
Thinking of Blazing Saddles at Bergdorf Goodman
I visited a friend who works at Bergdorf Goodman (one of my favorite stores!) and had some time to kill while she finished up a dress fitting. Libertine designer Johnson Hartig had been in the store last week for a trunk show and the clothes were still there. I’ve always been interested in the line,…
Introducing Edward
After Henry the Pekingese died last December, I wanted to get a pug. When that didn’t work out, I decided I wouldn’t get another dog for a while. But then, last week, I saw this face online. Cheddar the Pekingese was at Social Tees Animal Rescue, where I spotted a Peke in 2010. I always…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: What Wendy Wore to see George Wein. Tuesday: Tourmaline is October’s other birthstone. Wednesday: Would you want your Instagram handle to be “lamer”? Thursday: Single stud earrings are once again proving my “Never Is the Next New Thing™” adage is true….
Piercing Insight
Today I found out that fitting oh-so-perfectly into a New York Times consumer-trend story can make a person feel really … basic. The story, called (in the print edition) “Earlobes Are a Canvas for Women Over 30,” reports: “…many women in their 30s and 40s are doing something they had not considered for maybe a…
When Good Names Go Bad on Social Media
Last night, while scrolling through Instagram, I was stopped cold by the IG handle “lamer.” I thought, “Who the hell would call themselves ‘lamer’? And lamer than what? Is there a ‘lame’ and ‘lamest’?” Then I realized this was the account for the fancy skin-care company called La Mer. Bwah! You’d think someone in La…
October’s Other Birthstone: Tourmaline
October babies are lucky. They have two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. Opal is better known as a birthstone, but I think it’s good thing that there is a backup. Opals are relatively soft gems — about as hard as glass — that are more easily scratched than other stones. Once in a while, someone makes…