In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday: Leg jewelry. It’s coming. Don’t say I never told you! Tuesday: I don’t care what the critics say. I expect Jake Gyllenhaal to get an Oscar nomination for Southpaw. Wednesday: 14 years of marriage! Thursday: In 2008, I blogged about the…
Wendy Brandes Cat Jewelry in National Jeweler
Thanks to Cindy Edelstein for including me in Tuesday’s TrendTracker post for National Jeweler. This one was about pets. I’m represented by my FitzRoy the Cat ear climbers. How cute do these look on? You can get the FitzRoy climbers on my website here. Don’t forget that I also have FitzRoy earring jackets and birthstone…
Throwback Thursday: Eight Years of Blogging
Here’s something for Throwback Thursday: I started blogging eight years ago today. It’s my blogversary! My first post, published on July 23, 2007, was called “Just a placeholder” because I thought I was going to be too busy to devote any time to blogging. Two days later, I found out that Britney Spears had left…
Musical Interlude: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and Miley Cyrus
I’ve been meaning to write about the Taylor Swift concert I attended on July 11, when I had to chaperone a major fangurl all the way to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey … … but I was lazy about getting all my concert photos watermarked. However, there’s no time like the present to get organized,…
Fourteen Years Ago Today
Happy anniversary, MrB! You can see some other wedding photos in my 10-year anniversary post. Or you can just hop over to Instagram to see a photo of the coolest wedding cake evah.
What Wendy Wore: Southpaw Premiere
People say that every boxing movie has the same plot and maybe that’s true (except for Million Dollar Baby, because the hero normally doesn’t get killed by adrenaline injection), but it doesn’t mean a movie can’t excel within that range. I was blown away by the Southpaw premiere last night, as was everyone around me…
Told You So … You Need Leg Jewelry!
Last month, when I officially introduced my 18K gold and platinum barbed wire ankle bracelets, I said it was time for leg jewelry to heat up. I wrote: “While anklets have been around since ancient times and are still a perennial in some cultures, in the U.S. they’ve gone in and out of fashion. I…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday: A long post on recent newspaper articles, including THAT New York Times story on the bodies of female tennis players. Wednesday: I finally got the Todd Oldham dress that I’ve wanted since 1996. Thursday: What I wore on the 4th of…
Two New Earrings for World Emoji Day
Today is World Emoji Day, and if you’ve been wondering why, check the date on the calendar emoji*. According to Emojipedia, July 17 was selected because iCal for Mac was announced at MacWorld Expo on July 17, 2002. The calendar emoji, in turn, inspired Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge to declare World Emoji Day. And what’s…
Thanks for the Love: The Retail Jeweler Magazine and JCK
Big thanks go out to the Retail Jeweler Magazine for including my Jonah and the Whale Maneater ring in the July/August wedding-bands lookbook! Also, I’m No. 1 on the list. Woot! Jackie LeBental’s description of my design is lovely. In case you can’t decipher the text in the image, it reads: “I am always taken…