The big excitement this week was that the newest addition to my Maneater ring collection — the Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer — won honorable mention in the evening wear category of the American Gem Trade Association Spectrum Awards! As a result, gorgeous blogger Robyn Hawk of The Daily Jewel did one of her #DesignSpotlight…
What Wendy Wore: Halloween With the Damned
My gorgeous friend Stacy Lomman got us tickets to see iconic punk band the Damned perform at Irving Plaza on Halloween, so I wasn’t sure what costume I should wear or if I should wear one at all. I mean, what if I decided to wade into the mosh pit and do some crowd surfing?…
A Halloween Doodle
I’ve recently become obsessed with the Diamond Doodles account on Instagram after seeing it on the Gem Gossip blog. Gorgeous and funny Hannah Becker works in the jewelry biz and creates clever doodles around both loose gems and finished jewelry designs. Some of my recent favorites are: “My, what big teeth you have!” Frankenstein (look…
Have a Spooktacular Day!
Throwback Thursday: The Halloween Rap-O-Lantern
Because this Throwback Thursday is also the day before Halloween, allow me to present — again — one of my all-time favorite pumpkin carvings: 2011’s Rick Ross Rap-O-Lantern. As a jewelry designer, I had mad love for rapper Rick Ross’s diamond depictions of his own face, so I flipped out when I saw the pumpkin…
Jewel of the Month: Pink Elephant & Drunk Writer “Maneater” Ring
November’s Jewel of the Month has come a few days early because, this week, the Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer ring won honorary mention in the Amerian Gem Trade Association Spectrum Awards eveningwear category! This ring is the sixth in my Maneater ring series (because of the AGTA award, the elephant has jumped ahead of…
Honorable Mention in the AGTA Spectrum Awards
I’m thrilled to say my newest Maneater ring — the Pink Elephant and Tipsy Writer — has received honorable mention in the American Gem Trade Association Spectrum Awards. The awards recognize fine-jewelry designers whose work uses natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls. I haven’t revealed the finished ring on my social media yet. First, it…
What Wendy Wore: MrB Gets an Award in Tucson
MrB and I recently visited Tucson, where he received the John Peter and Anna Catherine Zenger Award from the University of Arizona School of Journalism. The Zenger award honors journalists who “fight for freedom of the press and the people’s right to know.” The school’s website elaborates: “[The award] is named for a husband and…
Miley Cyrus, Earrings and the Week in Review
From the “I love to say I told you so” department (one of my favorite departments!): There’s a story today in the New York Times Sunday Styles section called “A ‘Blurred Lines’ Boomerang.” The article by Laura M. Holson details how Robin Thicke’s career has collapsed while Miley Cyrus’s career has soared since the singers’…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the New York Post
My sterling-silver meat cleaver earring was included on a page of Halloween-inspired styles in the New York Post’s Alexa luxury section! (They’re near the top, to the left of the Marcus Lupfer lips sweater.) I’m in great company with Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Alexander McQueen and other great names. Thanks, New York Post peeps!…