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A Long and Shady Business Story, Part 2

December 11, 2018 by WendyB

This frigid Saturday, I felt gloomy. I thought, “Damn, Seasonal Affective Disorder is kicking my ass today!” As I turned on my laptop to Poodle a light box to chase away the SAD, an old registered-mail receipt tacked up near my desk caught my eye. It was addressed to Paul Rosenberg, head of Eminem’s Shady…

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Filed Under: advice, Business, The Bitchtastic Guide to Business™, Words of Wisdom Tagged With: dennis dennehy, interscope records, paul rosenberg, shady records, universal music group

Signet Rings for the Millennial Mama

December 7, 2018 by WendyB

Thank you to gorgeous jewelry and watch expert Barbara Palumbo for including the high-heel emoji version of my “Signet Rings for Rebel Women” in In Store Magazine’s gift guide for the Millennial Mama! CLICK TO READ THE GIFT GUIDE. I’ve got two silver shoe rings left — and, remember, I won’t be making any new…

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Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, Press, Shopping Tagged With: in store magazine, signet rings

Wednesday’s Video: Nefertiti Ring and Reading

December 5, 2018 by WendyB

My one-of-a-kind Nefertiti poison ring is available for purchase on 1stdibs! It’s also the star of this week’s video. Watch to learn more about my inspiration for this design and get a book recommendation as a bonus. If there are any particular designs you’d like to see a video about, let me know in the…

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Filed Under: History, Jewelry, my designs, poison rings, queens, video Tagged With: ancient egypt, egyptian inspired jewelry, egyptian queens, lapis lazuli, mechanical jewelry

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

The Week in Review

December 2, 2018 by WendyB

This week, my right-hand woman Eryn and I had a great time meeting new customers at Alexanders Jewelers in Columbus, Ohio. Thanks for hosting us, Alex and Shane! View this post on Instagram Wearing #vintage #ossieclark at @alexanders_jewelers in #Columbus … had a great time! #jewelrysale #holidayshopping #columbusohio #shortnorth #jewelrystore #theshortnorth #ohio #jewelryaddict #jewelrydesigner @shanehamptoncmh…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: alexanders jewelers, committee to protect journalists, the aids memorial

Instagram Recommendation: The AIDS Memorial

December 1, 2018 by WendyB

In honor of World AIDS Day, I’m going to say a few things about the The AIDS Memorial Instagram account — one of the most important and moving accounts on the ‘Gram, in my opinion. CLICK TO VISIT THE AIDS MEMORIAL ON INSTAGRAM. I’ve been meaning to write about this account since last year, when…

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Filed Under: health, In the News Tagged With: aids, gmhc, instagram, the aids memorial, world aids day

Wednesday’s Video: Meet Me in Columbus

November 28, 2018 by WendyB

If you live in or near Columbus, Ohio … let’s meet up! I’ll be making an appearance at Alexanders Jewelers on Friday, with selected pieces from my 18K gold collection in tow. Get all the deets in this week’s video. This is your chance to try pieces on in person while doing some holiday shopping…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, video Tagged With: alexanders jewelers, columbus ohio jewelry

Giving Tuesday: Support Press Freedom

November 27, 2018 by WendyB

I’ve been tempted all day to say something world-weary about Giving Tuesday — the way it’s supposed to absolve us of the shopping sins of Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday yadda yadda — but there are so many good causes getting attention that I had to go all Moonstruck (mentally) on my jaded ass. Cher…

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Filed Under: charity, Committee to Protect Journalists, Good Causes, journalism Tagged With: 2018 IPFA, committee to protect journalists, freedom of speech, international press freedom awards, Rappler

Don’t Screw Around! Get Your Cyber Monday Earrings.

November 26, 2018 by WendyB

Act fast! I have only one pair of “Screw U” earrings in 18K yellow gold and I put them on the site for the first time for Cyber Monday as my Jewel of the Month. You don’t need a code — just click and purchase at the sale price. There’s also one pair left in…

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Filed Under: earrings, jewel of the month, Jewelry Tagged With: black friday 2018, cyber monday 2018, cyber monday jewelry sale, screw earring, screw you earrings, shop small, small business saturday 2018

The Week in Review

November 25, 2018 by WendyB

In case you missed it, there were two outfit posts on the blog this week. Monday, November 19: Talk about slow fashion! I’ve worn this Clovis Ruffin dress — which had to have been made before 1992 — on Dec. 31, 2005, and now in November 2018. Tuesday, November 20: This Scaasi dress is old,…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: 1st dibs, black friday jewelry sale, cyber monday 2018, cyber monday jewelry sale, jewelry sale, skull jewelry, skull jewelry on 1stdibs.com

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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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