In case you don’t get enough of the jewelry-designer life on this blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest … I’ve started a vlog! CLICK HERE FOR MY NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL. I’ve shared videos on my personal YouTube channel over the years , but I was just hosting them there for the blog’s sake. As a…
ProPublica For the Win, With All the Receipts
During yesterday’s White House press briefing, Sean Spicer was asked about a story published by MrB’s organization, ProPublica, that morning. ProPublica’s Derek Kravitz and Al Shaw wrote that previously unreported changes to a trust document allow Trump to draw money from the supposedly “blind” trust for his more than 400 businesses, at any time, without…
Recommended Reading: The Coal Country Canard
Last week, Trump gathered a bunch of coal miners around him and announced the rollback of Obama-era environmental regulations, claiming that would help bring back jobs in the coal industry. In response, Paul Krugman wrote an op-ed for the New York Times this weekend about the myth of coal country. In case you missed it,…
The Best Press Release of All Time. OF ALL TIME!
It’s a cold, rainy day in New York, but FitzRoy the Cat is staying warm and dry in his bowl. Kitties who have to venture outside should take their umbrellas from Catbrella Inc., the Boston-based company that has designed, produced, and distributed over 2 million custom umbrellas for various types of cats and kittens. Before…
Talking Custom Jewelry With JCK Magazine
Thanks to Kathy Henderson for including me in JCK Magazine’s recent story about custom jewelry. The “Custom Relations” article starts on page 92 of the March/April issue. I love the subtitle: “No jewelry request is too big, too small, or too outrageous for these visionary designers and retailers.” I also love the first 14 words…
Margaret Anne, Harry Connick, and Xenobia
Gorgeous actress Margaret Anne Florence of CMT’s Sun Records has been spotted in one of my turquoise jewelry designs again. This time, she and my Xenobia ring got up close and personal with Harry Connick Jr. on the set of his daytime show, Harry. You’ve got to look closely at her hand, but I swear…
If You Must Fly United, Remember Nan Kempner
United Airlines got itself into a world of trouble yesterday over leggings after an alert (female) observer tweeted that two teenage girls were barred from a flight because of their leggings, while a younger girl was forced to put a dress over her leggings in order to board. The social-media genius at United decided leggings…
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Tuesday, March 7: We advertised our pop-up shop with a cute photo of Eryn. Wednesday, March 8: Signet rings for feminists and ANZA Gems for International Women’s Day. Thursday, March 9: I finally got tickets to see PJ Harvey. Friday, March 10: All…
What Wendy Wore: #TheHookUp Pop-Up Shop
A big thank you goes out to all the gorgeous clients who came by our two-day pop-up shop this week! And a YUGE thank you to jewelry designers Julie Lamb and Jackie Cohen, who organized this event, which they named #TheHookUp. As Julie told JCK, she and Jackie were “aiming to hook our guests up…
Recommended Reading: “London Bridge” Plans
If you missed the Guardian’s article on the plans that are in place for the eventual death of Queen Elizabeth II, do yourself a favor and read it now. It is long, but full of interesting history, as well as the tiniest details of what after “… civil servants … say ‘London Bridge is down’…