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’…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the Press
Thanks to Hong Kong Jewellery Magazine for featuring my Susan earring design in its March issue! The story is about “Greenery,” Pantone’s color of the year. I’d say that 16.39 carats of peridot (plus 1.41 carats of diamonds) fit in quite well! Thanks also to Emili Vesilind of JCK for writing about this week’s pop-up…
Throwback Thursday: What Wendy Wore in January
For Throwback Thursday, I’m going to catch up on some of the outfits I wore in January. I’ve been too distracted by political activity to do my usual outfit posts! I joined a local Indivisible group, which I highly recommend. Indivisible aims to bring Tea Party-inspired, grass-roots activism to progressive causes, and it’s a good…
Piercing Inspiration & Advice for Earring Lovers
Facebook reminded me today that it’s been a year since I posted this photo of the lovely Cassi Lopez adding two piercings to my right ear. The photo, in turn, reminded me that I have an earring-palooza to blog about because we’ve been piercing like crazy here. That’s what happens when you’re a jewelry designer…
No, Thank YOU, Gorgeous Clients!
It’s such a joy when I get an email from a gorgeous client letting me know that she’s happy with her Wendy Brandes jewelry purchase. I like knowing that a woman and her husband both love an engagement-ring redesign. I always enjoy feedback from regular customer Heather because she gets very specific about what she…
Lost Your Wooden Bikes?
Welcome to Wendy’s Lost and Found service! Did you leave your little wooden bike carvings in the back seat of a New York taxi last night? If so, I have them. I also have the fuzzy bag they came in. Speaking of fuzzy, my thought process certainly was when I decided that it was better…