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Aw, Someone’s Got a Crush on Me

January 4, 2017 by WendyB

Thanks to ANZA Gems for picking me and my two-finger ANZA ring for its #WCW (Women Crush Wednesday) Instagram post! It's #wcw at ANZA Gems! We're crushin' big time on the fabulous @wendybrandesjewelry ! Only Wendy could take these vibrant East African gemstones and create an ingenious two-finger ring that's a master work in color-play!…

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Filed Under: Jewelry Tagged With: anza gems, idazzle

Thanks to the Academy … and National Jeweler

August 8, 2016 by WendyB

A million thanks to Brecken Branstrator of National Jeweler for selecting my two-finger ring design for ANZA Gems as one of her American Gem Trade Association’s Spectrum Award favorites! National Jeweler had already posted my ring on Instagram last week, but today Brecken included it in her Academy Awards-style blog post on her personal winners,…

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Filed Under: my designs, Press Tagged With: anza gems, ethical gemstones, ethical jewelry, two-finger ring

Instagram Love for the Jewel of the Month

August 1, 2016 by WendyB

August’s Jewel of the Month — the two-finger ring I designed for ANZA GemsĀ  — has gotten some more love on Instagram, thanks to its appearance at last Monday’s press preview for the American Gem Trade Association’s Spectrum Awards. Benjamin Guttery of Third Coast Gems chose it as a personal favorite. My personal "editors choice"…

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Filed Under: jewel of the month, Jewelry Tagged With: anza gems, birthstones, ethical gemstones, garnet, spinel

Jewel of the Month: Double-Finger Ring for ANZA Gems

July 28, 2016 by WendyB

Can’t take the heat? Then you should have tuned into Hallmark Channel’s “Christmas in July” programming earlier this month. Why wait till December to “Catch your favorite holiday Hallmark Channel Original movies!” when you can enjoy them in the summer, right?* I’m feeling a little like Hallmark right now because this is an “August in…

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Filed Under: jewel of the month, Jewelry, Press, rings Tagged With: anza gems, conflict-free diamonds, ethical gemstones, garnets, idazzle, spinel

Jewel of the Month: Ruby Dangle Ring for ANZA Gems

July 13, 2016 by WendyB

July’s birthstone is the ruby, and, boy, do I have the ruby ring for you! It’s good-looking, has a good story and promotes a good cause. First I’ll give you the good story and explain the good cause. Monica Stephenson, the tall drink of water who writes the jewelry blog iDazzle, founded ANZA Gems in…

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Filed Under: birthstone, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: anza gems, dangle ring, ethical gemstones, july birthstone, rose gold, ruby ring

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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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