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Wedding Wednesday: Brown Diamond for a Dude

August 28, 2019 by WendyB

Two years ago, I shared this photo of a brown-diamond engagement ring that I custom-made for a man to wear. (It’s shown next to one of my own platinum styles.) View this post on Instagram Man's 18K gold yellow ring with brown diamond, shown next to my own platinum thumb ring. Custom-made for a gorgeous…

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Filed Under: engagement rings, Jewelry, jewelry designer, my designs, video, wedding bands, works in progress Tagged With: brown diamond, engagement ring for man, man engagement ring, nontraditional engagement rings, wedding jewelry

Introducing Wendy Brandes Wedding

August 1, 2017 by WendyB

The solid-gold Queen of Scots snake tiara that I unveiled (ha!) last month on gorgeous bride Alyssa Brownell was the start of something new: The Wendy Brandes Wedding collection. Thank you to Brecken Branstrator, who covered the new collection for National Jeweler today. She was a nominee in the editorial category at last week’s Womens’…

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Filed Under: engagement rings, interview, Jewelry, Press, wedding bands Tagged With: nontraditional engagement rings, wedding jewelry

The Week in Review

May 14, 2017 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, May 8: I debuted two new signet pinkie ring styles for feminists as my Jewels of the Month. My timing was fantastic, because four days later, National Jeweler did a little story on the resurgence of signet pinkie rings as a…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: engagement ring redesign, engagement rings, halo engagement rings, nontraditional engagement rings, platinum guild international, redesigned engagement rings

Jewel of the Month: Eryn’s Engagement-Ring Redesign

April 10, 2017 by WendyB

April’s birthstone is the diamond, so it’s a good time to feature a custom engagement-ring redesign as the Jewel of the Month. This ring is particularly close to my heart because it’s now adorning the ring finger of my right-hand woman and branding chief, Eryn Patton. Before Eryn’s boyfriend Donnie popped the question, he and…

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Filed Under: diamonds, engagement rings, Eryn Patton, jewel of the month, Jewelry, redesigns, rings Tagged With: engagement rings, nontraditional engagement rings

Talking Custom Jewelry With JCK Magazine

March 30, 2017 by WendyB

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…

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Filed Under: Custom work, interview, Jewelry, Press Tagged With: custom engagement ring, custom jewelry designs, jck magazine, krombholz jewelers, nontraditional engagement rings

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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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