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Practical Accessorizing: Tiaras and Shields

March 17, 2020 by WendyB

Quick! Look at your fingers right now. Are you wearing any rings? An engagement ring and/or wedding band? Take them off! To avoid the novel coronavirus, you should be washing your hands more than Lady MacBeth, and that kind of scrubbing isn’t good for your fine jewelry. I never wear my rings at home, and…

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Filed Under: health, In the News, news Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, diy projects, how to clean rings, ring care, snake jewelry, tiara

Give Me Distance and Respect

February 26, 2018 by WendyB

I love this tweet. As a woman, I just want the same rights as a rattlesnake. pic.twitter.com/JQIFDoDTUL — Jackie Carbajal (@jackiecarbajal) February 22, 2018 As if I needed another good reason to keep designing snake-themed jewelry! Took my pet snake for a walk yesterday because it was so nice out 🐍 ☀️ #jewelrydesigner #ring #snakering…

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Filed Under: feminism, Jewelry, my designs, social media Tagged With: snake jewelry

Jewel of the Month: Queen of Scots Snake Ring

June 7, 2017 by WendyB

June’s Jewel of the Month is my Queen of Scots snake ring … … and if you don’t know why I associate Mary Queen of Scots with a snake, watch my new YouTube video to find out. I figured it was time to do a jewelry video after four weeks of talking about vintage clothes. My…

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Filed Under: gold, History, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, queens, rings, video Tagged With: jewelry vlog, snake jewelry, snake rings

Wednesday’s Video: Introduction to Ossie Clark

May 31, 2017 by WendyB

My new YouTube video about my favorite vintage designer, Ossie Clark, is live now! In the video, I share several pieces from my Ossie Clark collection, including the orange dress from yesterday’s blog post. Another Ossie that appears in the video is one of my most treasured ones: The snakeskin jacket I bought directly from…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Fashion, Jewelry, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, rings, video, vintage designers, What Wendy Wore Tagged With: ootd, snake jewelry, snakeskin jacket

A Black Friday Sale Is Better When It’s Black and Gold

November 25, 2016 by WendyB

My Black Friday sale is on, and it includes all of my black and 18K gold designs, plus a few bonus pieces. Each sale comes with a charitable donation made in your honor!

Filed Under: gift ideas, holiday gift ideas, Jewelry, my designs, sale, sales, Shopping Tagged With: black and gold jewelry, black diamonds, onyx, planned parenthood donation, snake jewelry

Everlasting Style: Snake Jewelry and Signet Rings

September 7, 2016 by WendyB

Thanks to the gorgeous Brittany Siminitz  of JCK for including my 18K-yellow-gold Queen of Scots earrings in her post on the “everlasting allure” of snake jewelry. CLICK HERE TO READ THE JCK ARTICLE. “Everlasting” is the perfect word. The ancient Egyptians wore snake jewelry, and the double crown of the pharaohs included a representation of…

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Filed Under: earrings, Jewelry, rings Tagged With: catullus 16, signet rings, skylar grey, snake jewelry

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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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